Carnival Vista Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Loved the European itinerary.  Enjoyed the food and entertainment.  Was nice to have all the small places to go so you don't feel like you're on a ship with so many people.  Loved the Havana Club. Very efficient getting on and off the ship at ports.

Enjoyed all the ports of call. Did shore excursions in every port.  

Tried the ji ji restaurant had an exceptional meal there. Way too large of portions for the average person.  

Dining room meals were okay.  You never went hungry but was not fantastic

New ship was not fully booked so never had to wait for things.  However I think it could be an issue when the boat is sold out

This was a fantastic cruise and itinerary.  The ship was gorgeous and the accommodations were very good.  The food was excellent, and the specialty dining spots were absolutely first rate.  We dined in the main dining room on about half of the evenings and in the various other dining opportunities about half of the nights.  There were comedy shows each night and we attended five or six of them over the course of the cruise.

Be prepared to walk...because there are a number of ports and you will want to see it all.  To do that, one has to be well prepared to walk : the acropolis in Athens, throughout Rome, and Pompeii, and along the marble streets of Ephesus.  This was an action packed vacation for the adventurous, or a relaxed one for those who saw no need to leave the ship on days in port.  Trust me there was no reason to leave the ship except to see the sites.  The ship is Grande with literally hundreds of activities and things to do for folks of all ages.

I highly recommend this vacation to anyone who wants to see a lot of Europe and feel European culture in two weeks. This was my sixth Med cruise in seven years.  It is by far the best and most economical way to see Europe on a budget.

The cruise when to some great places, but Carnival didn't do anything to make it any better.  The lines were long and slow for everything.  They haven't figured out how to serve their customers.  The service was bad for anything outside of the dinners and the stateroom steward.  The combination of too few bartenders and slow preparation of drinks was a bad mix at the bars.  The premium internet service I paid for was slower than 3G.  Excursions were horrible unorganized.  Breakfast was not worth going for, so we switched to the 24 hour pizza for breakfast at the end.  Lunch was not good either.  Dinner food in the dining room was usually good, but sometimes the best offering was chicken fried steak.  It was easily the worst cruise ship experience we have had.

I have been on a lot of cruises - but this trip on the new Carnival Vista was spectacular! Both the ship and the itinerary were great - as our first time in Europe it gave us a taste of Spain, France, Italy, Turkey and Greece. We did shore excursions at each port of call - which was nearly everyday. That was probably the only down-side, we only had one day at sea to really enjoy the ship and catch our breath.

I would absolutely recommend this ship to anyone considering a Mediterranean cruise - I have watched prices and itineraries for 20 years, and this was the absolute best value with the most places to see....it truly was a dream come true!

the island of capri was the best shore excursion.  It had a boat ride arounfd the island and a tram that took you to the top of the island it had all kinds of little shops and places to eat.  Plenty of benches to sit on by the docks

very clean and friendly people

Cruising the Mediterranean at night and watching the moon over the water.  Loved the sunsets. Looked forward to dinner every night so I could get my favorite desert. The chocolate melting cake.

I would recommend this cruise to others.  I think a couple of bugs still get to be worked through on some of the upper deck fun area.  The sky bikes had their challenges with mechanical issues, winds and end of the line posting.  My favorite part was the enthusiasm of the cruise director Matt.  

This was a first time Mediterranean cruise, after traveling on Carnival to the caribbean many times. Was looking forward to something completely different and I was not disappointed. The ports were fantastic. With only 2 "fun days at sea" perhaps there were to many ports and no time to catch our breath. I know I could have decided to stay on board at any port, but I didn't want to miss a thing. The ships although bigger than the ones I had been on before had a similar layout so it didn't take me the whole cruise to find my way around. 

  The tours were perhaps a bit over extended on what you were going to see and some were late getting back to the ship. A good selling point for booking excursions thru Carnival.

  I understand the crew was picked from the best the fleet had to offer and it showed, from Matt the entertainment director, to the staff on the Lido deck and beyond everyone was very professional, friendly and efficient at the same time.

This was an incredible itinerary and a beautiful ship. It never felt like we were sailing with nearly 4,000 passengers. Loved all the private areas and outdoor deck areas. 

ordered 3 shore tours with Carnival, two listed as easy !!!

someone from carnival needs to take the tours before listing

as easy,Climbing 78 to 300 steps is not easy for someone

with leg problems,this needs to be stated up front !!!!!!

This was my second cruise and I can safely say it was my favorite. Can't wait to cruise again!

We had a great time on all our excursions and ports. I wasn’t fond of the ships layout didn’t really like it felt like it wasn’t open enough like the other ships I have been on.

Everything was great except for disembarking. With our flight being at 1:45 we arrived afternoon off ship after 10:45. Then luggage. Whatever you do don’t schedule flight before noon. My Facebook group many talked about Covid but not one of friends (6) of us tested positive SAFE TRAVEL.

Everything was perfect, there is nothing negative I can say about our cruise.

Great time! Great crew! Great food! We enjoyed the music, movies, food.

Love carnival and am looking forward to many more trips

While the Vista is not my favorite ship, we had a really great time, and I always will recommend a Carnival cruise, regardless of the vessel.

It suits us. It's only about a 10 hour drive from home. Stay the nite b4 in Texas City. No angst about getting there. CCL (or at least this ship) likes to turn down the a/c late at nite. Hot water issues one nite, notice that it would be off at 10pm, fixed by 6AM. Not exactly, more like 11AM. Haven't showered in cold water since NAM. Won't do it ever again. We will do this ship a couple of more times, it works for us. They're moving it to FL next year. Since covid, we have lowered our expectations, which seems to work. What once was, isn't so much anymore. Did go the IMAX one evening, and amazingly saw BLACK ADAM. it had JUST come out in the theatres. Stupid movie. But a good couple hours of CGI nonsense. Good movies are rare, since they require good actors. Wish there was a way to know whats playing in advance.

Awesome cruise!! We had such a good time! Cruising is my favorite way to vacation!