Carnival Vista: No Hot Water All Day

[CruiseBro16]

33 minutes ago, workfromship said:

This morning we were notified that everyone would be getting $100/cabin OBC to make up for the water problem. I think the compensation for the inconvenience is pretty reasonable.

 

I don't remember how many cabins Vista has but they had to have spent at least $50-$100K in OBC ship-wide to keep everyone happy.

Seems fair.

[sgttami]

Aggravating, I'm sure but on a cruise I'd just go with the flow (or lack, thereof).

 

Ten days without hot water/utiiities during Storm Sandy convinced me that a cold water shower beats none at all.

 

Hope it gets fixed and everyone can be happy again (LOL)

 

[CeleBrat]

In a situation like this, I bet very few of the guests who are complaining at Guest Services, take a moment to realize that the crew is also without hot water, and in the very-same situation as the passengers.

[JandJinTX]

Back on board from Cozumel and no hot water once  again………….  Hopefully they get it straightened out soon. Those cold showers suck.  And yeah, guest services is swamped….lol

[mz-s]

3 hours ago, sgttami said:

Aggravating, I'm sure but on a cruise I'd just go with the flow (or lack, thereof).

 

Ten days without hot water/utiiities during Storm Sandy convinced me that a cold water shower beats none at all.

 

Hope it gets fixed and everyone can be happy again (LOL)

 

 

A cruise vacation and a superstorm are a little different and come with different expectations I'd say.

[sgttami]

58 minutes ago, mz-s said:

 

A cruise vacation and a superstorm are a little different and come with different expectations I'd say.

Yes, but you go with what you are dealt with.  Ship happens.  At home and on vacation and anywhere in between.

No sense in complaining over something you have no control over.  Not worth the stress!

 

[mz-s]

7 minutes ago, sgttami said:

Yes, but you go with what you are dealt with.  Ship happens.  At home and on vacation and anywhere in between.

No sense in complaining over something you have no control over.  Not worth the stress!

 

 

Nobody here on this post is complaining that I can see.

[workfromship]

Hot water is out once again!

 

On the bright side, we got another note in our cabin that we would be getting an additional $100/cabin in OBC for a total of $200/cabin!

 

There's one full day left and most specialty dining is booked solid for the rest of the cruise so I'm not sure what we're going to use the additional spend on...but it certainly is a nice gesture.

[IntrepidFromDC]

On 10/5/2022 at 2:32 PM, notscb said:

 

As someone who has worked in a commercial kitchen and has used a commercial dishwasher, I'm aware of how some of them work. I'm also aware that if you don't have hot water to begin with, most commercial models don't boost the temp enough to make it go from room temp to where it would need to be to sanitize the dishes.

 

But if you care to enlighten me, feel free

 

As usual, Cheng enlightened all of us.  🙂

[Guest BasicSailor]

14 minutes ago, workfromship said:

Hot water is out once again!

 

On the bright side, we got another note in our cabin that we would be getting an additional $100/cabin in OBC for a total of $200/cabin!

 

There's one full day left and most specialty dining is booked solid for the rest of the cruise so I'm not sure what we're going to use the additional spend on...but it certainly is a nice gesture.

That's cool, err not 😬 But I digress, no reason to shower if they're book solid.

 

[notscb]

44 minutes ago, IntrepidFromDC said:

As usual, Cheng enlightened all of us.  🙂

I really appreciate Cheng's enlightenment. It adds a TON of value to these boards and discussions.

Edited October 7, 2022 by notscb

[msunrullieone]

We just got off the Breeze today. We didn't have any cold water for several hours on Monday. But they fixed it while most people were off ship in Costa Maya. Hope Vista gets it fixed soon for y'all!

[knagl]

1 hour ago, msunrullieone said:

We just got off the Breeze today. We didn't have any cold water for several hours on Monday.

 

Sounds to me like if the Breeze and Vista can meet up together we'll have the problem solved. 😛

[PrincessArlena'sDad]

17 hours ago, JandJinTX said:

Back on board from Cozumel and no hot water once  again………….  Hopefully they get it straightened out soon. Those cold showers suck.  And yeah, guest services is swamped….lol

Let me guess.... the swamp is just cold water? 

[Thenagers]

16 hours ago, workfromship said:

Hot water is out once again!

 

On the bright side, we got another note in our cabin that we would be getting an additional $100/cabin in OBC for a total of $200/cabin!

 

There's one full day left and most specialty dining is booked solid for the rest of the cruise so I'm not sure what we're going to use the additional spend on...but it certainly is a nice gesture.

Play it in the casino, bingo or deal or no deal.  Worth trying to turn it into more since it was unexpected!

[quattrohead]

Vista sounds like a poorly ship, she seem's to be the Friday afternoon build.

If I was part of the VSP I would be paying close attention to Vista.

[jesscruzer]

I was on this cruise as well.  My cabin was without hot water since the original announcement.   Many others said they had had water after a few hours and no problems for the remainder of the cruise.  

Full disclosure-I'm not an engineer but I'd assume the explanation is they have multiple boilers that service different areas of the ship.

The line at guest service was ridiculous every day with Karens complaining. 

 

[Tiger0613]

On 10/7/2022 at 1:14 PM, Thenagers said:

Play it in the casino, bingo or deal or no deal.  Worth trying to turn it into more since it was unexpected!

I would probably end up buying some candy, another chocolate shake, a bottle of Gatorade, and then use the rest in the arcade.  I'm 33.

Edited October 9, 2022 by Tiger0613

[crazy4themouse]

2 hours ago, mz-s said:

 

I get that complaining won't do anything but this is a cruise vacation, not a deployment to a warzone or a superstorm as someone else said. Certain things are expected and hot water is one of them. Name calling isn't really a good look.

 

I've been kind of surprised at the level of nonchalance in this thread. I know a lot of people like to complain about a lot of really petty stuff, but I don't count hot water - or running water at all - to be among the petty stuff. 

[mz-s]

6 hours ago, crazy4themouse said:

 

I've been kind of surprised at the level of nonchalance in this thread. I know a lot of people like to complain about a lot of really petty stuff, but I don't count hot water - or running water at all - to be among the petty stuff. 

 

Par for the course really on this forum. I imagine most of them would be singing a different tune if they were actually on the ship. It's easy to say you wouldn't be bothered when you're not having to deal with the problem firsthand.

Edited October 9, 2022 by mz-s

[Guest BasicSailor]

On 10/8/2022 at 9:38 AM, mz-s said:

 

Maybe they're just removing tips. As I've learned on Cruise Critic, the only two reasons people go to Guest Services is to get tips removed or to get extra keys made.

I go to get change for the ports and free playing cards (which is done away with now).

[mz-s]

5 minutes ago, BasicSailor said:

I go to get change for the ports and free playing cards (which is done away with now).

 

I used to have several decks of those playing cards, who knows where they are now. The last time I needed change I just got it in the kiosk.

[Homosassa]

On 10/9/2022 at 6:24 AM, jesscruzer said:

 

The line at guest service was ridiculous every day with Karens complaining. 

 

How do you know all the women were all named Karen? What were the men's names?

[workfromship]

On 10/9/2022 at 11:11 AM, crazy4themouse said:

 

I've been kind of surprised at the level of nonchalance in this thread. I know a lot of people like to complain about a lot of really petty stuff, but I don't count hot water - or running water at all - to be among the petty stuff. 

Yeah we were pretty upset about it. I try not to sound too angry on the forums because people will call me petty. Glad to know there are some on these threads that view not having hot water as a legitimate issue!

Edited October 10, 2022 by workfromship

[Ilovesailaway]

On 10/9/2022 at 12:11 PM, crazy4themouse said:

I've been kind of surprised at the level of nonchalance in this thread. I know a lot of people like to complain about a lot of really petty stuff, but I don't count hot water - or running water at all - to be among the petty stuff. 

I was thinking the same thing. You spend the time and money to take a vacation on a modern cruise ship and you have no hot water? I would not be happy.