Disappointing cruise

Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

3.1 out of 5
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Vista

7 Night Tropical Retreats (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 11, 2024

Ship: Vista

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8093

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 10 months ago

Review summary

Should have vetted this cruise more! 45 th cruise

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Better than prior Oceania departure

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Specialty restaurants were all booked for desired time when we booked cruise

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Pool deck chairs always taken. Told I couldn’t participate in art class too full.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
Poorly scheduled

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Waiters and room staff excellent. Tours, front desk poorly organized

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Dining room tables so close I marveled that the waiter was able to navigate.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Why on a new ship is there no magnifying mirror in bathroom.?

Ship tip

Don’t

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5
Easy access No excursion

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
Tour desk lost my rsvp! Did enjoy chocolate tour

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

2 out of 5
Packed because we were in small port with 2 other mega ships! Our tour was constantly running into crowds. Our new ship spewed black smoke the entire day that it was anchored.

Harvest Caye, Belize

2 out of 5
Didn’t realize we weren’t going to Belize proper. Not a fan of cruise port’s especially with two mega ships.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

2 out of 5
Again boarding tour 🚌 with over 10,000 others. Long ride to see ruins

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Ok because our granddaughter was our transportation. Cruise transportation to airport insanely priced
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7 Comments

SteveMBA     5 months ago

Sounds like you didn’t do enough pre-planning. You can book dining times as much as 45 or 60 days in advance. Always openings. Also, I found the main dining room with lots and lots of space between tables, as with all other areas of the ship. Now the smaller Oceania ships have less open space and fewer dining options, so they can sometimes be a problem. Good luck on your next cruise.

byhisgrace     9 months ago

Appreciate your feedback

javawoody     10 months ago

Appreciate the review

Gwbigdog     10 months ago

Thanks for sharing

karlgrgurich     10 months ago

Agree. Hope your next cruise is better

Skooby     10 months ago

Thanks for your review, and hope your next cruise is a lot better.

HeavySeas     10 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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