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Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

2.8 out of 5
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Carnival Vista

6 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 14, 2024

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6393

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

This cruise experience honestly made me rethink going on another cruise with Carnival cruise lines.

Embarkation

2 out of 5
The cruise itself was not favorable

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
The ships main dining room food was very good. However the buffets were stale and had hair in them. The mixed drinks were practically alcohol free despite being alcoholic.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
The adult section was where I preferred to be on this trip. However, there were no pools at all for adults. The one bar only ever had 2 bartenders at a time and the drinks were very weak, barely a shot of alcohol in any of the drinks.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
I was able to attend one show while on board and it was ok at best. The performers did try their best, however some of them couldn't carry a tune.

Children's Programs

I did not participate in children's activities

Service and Staff

2 out of 5
The staff overall did not seem happy about their positions. Multiple times the staff did not seem to want to be bothered. Also, the room we had was dirty upon arrival. It appears the staff forgot to vacuum.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
There needs to be more adult area/pool. The common areas were moderately clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Somewhat small for a balcony suite. The floor was very dirty and there were dust clumps under the bed. I woke every morning with a stuff nose.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

3 out of 5
The beach was nice. The drinks were expensive. The excursion I booked was cancelled and I did not find out until I arrived to the excursion, so I was unable to book an other excursion.

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
Beautiful location, fantastic people and staff, excellent excursion experience.

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

1 out of 5
Beautiful location, fantastic people and staff, excellent excursion experience.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Not too bad, the line moved rather quickly.
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15 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Catcruise70     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing your experience! 😊

jimmypayne     6 months ago

Amber Cove is a 5 star for sure.

outtoseapatty     6 months ago

Try again! A bad day cruising is better than a good day not cruising !!

CruiselineAdmin     6 months ago

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lucindancarl     6 months ago

This is a strange review, you say you like a port and it's beautiful then give it 2 stars. Mixed messages.

Greengator     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

HoustonLady1     6 months ago

I agree, Carnival does seem to sell watered down mixed drinks and for a hefty price too!

lsbs     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody     6 months ago

Appreciate the review

Gwbigdog     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

HeavySeas     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

ZATHROS     6 months ago

Maybe give another cruise line a try. Sorry this trip was not great. Thanks for sharing.

karlgrgurich     6 months ago

Sorry for your experience

cruising2004     6 months ago

Sorry you were disappointed with your cruise.

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