First Cruise, Now I’m Hooked!

Item: Carnival Vista
Rating: 4.1
Author: Baidien

Carnival Vista Cruise Review

Baidien

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 131

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 04, 2018

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6241

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 3 years ago

Review summary

This was my very first cruise and now I’m hooked. Even with the rough embarking and disembarking experiences the fun and relaxing experience of the cruise more than made up for it. Can’t think of any better way to vacation from now on!

Embarkation

2 out of 5

The process seemed to take forever. Very few elevators were accessible to get around while waiting for room to get ready. Took about 30 minutes to the Lido deck. We were also with a wheelchair bound cruiser in which staff and other cruises made no effort to assist getting on the elevators. Other cruises always fast to cram in no matter how long others were waiting.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Enjoyed all of the food options for a first time cruiser I was not lacking for options.

Redfrog Pub and Brewery

5 out of 5

The dark coffee beer is great. Karaoke in the pub while drinking was a blast.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our room steward Yunalista was fantastic. So friendly and always took care of our needs.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Balcony in this level was great. So close to the water and we got to see flying fish and other sea life in some of the clear waters at ports.

Ports of call

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5

Nice friendly city atmosphere with some bits of heavy traffic but plenty of safety police to help direct.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

This process was even worse than embarkation. Some mishap lead to a delay in getting docked and off. This lead to the entirety of the cruise passengers stuck sitting in hallways around the stairs and elevators for over an hour as everyone was forced out of their rooms to get them prepped for the next cruise. The only plus side was the Lido was open for breakfast and swirls during the wait but it was a pain sitting on stairways with your luggage just waiting.

11 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

PaulzyJC 3 years ago

I ha my first two in 2019 and was hooked. Got all set to spend money on 2 to 4 cruises a year all around the world! Then 2020 happened... Well now here's 2021!! Yee hee!

Thumbs Up 1

Flag

Pheznt55 3 years ago

Cruising is very addicting. Welcome to the cruise world

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

CaribbeanWaters 3 years ago

Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to upcoming cruise.

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

MrsOkafor 3 years ago

Great review, thanks for sharing. 😊

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

izrgreen 3 years ago

Sounds like we were on at the same time, thanks for the review.

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

Bernierfamily05 3 years ago

Welcome to the club! 🎊🚢🎉

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

Curt34 3 years ago

Thanks for the review.

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

cruising2004 3 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience. Sounds like nothing has changed on the Vista since 2018!

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

jameeh 3 years ago

Love your cruise summary, spoken like a true cruiser. Welcome to the club!

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

javawoody 3 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your first cruise

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

Other reviews of this sailing

I really enjoyed my cruise and looking forward to the next one

Carnival average cruise