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Carnival Vista Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 9
Helpful Votes: 173

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Carnival Vista

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 11, 2021

Ship: Carnival Vista

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Vista is nice ship but is showing its age. Great staff that is new but learning. Pools were great! Rained alot on this cruise but still had lots to do.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food was mediocre. Not enough people cooking at some restaurants. Very long lines at times. Brunch was very slow. Servers seemed new. Our dinner server Mendon was very good and accommodating. Heard that 60 percent of crew was new. Need training in manners. Got ran into by staff almost daily.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Staff was hit or miss. Seemed very new and showed some inexperience but over all a decent crew.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Crew was constantly cleaning most of the ship. Smoking area was not cleaned as well as on other ships. Lots of dirty glasses and dishes, over filled ashtrays. More concerns about water on deck there.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Great extended aft cabin on 8. Huge deck. Up to you to look at ship plans for which one it is. Lol

Ship tip

Know that crew is inexperienced and some waiting should be expected.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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9 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

leog    2 years ago

I aggree she is young. Second time on her. Many partially painted areas. (Primer fix ups) especially on balconies. Gray paint on white. Paint drips on glass and rails. Lots of rusting things. Still a great ship. Looking worn to me.

babygrljaz    2 years ago

6 yrs is not that old. Vista has SO much to do on her. We loved it so much we'll be back on her next month

CurlyCruiserYAY    2 years ago

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the update

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise in spite of the hiccups.

DebandMarkC    2 years ago

We were on the Vista in August and loved it so much we booked it again for a New Years cruise 🚢

cruising2004    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience.

cbyron3    2 years ago

Showing her age? I was on her ainugeral sailings in Europe in 2016. She's a spring chicken.

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