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Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 37

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
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Carnival Vista

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 24, 2021

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9405

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Enjoyed my first cruise very much especially being with my family and the activities we participated in. Although, there was so much to do I found what matched my personality and enjoyed my time. I will definitely sail again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Smooth process but extremely crowded in waiting area lines.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The food was excellent with a lot of variety at the buffet and the main dining room menu was top notch. Hugo, YaYa, and Chris were excellent service providers.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
I mainly stayed on the deck for sun and relaxation but I also attended the comedy shows and bingo. I also appreciated the daily ship shows with information and expectations.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
I saw Thea Vidale twice; one family friendly and one late night adult experience. She was awesome.

Children's Programs

I did not have children but other family members did and they used the Ocean Camp and the kids said they loved it.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Room steward Irwanto was excellent along with the wait staff in the dining room and Lido deck. Hugo, YaYa, and Chris were absolutely wonderful and took care to remember my name and my food allergy.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
It took me a little while to get acclimated but I finally was able to understand the layout of the ship in comparison to where my room was located.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Clean and had everything I needed especially outlets and lighting.

Ship tip

Choose your activities based on your interest. I was traveling with family however we all did our own thing. I found cruise life a bit overstimulating but I was able to find things that suited my personality.

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

3 out of 5
Belize had great local vendors but many of the shops were closed. We did not go out of the port the way we did in Cozumel or Mahogany Bay. In Cozumel we took a taxi to shopping and in Mahogany Bay we took a west side city tour and laid on the beach which was conveniently located.

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
The process went fine but we were delayed with fog at sea and disembarkation was five hours late. Thankfully, I booked my flight home for late evening.
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9 Comments

Luv2Cruise2014    2 years ago

Great review! Welcome to “Cruise Addiction”! Lol. We could call our support group, “Friends of Shipmate”….

rlhorner    2 years ago

Hugo was our head waiter as well! Fantastic service on Vista! Thanks for contributing!

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Vista wasn't my favorite ship but we enjoyed ourselves. Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

Kracka    2 years ago

Heck yeah! Great to hear; we loved Vista.

kcl9257    2 years ago

I'm glad you enjoyed your first cruise!

izrgreen    2 years ago

Welcome to the cruising family! Thank you for sharing your experience.

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Welcome to the wonderful world of cruising. Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

cruising2004    2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

javawoody    2 years ago

Appreciate the update

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