First Time on Vista

Carnival Vista Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Carnival Vista

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 28, 2022

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6376

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

First time on Vista We took a 7 day trip to Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Cozumel. Good time!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation was super fast.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Room service was our go to breakfast. Lunch was typically the Marketplace. MDR was our. Hoice for dinner, except when we chose JiJis. Food was plentiful, tasty and at the correct temperature. No complaints. The Quatro pizza was a great mid-evening snack.

JiJi Asian Kitchen

5 out of 5

Wow! You can't go wrong here. We LOVED this place! We received a free appetizer, then 2 more appetizers, 2 mains and 2 desserts. It is served "family style" so there was no coveting thy neighbor's meal. Haha. You can have some of it all. We will dine here again.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
We tried to play putt putt, but it was too windy. The bowling game in the clubhouse was broken. I discovered that AFTER I had given it $4.50 for some games. We wanted to ride the sky bike, but never could catch it open. Trivia games were fun, and karaoke was entertaining.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Comedy shows were funny, except Kristen....not sure if she is normally funny, but these were not good shows for her. The Playlist Production shows were good, but at times, it seemed like too many were on stage at a time. We also enjoyed several shows at rhe IMAX theater.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Carnival staff always impresses. I understand they are short staffed right now, but I never wanted for anything on this cruise. Bar staff in the casino was even pretty quick.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
No complaints. Room always tidy when we returned.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Quiet interior cabin. It should be noted there is no couch and only ONE closet for hanging items instead of the two I am used to seeing in cabins.

Ship tip

Use the ship maps in the elevator bays. Pay attention to the numbers on the elevators to see which floors they service. WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN! Covid is still lingering on Vista.

Ports of call

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
Stingray, Hell, Turtles This was very rushed. Too many things packed into one excursion. All the things were good, just too short of a time spent on each one.FYI, stingray photos were $60 extra and not included in the excursion price.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
We just walked around the port and ourside the port his time. Nothing special planned

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5

Montego Bay, Jamaica

5 out of 5
Rafting the Martha Brae Very easy laid back excursion. Probably wouldn't repeat it, but it was relaxing.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Slow today, but there was an onboard death and from what I understand, several arrests. I wasn't overly bothered. Once it got started, it went quickly.

Traveler Photos

Turtle Encounter Our rafting guide McLeod. Galveston's water was very nice today
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10 Comments

msxenia    2 years ago

We were on your cruise. I missed not being able to go to the deli.

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback and attitude. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

GabeNSteph    2 years ago

Thanks for your review

keisha    2 years ago

What time did you arrive in Cozumel?

TxPacific    2 years ago

We’re taking this same cruise next February! Can’t wait for our next girl’s trip.

dannytee    2 years ago

Looking forward to our September cruise on the Vista have not been on her yet sounds like fun 😊

scarwiser    2 years ago

This October will be my 3rd cruise on Vista. And you are so right about Jijis. I’m so glad you had a wonderful time.

dmbuxie    2 years ago

I just got off that same cruise today. Also first time on Vista. Wonderful staff. Booked again fir May 2023.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Thanks for your review glad that you enjoyed your cruise 🛳

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