8 Days on Vista

Item: Carnival Vista
Rating: 3.9
Author: Achey1

Carnival Vista Cruise Review

Achey1

Contributor Level: Purser

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 2

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 18, 2024

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7205

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

The Vista isn’t a ship I would want to sail on again, unless I got a Havana Suite.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Ordered Surf and Turf and the steak had very little flavoring. It was like eating roast beef.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Havana Pool

1 out of 5

This pool was very small. No hot tubs around it. Had close to 4000 guest and only this pool and the tides pool which is very small also.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Can’t get in the comedy club. Went an hour before the show and there was a really long line.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our room attendant was fantastic. Her name was Carol if you get her feel blessed she is very good at her job.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

One small pool on lido deck, the so called hidden pool very small. That’s the only 2 pools always crowded. The main pool had a film on the top, it was nasty.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Cabin was small and very noisy in the front of the boat with the waves hitting the boat.

Ship tip

If you enjoy being in a pool this is not the ship for you.

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Ports of call

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5

Not crazy about this Port, it was my second time and just didn’t care for it.

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Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Loved this Port would like to do an all inclusive on this island.

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Getting off the ship was a little confusing, no announcements over intercom until around eight. They weren’t following the disembarkation instructions on the app.

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14 Comments

lucindancarl 5 months ago

Maybe try a different line.

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Catcruise70 5 months ago

Thanks for taking the time to share your experience!

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Cruisers4Lyfe 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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lsbs 5 months ago

Thanks for the review.

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Gwbigdog 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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cbyron3 5 months ago

My favorite ship in the fleet. Been on 17 different Carnival ships including the newest Celebration/jubilee, Vista and Horizon are my favorite. Spa cabins and thermal access are a must. Serenity deck is awesome. I certainly don't cruise to go in a pool (physics prevent cruise ships from having large unstable water pools on the top decks) I've been at sea 7 months, never once thought of going into a pool.

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drako2k3000 5 months ago

Never had an issue on it. There is a lack of pools and hot tubs, but always had time to get in then. They were hardly busy on the cruise I was in.

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ggeane 5 months ago

Oh my We really enjoyed the vista

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cruising2004 5 months ago

Thank you for your review.

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Kracka 5 months ago

Havana Cabana Suites are amazing!

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HeavySeas 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

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javawoody 5 months ago

Thanks for posting

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Kristine1223 5 months ago

This ship has 3 pools!! The Lido pool is the one on deck 10 With no hot tubs…The tides pool has 2 hot tubs and the Havana pool on deck 5 also has 2 hot tubs but you have to be staying in a Havana room to use it!

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tjstarfish 5 months ago

I didn't really care for this ship either. Too crowded for me.

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Other reviews of this sailing

Had wonderful time. Ship was very nice. The only negative is that the venue for the Punchline is too small.

It was a great cruise and the food and staff was excellent.

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