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Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Carnival Vista

6 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 26, 2024

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 2387

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

It had been 12 years since last cruise. Since we now live in area since retiring we expect to do more cruises. Not sure carnival will be 1st choice.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Seeing long lines looked stressful but they went pretty well

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Guys burgers was huge plus. Would've liked more selection in pizza toppings nit just pepperoni or cheese

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
As an older adult did nit seem like we had many options

Entertainment

2 out of 5
Tried to go to comedy show but was so crowded even 20 minutes early nit enough seating. Felt like the 3 violinist should have had own stage not in middle if mall area where they had to compete with outside noise. Movies at theaters should all be absolutely free. !! This was big for us since not much to select from on tv

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our porter Nangaah. (Ninja) did great job in room and made point to say hello every time he saw us.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Yes

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Was clean and comfortable just wish as 1st time cruiser we would have liked to haveknown there were very little outlets to use and no clocks.

Ship tip

Bring multi adapter for plugs and a clock

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5
Lots of construction so it made it hard to judge at this time

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

4 out of 5
Beautiful island the tour we did was fine. The guides weren't rude but we felt that it was just a job to them

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
Beautiful island and guide Robert was very friendly and enthusiastic couldn't be better

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
Our guide Felix was very friendly and enthusiastic you could tell he was proud of country. The excursion itself was fun

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Went pretty smooth faster than expected.
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10 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

srhandler     5 months ago

Thank you for this review. Congratulations on your retirement too. Have fun on all the other cruises you will now be able to do.

Gheemaster38     5 months ago

Love this review. It was straight to the point and honest. Since this is your first cruise in 12 years I think you made the right choice and itinerary with Carnival Vista. The bigger ships would have probably been overwhelming, especially A Royal Caribbean one. This gives you time to acclimate back into the World of cruising.

javawoody     5 months ago

Appreciate your review

lsbs     5 months ago

Glad that you are able to cruise more and Happy Retirement! Enjoy every moment whether cruising or not.

maryred     5 months ago

The Lido deck Dive-In movies are still free, but on the Vista the unique Imax theater at Sea with its first run movies will always be a pay venue.

AuntPinkie     5 months ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Happy you can now cruise often (but a wee bit envious). Cruising has changed a lot in 12 years (and seems to changing daily). It’s nice that you’ll be able to try multiple cruise lines with additional airfare. Glad you enjoyed your this cruise.

cruising2004     5 months ago

Welcome back! Thank you for your review and enjoy all those retirement cruises!

HeavySeas     5 months ago

Awesome......thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

Gwbigdog     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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