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Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 16

Overall rating:

2.8 out of 5
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Carnival Vista

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 11, 2023

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1409

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Cruise was very crowded. Activities are only for folks who are into dancing, singing or drinking - well it's really a 'fun' ship. Entertainment is focusing on stand-up comedy and playlist only. No gym in the ship!!

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Multiple check-in points

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Dining room food is quite good, but Lido Market buffet is terrible. Guy's burger is the only one that's consistently decent.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
Activities are only for folks who really into dancing and singing.

Entertainment

1 out of 5
Entertainment is limited, either stand-up comedy or playlist.

Children's Programs

3 out of 5
Our kid was only going there once. Cannot comment.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Dining staff is good, but ship personnel in charge of port embarkation, especially in Belize is terrible and chaotic.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Ship is relatively new, but layout is bit confusing.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Good size cabin, but bit outdated

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

3 out of 5
Didn't go out at Galveston.

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

3 out of 5
Port is quite decent, but not much stores or restaurants outside the port.

Belize City, Belize

2 out of 5
Doesn't seem safe to walk around the city.

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
Best port out of all ports in this Western Caribbean cruise.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Relatively quick, but it's too crowded.
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8 Comments

ExCruiseMe    1 year ago

I hope you listened to the Vista rock band. They played every genre of music almost every night.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

As others have mentioned, there IS a gym on board, Spring Break is always crowded and a little research would have gone a long way to improve your experience. Sorry you were disappointed.

OGWonderWoman    1 year ago

There is a gym, you just didn't find it. The Vista is a sucky ship, period. You probably shouldn't book a spring break cruise and expect it to be empty, especially since all the mask and vax protocols dropped.

hollysmomtravel    1 year ago

Yes, gym, yes, crowd over spring break. I don't do karaoke and still found plenty to do without drinking

daisydoozy    1 year ago

There is a great gym on deck 12 at the front of the ship. You can look at photos of it on this app.

sfcvan    1 year ago

You decided to go doing Spring Break and said it was crowded. Unless they have closed it, they do have a gym. I was just on the Vista this past December and used it.

javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate the review

ddme    1 year ago

Thanks for your review.

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