Ship is overrated

Item: Carnival Vista
Rating: 4
Author: Dawnbt

Carnival Vista Cruise Review

Dawnbt

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 6

Helpful Votes: 71

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 02, 2017

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6305

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Overall it was a great Cruise, the destinations were great oh, and we had a really good time.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

I didn't care for the atrium layout. also, the Havana section is a huge waste of space. They have that private pool area, that you could look down on from the deck above and there was no one at it. Also the Havana themed bar had maybe 10 people in it a night. Havana section, as cool as The hammocks are on the private balconies aren't very private at all. People can walk right by and see you on your balcony.

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Ports of call

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5

We purchased a day pass at an all-inclusive resort. beach was beautiful however the water was too rough to snorkel you couldn't see your hand in front of your face and there was a drop as soon as you walked into the water so you stumbled into the water and had to be pulled back out.

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La Romana, Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

The beach was gorgeous, the boat ride there was fun, but I found the vendors to be very pushy.

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Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Hands down best snorkeling I've ever done in my life at Porto Playa Mari.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Traveler Photos

5 Comments

BobbyPatton 4 years ago

Fantastic pics and thanks for sharing!

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Fiesta83 4 years ago

Kewl

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

So glad you enjoyed.

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Cruiserike0322 4 years ago

Good for you guys

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dsrsdsrs 4 years ago

I have to agree with you about the Atrium ....plus we miss the clear elevators and we miss the gaudy colors! I was surprised that we could look down from our balcony and see everyone on their “private Havana balconies!” I would hate to pay extra for privacy and then have none. But overall we still like the Vista ....it’s not our favorite but we go for our third time on it in May.

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