How do they stay in business

Item: Carnival Vista
Rating: 2.2
Author: Cruisin4boozin

Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruisin4boozin

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

2.2 out of 5

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8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 01, 2024

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8427

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

We are diamond members on Royal and Pearl on Disney. This was my second carnival cruise and truly can not figure out how they stay in business. The dinning was the absolute worst I have ever seen. Prisoners have more options than carnival. How can you not have bacon at breakfast. Who eats baked beans for breakfast? Why is you dinning only open 12 - 230, and only on at sea days? Why can't I order a soda and a cocktail at the same time? Hoe c9me I can't use my drink package for water and Gatorade at when exiting the ship for port. Why does it take 28 minutes to get a cocktail after ordering? Why is your white night on casual night? Why wont you let me take photos of my friends and family at you photo areas. Why cant i order a milkshake and Gatorade at thr same time? Guys burger joint was awesome though. Wish it was open for dinner. The only advise I can give is don't book carnival. It's not cheaper, it just worse.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

It was the smoothest thing about the entire trip

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

The main dining room service was so bad after the 2nd night we had to book all specialty dining for the remainder of the cruise and got back our prepaid gratuity for the worst service ever.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Weird trivia that didn't make sense. A comedian that most relevant joke was in the 60's.

Entertainment

1 out of 5

I think they had one, but don't know because they never spoke or promoted it

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

The staff was unfriendly, unhelpful, and in some cases down right rude and disrespectful.

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

The entire ship looks sterile, or like.a hospital. White walls with metal.bars across lengthwise. The entire ship looks like backstage.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

The room was nice and our steward was great.

Ship tip

Don't book! If you want good food, great drinks and a relaxing time, look somewhere else. Seriously.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

2 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

1 out of 5

Pretty lame and uninspired

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Always a great time

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Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5

Guavaberry drinks to save the day from our horrible drink package on the boat

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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5

Another great port with great shopping

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Disembarkation

1 out of 5

Same as the cruise. Extremely rude and bossy workers that didn't take the time to answer questions or follow there own directions

16 Comments

Samud 4 months ago

Wow this is some review. As a platinum Carnival cruiser I want to say some of your comments make no sense. There are entertainment options every night. Shows, comedians, deck parties, piano bar, game shows and movies. The entertainment changes each night but there is always something to do. Not all comedians are fantastic but everybody likes different things. The buffet does close between breakfast and lunch and lunch and dinner for about a hour maybe a little longer. This is to clean and prep for the next meal. There is always other food options at that time like deli and pizza. As far as allowing you to take pictures when the photographers are taking pictures. I would be very surprised if any cruise line would allow you to take photos over the photographers shoulder. It’s a business if they allow that they won’t sell pictures. The staff on these ships are the hardest working people I have ever met in my life. Just like everyone else they cannot all be happy everyday but I have only run into rude employees a few times in my 13 years of cruising with carnival and everyone is entitled to have a bad day. Perhaps they were rude as a response to how they were being spoken to. I hope you enjoy your next trip.

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Cruisers4Lyfe 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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fdlwisconsin 4 months ago

Why is to prevent sharing. Why on the pictures is simple so you have to buy there pictures.

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bunk1127 5 months ago

I think nothing could make you happy! If you like paying more than by all means do so. I have sailed on Carnival 7 times and I have been extremely satisfied. Never a problem. Your cruise is what you make it!!

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javawoody 5 months ago

Sorry your comments do not fit my experience

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daisydoozy 5 months ago

I have to agree with some of what you said. Not all but some. We didn't care for the Vista either. Very drab.

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AuntPinkie 5 months ago

Appreciate your questions! Glad you have a cruise line that fits your needs. Beans for breakfast are very popular in several places. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

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karlgrgurich 5 months ago

Well. Princess has their buffet open all day

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LitaPitaFajita 5 months ago

Bc of gluttons bacon is served every other day & you can get 2 drinks at once IF you know who to go to OR you have 2 S&S cards & your package covers your order - really easy if you know what you’re doing

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maryred 5 months ago

No cruise line allows you to order 2 drinks at the same time, even if 1 is alcoholic and the other a soft drink w/the drink packages, though there is the spring water exception. Also, Carnival is the only cruise line where once the buffet opens at 7am there's almost continuous buffet choices till 11pm. The main theater always has something done nightly, if not a Playlist production then an easily recognizable game show. Also every 3-4 days the Comedy Club changes out it's 2-3 talents for different ones to do the 2-4 sets nightly.

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Kalaka 5 months ago

Dining. Dining.

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lsbs 5 months ago

Thanks

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cruising2004 5 months ago

Sorry you were very disappointed. At least you enjoyed a couple of the ports and your cabin.

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Gwbigdog 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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HeavySeas 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

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missnotanlines 5 months ago

Wow there weren't too many things you did like

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