Spectacular Family Spring Break Cruise

Item: Carnival Vista
Rating: 4.1
Author: Sissy1299

Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Sissy1299

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

Verified Review

6 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 17, 2024

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6458

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

Overall, I would say it was a pretty amazing week. We had no water on embarkation day from about 5pm thru 1am, which was not the best way to begin a cruise. I'm glad they got it working again. The shows were ok, but could use improvement as far as talent level for a few of the performers. Food was good, but they need a few more options for the late night people and more workers to provide those services. Waiters were amazing at dinner. Rooms were great size and cleaned promptly. For the money, it was a nice and relaxing week!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

There were a lot of people, as expected, but the process was organized and fairly quick.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Fitness center has no cleaning cloths for equipment when I was there.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

The stage shows were okay because the performers struggled with either projecting their voices or the microphones were not turned up. I know they were doing their best, but we have seen much better shows on other cruise lines.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Not used

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

There was quite a bit of construction at the port, so that along with the signage made a little tricky to navigate. Faced the same problem when we returned.

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Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

3 out of 5

There was a mini hurricane while on the island, so we did not get to experience it as we would have liked. We have a good story of riding out the storm on the beach though!

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Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

Amazing experience and excursion!

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Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Had a fun day shopping and lounging by the pool.

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

There was quite a bit of construction at the port, so that along with the signage made a little tricky to navigate. Faced the same problem when we returned.

11 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 1 month ago

Thanks for sharing

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desireespring 7 months ago

Totally agree about the talent and microphones of the stage performers. Nothing like the quality of entertainment on RCL or Disney.

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stacy1025 7 months ago

Glad you had a good time

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byhisgrace 7 months ago

Appreciate your feedback. We accidentally went on a spring break cruise in 2024 and it was like an edition of kids gone wild.

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Gwbigdog 7 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Razor78 7 months ago

Glad enjoy the cruise, thanks for the review

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Lounray 7 months ago

Thanks for sharing.

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javawoody 7 months ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise

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HeavySeas 7 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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cruising2004 7 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful time! Thank you for your review.

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lsbs 7 months ago

Thanks for the review.

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