VISTA is New but very disappointing

Item: Carnival Vista
Rating: 3.5
Author: abadjw

Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

abadjw

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 31, 2019

Ship: Carnival Vista

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Cruise was good however the ship layout and spa experience put a damper on the overall experience. Crew was great!

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Food and entertainment was very good however the ship layout (elevators, main plaza etc.) was poor (IMHO).

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Paid for the extra spa accommodations but they sold it to everyone else so it was always packed. Good people on the cruise, just not used to having a ton of people in the steam room etc.

Sauna / Steam Room

4 out of 5

Good rooms, just always crowded.

Cloud 9 Spa

2 out of 5

Poor design, crowded. Won't do Cloud 9/spa on vista ships. Sorry but yuk. ;-(

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cleanliness, NOT a problem but the ship design.... not a fan. I'll bypass any Vista class ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

What is crazy is that each elevator has its own button so everyone presses all the buttons and you stop on all the floors.

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Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

3 out of 5

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

4 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

2 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

quick and easy. Transport to the airport went well.

8 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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msxenia 2 years ago

The Spa cabins are expensive and not necessarily anything special. After 3 bookings, I said I wouldn’t book them again. Unless…we get a super deal, which we did for May. 🤷🏽‍♀️

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback and reminder about cruising before Covid.

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izrgreen 2 years ago

Thanks for the past review.

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your 2019 cruising experience.

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Curt34 2 years ago

Thanks for the review. Sorry about your cruise experience.

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PiratesWorld 2 years ago

Thanks for the info

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javawoody 2 years ago

Appreciate the review

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