Great cruise despite engine issue but debark from hell!

Item: Carnival Vista
Rating: 4.4
Author: MarceM

Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

MarceM

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 86

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

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8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 24, 2024

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 3214

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 months ago

Review summary

I doubt we will ever sail on the vista again, if we do we will be prepared for an insane debarkation.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Most of the food on Vista was bland. The deserts tasted straight like whip cream.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

The ship was so crowded we couldn't see any shows. Far too many kids, rowdy teens, rude twenty somethings.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Couldn't see any due to the massive amounts of people.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Room steward Leonardo on deck 3 is excellent. I encountered only pleasant service on the entire ship.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

The vista buffet is split up and I didn't really like that.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

We loved the size of our room, much bigger than an interior or balcony. It was always clean. It was extremely comfortable.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

Very disorganized and chaotic. Ship was late back to port, staff were rude and screaming at guests, guests were not following debark directions. It was the worst debark we've ever had. We carry our own luggage but we're forced to wait 2 hours after our scheduled time because it was so damn disorganized.

5 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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YvetteBobcruise 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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DGgetaway 3 months ago

NEVER cruise July ,August because of kids and teens. Debark disorderly because of being late and also people don’t follow directions. Always pack a lot of patience on embarking and debarking.

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cruising2004 3 months ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise except for debarkation. Thank you for your review.

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