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Item: Carnival Vista
Rating: 4.7
Author: LuAnn30548

Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

LuAnn30548

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 30, 2023

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6262

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 10 months ago

Review summary

For a large ship with 4,000 or more folks on board, they managed the crowds. I think Wi-Fi/internet is overpriced and should be included in your package when purchased. It was very costly per day. With COVID resurfacing testing needs to be started again. I paid gratitudes in advance and did not like to tip drink waiters over and above as Cheers package was very pricey. Would have liked more food options in Lido.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ran smoothly

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Enjoyed food & service. Shout out to Eduardo who took care of us and his assistants.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Shows, bingo, casino, activities around pool- yes enjoyed activities.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Very well done- enjoyed all the shows. Favorite shows were The Cabano & Flick show

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Service was excellent both in dining room, room service and waiters for drinks. Shout out to Eduardo (dining) Henry (room) took care of our every need. Shericka was very helpful connecting me to Wi-Fi & internet - very good customer service.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Yes, areas were clean and saw personnel cleaning around ship. We did come home on last day with a virus (not COVID or flu) Saw some folks on board coughing & sneezing. Screening prior to boarding would be my recommendation. Three people in our party came home with COVID after debarking the ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Very comfortable and liked the size of room. Henry did a great job with cleaning and towel animals!

Ship tip

It is a fun ship!

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

It worked out- we drove in from Ga; did not do a excursion there.

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Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Yes, toured the island - very enjoyable

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Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5

The port was fine- toured the island

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Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

This port was my favorite- golf cart tour of island and a snorkeling tour that was great- saw a lot of tropical fish.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Went smoothly

10 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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avorhees1 8 months ago

I came back with Covid as well on my January cruise on Magic . Wish they would test but I’m sure those days are long gone and they wouldn’t catch every case anyway.

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shipmatefriends 10 months ago

What time did you get off the ship on debarkation day? How long did it take to get to the Orlando airport after getting off the ship. Our flight home is at 1:53pm on debarkation day. Is that enough time

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lsbs 10 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Sophie02 10 months ago

Not going to play the covid testing game ever again !! We had to do it 2 years ago going to Alaska and it was ridiculous!! So we take the test and travel throughout crowded airports and getting off ports of call . We tested negative and were allowed on the ship,but who says we didn't get it on our way to the ship. Numerous people were hacking and coughing on the cruise. We got sick but who knows if it wasn't a common rinovirus it wasn't that bad. Plandemic is over and it shouldn't be a factor anyway.

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Gwbigdog 10 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Niavlys 10 months ago

Thank you for sharing your views with us

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NCLARRY 10 months ago

Covid protocols are no longer required. But people are still getting sick on cruises with coronavirus and the flu. It’s up to you to protect yourself

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javawoody 10 months ago

Appreciate the review

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cruising2004 10 months ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Thank you for your review.

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