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Carnival Vista Cruise Review

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 48

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Carnival Vista

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 08, 2022

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 2204

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

I can definitely see how people get hooked. We are already planning to save up for another cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
A lot smoother than I expected. Carnival has every step down to a Science.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Everything was amazing! I ate an average of 6 meals and several different kinds and gelato a day. I made sure to try something for the first time every day. Escargot, calamari, ox tongue, oysters, mussels, curry, filet mignon, peach soup. Jefferson was our lead dining staff. Jefferson is now on the small list of people I consider genuinely a good person.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Always something fun to do.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Surprisingly roomy and comfortable. Shout out to our cabin steward, Subwa, who kept everything spotless. The different towel animals everyday made my son excited.

Ship tip

If Hollie is giving a seminar make sure to go. She is a sweet and funny lady that knows her everything about jewelry. I got so many beautiful peices of jewelry for FREE!

Ports of call

Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5
The hairdressers were very pushy but besides that it was a beautiful port.

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
Probably my least favorite port. The merchants were very pushy and even manipulative. Taking my son aside and putting bracelets and necklaces on him and telling him to make me buy them was horrible!

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
Definitely my favorite port. The nature trail was georgious!

Galveston, Texas

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Traveler Photos

Only a 10 minute wait to board! Our lead dining staff, Jefferson, is such an amazing person! Roatan beach Beautiful photo ops Beautiful Violins were absolutely amazing Georgious Sunset and Carnival Breeze or Dream following us
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11 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

Baidien    2 years ago

Thanks for your review! I’m back in the Vista in March and looking forward to it.

msxenia    2 years ago

Sounds like a great cruise.

Curt34    2 years ago

Glad you had a great cruise. Thanks for the review.

traceylea    2 years ago

Thank you for sharing! We're sailing this itinerary on 1/29 and I wondered if any of the ports were closed. It only takes 1 cruise to be hooked!!

leog    2 years ago

Easy to get hooked. Married 26 years and have cruise 12,13,and14 booked. Glad you had fun!

WFTFan211    2 years ago

Thanks for your review.

javawoody    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your first cruise experience

izrgreen    2 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to write a review.

cruising2004    2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise enough to become addicted.

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