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Carnival Vista Cruise Review

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Reviews: 14
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Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Carnival Vista

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 09, 2024

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2478

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 8 months ago

Review summary

Great trip with family. We enjoy this class of ship and the 8-day experience.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
As platinum members we were seated in the waiting area within 10 minutes of entering the terminal and onboard by 10:40am! The construction and parking attendants were terrible, but once in the terminal it was too easy.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The food was honestly the best we’ve had in our last few cruises. Everything wasn’t too perfect but overall we were pleased. The best meal on the ship was JiJi dinner. Worth the up charge.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
The sky ride is a lot of fun and free! Much better than $15 per person for the roller coaster on the new ships. Ropes course and slides were fun too.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Cruise director Marty did a good job. We also enjoyed the live music. Stage shows were ok.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Again, we felt we had better service than we observed in our last several cruises with Carnival.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Our favorite ship class.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Perfect. The room is oddly shaped and much larger than others. We had an extra closet too. It made sharing the room with three people convenient. We also appreciated the family harbor lounge for early morning coffee. The room in the very back did result in a couple rocky nights with rough seas.

Ship tip

Spend the money on JiJi at night.

Ports of call

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5
We love this stop but staying in the port leaves something to be desired. $28 for the zip line over the pool seemed excessive.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
We spent several hours at the beach and then rode horses. Beach is easily accessed by walking from the port.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
Vivo Beach Club was a great excursion. Beach was so-so but we enjoyed the pool area.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
Beautiful island but you must leave the port to see what it has to offer.

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Off the ship by 6:50am!
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8 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody     8 months ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise

sopha     8 months ago

I booked jiji's as soon as I booked the vista for June. Our favorite meal. Wish it was on more ships. Chibang doesn't even begin to compare.

HeavySeas     8 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

DLT364     8 months ago

Thanks for sharing. Will be on her for the first time in a month!

Gwbigdog     8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004     8 months ago

Thank you for your review. Glad everyone had a wonderful time! Thought the zipline cost was for unlimited rides? Please correct me if I am wrong.

Lounray     8 months ago

Thanks for sharing.

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