Carnival Vista Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Great 7 day cruise for a first timer or just a get away trip.

The cruise itself was fine. I don't feel like gave us all the information needed, like departure times from ports, special dress up nights and other events we should have been aware of. Due to lack of communication on their part, we lost quite a bit of money.

We had an excellent time and can't wait to cruise again.

I enjoyed my cruise and was able to share in the fun with my family and friends. There were 23 of us on this cruise and we all interacted together at some time or another. Covid-19 is still rampant and isn't going sway anytime soon, and a few family members went home testing positive they too are ready to conquer another cruise.

we loved our cabine and the food! But we are very upsaid about the waste of other people leave on their plates. People only should allowed to grap what they can eat! For every plate which is not empty should be min a $1 claim!

Overall the cruise was fun but disappointed that we didn’t stop in Grand Cayman and poorly compensated for missing this port.

An overall great cruise, but hate to miss ports because of known problems with the ship.

Cruise was good- every cruise is good- Carnivals handling of the changes and disembarking process was less than acceptable. Won’t likely use Carnival again.

This is probably the last time we take Carnival. 3 people from our group came back sick, and MANY people have covid since the cruise (by reading the Facebook page). Was not impressed with the ship, the food or how Carnival handled the issues we had. I think a $50 OBC was not comparable to all the issues the boat had. Sorry Carnival...back to NCL we go!

Ship has major issues from maintenance, staffing, and normal day to day functions. The chat feature on failed to work on several days, food was not good quality and usually cold, service was not good in most areas, and most disturbing known maintenance issues that Carnival has not addressed. The fact that the engine issues existed on prior cruises with other sailings missing ports and have late returns, should have been shared prior to the departure. Very distappointing when this is your family vacation for the year.

Have cruised this ship prior to pandemic and it was excellent. This time, ship felt worn out and crew did not seem as happy as before. Food in MDR was marginal and returned several items due to poor taste. Limited music onboard to enjoy any dancing. Limited selections on LIdo deck. Still wonder why Carnival does not prohibit SMOKING anywhere on the ship. Could not enjoy casino due to abundance of smokers. Carnival knew when we left Galveston that engine problems would limit speed and thus cause changes in our itinerary. Yet, on Monday they announced a lie that due to a 'TECHNICAL ISSUE' that we would not stopping at Grand Cayman. People were not happy. Slow speed of ship resulted in shorter stays in all ports. We were two hours late arriving back at Galveston and the disembarkation was the worst I have ever experienced. Vacated cabin at 8am and then just stood around ship until 11:45am when we finally left ship. Information to passengers from crew was unacceptable and lacking. This was extremely unacceptable for older people who could not find a seat anywhere except on the floor. It seemed as if this was the first time that the crew had handled any type of disembarkation. Due to our late arrival, several hundred people for the next cruise were already standing in line with their luggage in the sun waiting to check in. Shame, shame on Carnival and the entire crew of the Vista. Will think very carefully about cruising with Carnival ever again.

1. 3 ½ hour embarkation – standing on your feet in the sun in long line with bags 2. No food onboard upon embarkation 3. No instructions for muster 4. Safety briefing provided while guests are mustering - hence only half of the passengers get to hear them 5. Standing in line for 33 minutes to get 2 spoons of food 6. Food Manager Vikas Beri is Missing in Action 7. Location of life vest in case of an emergency not provided 8. Broken equipment on board – lied about skyride 9. The Vista is permanently broken due to an accelerator issue and is scheduled to be repaired on dry dock in August. In the meantime, driven by corporate greed Carnival is operating a broken ship that is unable to cruise at optimal cruising speed of 24 nautical miles/hour. Maximum speed is barely 17 nautical miles/hour. As a result the ship docks late at every port and hours available at each port have been drastically cut down at the last minute. No more than 5 hours at each port, late embarkation and disembarkation week after week. 10. Ship arrived late and we could only start disembarkation past 11 am resulting in flight changes and extreme delays getting home. 11. Disabled Vista is being operated on a late schedule knowingly and deceitfully week after week 12. On board entertainment consists of 7 moderate at best performers that put on random and unplanned shows 4 nights – same group, no variety very underwhelming. 13. No auditorium with theatre seating…....just flat seating ...Tiny Liquid Lounge with a complete mess…..capacity of less than 800 guests in a ship with 4000+ guests.....long lines and arguments just to get a decent seat starting 30 mins before the show. Shows cannot be booked in advance! 14. Horrible food service – Food Manager Vikas Beri completely unresponsive, MIA and will not get back to the guest despite multiple calls to Guest services and messages sent to him 15. Sous Chef, Rama at their so called “high-end” Fahrenheit 555 steak restaurant responded rudely that if meat is under seasoned to use the salt and pepper shakers at the table and walked away. 16. No organization and coordination – On deck music playing at the same time movie has started…took over an hour of complaining to turn the music off. 17. Pool side movies randomly cancelled in multiple occasions without any update or notifications. Guests wait for hours and leave. 18. One area in the buffet smells disgustingly bad – no cleanliness 19. Broken water and drink dispensing stations 20. No designated smoking areas in the casino – smoking permitted in the entire casino and walkways through the casino....had to walk through the smoke-filled casino to get to the dining room each day exposing to second hand smoking and disgusting smell 21. 100% booked cruise with Carnival selling rooms at cheap throw away prices and lucrative on-board credits while understaffed with crew – Only about 1100 versus 1400 22. Restaurant closes at 9pm and refused to be seated at 9:09pm even though it is advertised to be closed at 9:30pm 23. Rude, loud and boisterous cruise director, Kendall Fire whose only job is to be a cheer-leader 24. Simply disgusting food in the restaurants – only exception include pizza (if you are willing to stand in hour long lines) and Guy Fieri’s burgers (if you eat beef/red meat). 25. Basic amenities in the Spa broken such as non-working heated benches, water barely warm in the hot tub, etc. 26. 1 of 2 hot tubs at the adults-only Serenity section broken – hence only one hot tub available BEWARE THE VISTA IS BROKEN. AVOID, AVOID AVOID! GREEDY CARNIVAL IS SELLING THE CABINS AT A LOW PRICE TO SOMEHOW MAY MONEY AT THE COST OF INCONVENIENCE TO GUESTS UNTIL THE SHIP IS REPAIRED IN AUGUST. STAY AWAY BUT IF DESPERATE CHECK AND DOUBLE CHECK BEFORE BOOKING. DISGUSTING AND UNACCEPTABLE

As first time cruisers we would definitely sail with carnival again. We would choose a different itinerary and possibly a different embarkation port due to the cheers package not being able to be used on the first day.

We love the staff, the ship and the ports. other passengers, sadly, is what made what should have been a great experience a good one. Be kind to others on the ship with you and follow directions and make things as smooth as possible for everyone.

disappointed about the cutbacks...more energy put on selling than entertaining....still being on a ship is pretty good

We were so looking forward to our cruise. We've sailed with Carnival many times. But I can honestly say this was our worst cruise every. The cancelation of our excursion. The lack of attention by the guides at Cozumel. The change in Port in Jamaica. The time allowed at each port was reduced by 1 hr at Grand Cayman and Cozumel. Just was not a nice vacation.

We usually don't sail on Carnival but we so enjoyed that we WILL SAIL IT AGAIN!

Rough start because the boat was late. Once onboard, had a very nice vacation. Will do it again. Terrible disembarkation for so called "priority" passengers.

Nice, peaceful, and well needed. Very few issues, but wish the ship wasn't so full...lol...

All in all it was one of the most amazing cruises!