Wonderful cruise but needs musical dance updates

Item: Carnival Vista
Rating: 4.3
Author: vw9729

Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

vw9729

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 22, 2020

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6294

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

The cruise itself was fun but it was extremely disappointing to pay so much money only to see the same musical this year (February 2020) as last year (February 2019)

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The formal dining was taking too long to get our food so we were unable to get to events afterwards in time

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Pool table cues were in terrible shape

Vista Casino

1 out of 5

I avoided the casino this year due to so much cigarette smoke. Ugh!!

Entertainment

2 out of 5

The musical dancing in the Limelight Lounge were the exact same as a year ago! This was SO disappointing.

Children's Programs

No children attended

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

2 out of 5

We got outside the compound and was hassled tremendously. At one point, was threatened by a local if we didn’t give him some money. Didn’t give him any and quickly got back on the boat.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Traveler Photos

6 Comments

sansa 4 years ago

So excited about the Vista!

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keithd1027 4 years ago

We're going on the Vista for the first time this October, so all the shows will be new to us.

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deedeebird66 4 years ago

Thanks so much for the review. Love the Vista!

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cclarkjr 4 years ago

Great review, thanks . I feel the same way about all the repeat shows.

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Cruiserike0322 4 years ago

Opps, lousy timing

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willwork4cruz 4 years ago

You could have read all the reviews of your cruise or looked on the cruise line's website to see what show was playing. No need to be disappointed. Just look to see what's playing and if it would be "so disappointing", don't book that cruise. The stage shows are so expensive to produce, they typically run for a coupe years. Most people enjoy watching a good show again.

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Great Vacation

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