First time on the Vista

Item: Carnival Vista
Rating: 4.9
Author: chilisgrl

Carnival Vista Cruise Review

chilisgrl

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 30

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

6 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 18, 2021

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1418

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Great trip, friendly staff. Fantastic steward. Staff taking care of the covid folks and moving their stuff down need to either sanitize the railing after so they are not cross contaminated while walking down to the gangway. No body ever cleaned and at least 10 crew members put hands on that railing while going up or down.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Swift processing, smooth and simple. Traveling: 2 adults, 3 kids, all vaxxed.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Food was better on the breeze in October when I last went. Vista had same food for breakfast everyday, went to main dining to get service during sea days, well worth it. Staff was fantastic in both main dining and buffet lines.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Fantastic room steward Ryan!

Ports of call

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5

We didn't get off, some who did said wasn't great.

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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Took a long time, didn't get off ship till after 1030 but I think we had several covid cases that may slowed things down

Traveler Photos

Child grumpy cause she wanted diced potatoes not mashed... bit spoiled, yes.

Not sure what that was but it was in the main dining

One adult 3 kids perfect size cabin. One pull down, 1 king size bed and a sofa bed. Perfect!

10 Comments

TheArmourer 2 years ago

Cruising in another week and glad to here embarkation was smooth! Hoping for the same experience! Safe travels!

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aga365 2 years ago

Thanks for the feedback.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback.

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izrgreen 2 years ago

Thanks for the review.

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willwork4cruz 2 years ago

Yeah, some times it's amazing how much thought and effort goes into dealing with things like protocal for disembarking covid patients but still have so many loose ends, like wiping the railing after.

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hollysmomtravel 2 years ago

So we're you just watching them run stuff up and down the stairs?

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing.

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CurlyCruiserYAY 2 years ago

Woo hoo

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the update

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Glad you did not get sick. Dealing with covid is a challenge to all of us

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