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I talked with one of the bridge crew - Vista is wider than Riveria too. We also aren’t engineers / so we are only speculating- but I would imagine if you are putting something in the ship that wasn’t there before would cause you to shift around a lot of things - like the kitchen galley and the staff quarters possibly. Also balancing everything with weight - it’s possible decisions were made based on these things. There are three elevators on the ship. Personally I use the stairs - but this ship is not that large that even mobility challenged folks have an easy time getting around.

Thank you for your post - We were on the May 13 cruise and stayed closer to the Aft. Frank Del Rio was on our cruise and gave an informative talk to the Cruise Critic folks - and he said that at the aft they installed some mechanical equipment that would meet some energy saving requirements, and this caused a bit of a redesign of that part of the ship. It likely pushed the kitchen galley spaces and restaurants more forward and could have caused the elevator change. From a enjoyment standpoint - we use the stairs quite a bit - When we used the aft stairs, it was always with a plan to stop off at the lounges before dinner. So in that aspect it made things a bit simpler.