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Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 62

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
Carnival Vista

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 21, 2021

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9323

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 years ago

Review summary

Loved this cruise. Would love to do this again, but with a different excursion in Honduras.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Had to wait about an hour in the terminal for boarding to begin, & it was pretty full. Otherwise, embarkation was smooth & easy.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Overall the food was good. Not great, so considering the reduced capacity, I expected better.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Pools, Skyride, Comedy clubs, musical shows.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Musicians were great, singer vocals were so-so. Overall, it was good.

Children's Programs

Our kids are grown, so it was just my wife & I.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Waiters were great. Room steward was attentive. .

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Staff everywhere were seen cleaning, which was good.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Cabin was clean, convenient to Lido, decent size.

Ship tip

Kyndall Fire is an awesome cruise director! This is the 2nd time sailing with her, & we loved it.

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5
Easy in/easy out. Close parking with decent prices. No excursion, but stayed in Galveston after the cruise for a few days to extend out vacation.

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

4 out of 5
Did the beach & flying chairs excursion. Beach was nice enough, but discovered that my wife & I like more activities. That was our fault tho, not Carnival's. Shops were somewhat sparce, & the beach we were at didn't have much area to snorkle.

Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5
Did the sharks & rays excursion. It was AWESOME! Will be doing that again. Only negative was the 45 minute boat ride to & from the reef (hour & a half total). Some of the other people on the excursion didn't have the self control to limit their alcohol intake & the rum punch was freely flowing, so there were a couple of obnoxious guests, but we were able to avoid them somewhat.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
We did the dolphin swim excursion. It was excellent, other than the food. There was a buffet, but the food wasn't that great.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Simple & easy. Only complaint was that they didn't clearly communicate that were returned to port 2, instead of port 1. I figured it out pretty quickly once on the ground, & was able to figure out where I needed to go from there.

Traveler Photos

Dolphin Swim2 Shark & stingray swim - nurse shark Shark & Stingray swim Swim with Dolphins
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11 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise m

AuntPinkie    3 years ago

Sounds like a wonderful adventure. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

izrgreen    3 years ago

Thanks for taking the time to write a review

Popdog    3 years ago

Thank you for your review.

Curt34    3 years ago

Glad you had a great cruise and thanks for the review.

javawoody    3 years ago

Thanks for the review and sharing your experience

davidc1962    3 years ago

So glad you had a good time Thanks for the review.

hollysmomtravel    3 years ago

Little French Key in Ho duras next time, you will Thank me

cruising2004    3 years ago

Thanks for sharing

RodoDV    3 years ago

Roatan is one of my favorite ports! Hope you can give it another try!

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