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Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Reviews: 2
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Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Carnival Vista

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 15, 2020

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9255

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

We have sailed five carnival ships and each one is a bit different, Vista is a beautiful ship with plenty to offer. Modern, clean and something for everyone. Was unsure of all the reviews about the “layout” being a negative. Yes it is a little unique compared to other ships, however , if you get to know the layout you will see that it’s a different design so that it’s not just like every other ship. The limelight lounge was at the end of the corridor and we did not think it would hold the crowd for comedy shows but we were wrong. It was huge and held the crowds well and the exits were easy to use. Will sail her again soon.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
We have no problem with this port for ease and convienece, one suggestion would be some signage or port personnel to direct groups dropped off so that they don’t just gather where the lines to board are.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Very consistent with carnival cruises

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Pool areas great ship very clean and organized

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Excellent

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
Lots of fun stuff to keep kids entertained

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Idame our. Room. Steward was polite and met each of our requests and always smiled and acknowledged us by name. Made us feel welcomed.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very clean and excellent condition. Heard many comments of the layout being bad. It took us two days to learn the layout and realize it’s to breakup The same ole routine. We had no issues.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Clean fresh and excellent condition

Ship tip

Newer ship with many modern amenities

Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Spent the day atChankanaab Park swam snorkeled had some local beers and bacon wrapped hot. Dogs on the beach. Bacon makes everything better

Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5
Took excursion to Goff,s Caye a private island. Awesome grilled foods and local beers and rum punch. Beautiful clear waters

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
Sky ride to private beach. Perfect water snorkeled with sting rays and enjoyed Fat Tuesday’s food and drinks. Rented chairs umbrella floats and kayak for two total cost, $35.00. Couldn’t imagine a better day

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
After many cruises we have never liked the crowded exits. Everyone wants off the ship. Us, on this cruise would like to have stayed for another week so we tried a different disembark plan. We checked our bags the nigh5 before, went to lido buffet ate relaxed and enjoyed talking about the great time we had on our vacation. Choose final disembark numbers and walked right off ship and to car in ten minutes. No shoving, no pushing . We will do this every cruise from now on. NO STRESS

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5 Comments

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Thanks for the review

jabatill    4 years ago

Good review. Thanks for taking time to give us some visual of what to expect. Especially liked the idea of relaxing before disembarkation. 👍🏼

nunyabusiness2    4 years ago

You have me even more excited to sail next month. Thank you!

katelynolson    4 years ago

Good review!

portofrome    4 years ago

Thanks for your review

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