It was ok! Nothing spectacular!

Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5
Carnival Vista

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 21, 2022

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 2354

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

It was our first cruise. I may have had to high of expectations. But, the food in the buffet was bland and not a good variety. It was the same food every morning for breakfast. I saw many videos of the food and it showed corn beef hash in the buffet, but,I could never get it. I was told it was only served in the MRD on the first day. Little things of small consequence happened. We had a good time but,not as much as expected.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Good

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
The menu in the buffet they seemed like it did not change from day-to-day there was very little to choose from but to choose from and I was hoping for a lot more variety. I was highly disappointed in the buffet. The main dining room the food was delicious the wait staff was phenomenal.

Cherry on Top

3 out of 5

Very expensive!

Guy's Pig & Anchor

3 out of 5

The food was just ok.

Guy's Burger Joint

5 out of 5

Great food! Best burger I ever had!

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
The activities on board for fantastic Kendall fire was exactly that she was fantastic plenty of things to do on board.

Vista Casino

5 out of 5

Loved it! The hype about the slots being tight is wrong. They were the same as playing on land. The servers were very slow to get your drinks.

Guest Services

5 out of 5

The people there go out of their way to make sure you are happy. Fantastic service!

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
They wait staff was great. Marc Paul was fantastic he went out of his way to make it great.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We enjoyed the balcony a lot. It was very nice to see the ocean and the ports from our room!

Ship tip

Don't get your hopes up about the food it was bland! No variety.

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

2 out of 5
Dirty unkempt. They to build the ports to look more welcoming.

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
No excursions, but the port was great.

Belize City, Belize

2 out of 5
Small not much to do. No excursions.

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
Beautiful port fun to walk to the beach. Lots to see. People were great.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
No problems.

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7 Comments

jallaway    2 years ago

We experienced the same issues on the following Vista Cruise. The hash, bacon, MDR croissants. They were all either in short supply or missing in action. Somehow this is all supposed to relate to the number of people cooking in the kitchen but some of it didn't make sense

javawoody    2 years ago

Appreciate the update

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Sorry it didn’t match the advertisement pictures. Maybe try again once things are “normal” (if that ever happens).

GabeNSteph    2 years ago

Thanks for your review

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Thanks for your review.

iCaptain    2 years ago

Thank you for the update. Glad despite the food you had a great time.

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