Had an amazing time. The reduced capacity makes enjoying activities and getting deck chairs so much easier.

Item: Carnival Vista
Rating: 3.7
Author: StephanieMark

Carnival Vista Cruise Review

StephanieMark

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 87

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 28, 2021

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6205

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 3 years ago

Review summary

Had an amazing time. Staff were great and loved the reduced capacity. That being said, I'm not a fan of Vista's layout.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Was a shit show. No enforcement of arrival times. Spent 1.5 hours in line just to get to security.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Bar/Dining staff were great. Food seemed lack luster in the main Dining Room but JiJi's was amazong

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Ship was super clean and nice. But not a fan of the layout. Also I felt more rocking/movement on this ship than any other even when seas looked calm

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ports of call

Belize City, Belize

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Easiest disembarkation I have ever experienced. Do wish it was a little clearer where I was supposed to go for Carnival Shuttle to the airport.

11 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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Pheznt55 3 years ago

We sailed 8/28 and had very similar thoughts

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Popdog 3 years ago

My experience with Carnival is they haven't figured out how to quickly, smoothly or efficiently board passengers on the larger ships. Adding FTTF definitely was not t h e answer. Thanks for your review.

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mlynn1231 3 years ago

I won't lie. Sailed Vista in August and the layout was exhausting. That atrium does not lure you in. It doesn't have to go up to the 11th deck but that lighting and color scheme was more like a waiting room than a place I'd want to chill and have drinks

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izrgreen 3 years ago

Thanks for taking the time to write a review

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sportsmadness 3 years ago

Please tell me why you rated Cozumel a 3, I'm going to this port in November

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daisydoozy 3 years ago

Glad you had a good time. We didn't love the Vista either but still had fun.

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Curt34 3 years ago

Glad you had an amazing cruise. Thanks for sharing.

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AuntPinkie 3 years ago

Appreciate your review. Hopefully, Carnival gets better with sticking to the time slots. We are trying this class of ship once more, but we were not a fan the last time. Glad you enjoyed your cruise anyway!

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cruising2004 3 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 3 years ago

Thanks for the review

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