Vista 10-15 to 10-22

[TexasBrit]

The itinerary was changed from Jamaica and Grand Cayman to Roatan and Belize, plus naturally, Cozumel.

Reason given was engine problem preventing the ship going at the required speed to reach Jamaica in time.

As a result, the ship had to leave Cozumel at 3 PM, which didn't give much time for excursions etc.

Some passengers felt that the real reason was to save money on fuel costs by not going fast.

 

Disappointed that there was no Red Frog ale on the ship. Initially the bartenders were saying it could not be served until in international waters, which is total BS, as I have always had a couple of pints of it upon embarkation at Galveston. It was only the following day when the real reason was revealed.

 

Mostly the cruise was OK. Bar service was slow and not as friendly as on previous cruises. It looked like there were fewer bartenders on duty.

 

MDR service was good and attentive, although a couple of the entrees were inedible for me.

Breakfast and sea brunch service was very slow. Took a long time to get the orders taken and even longer form the food to arrive.

One morning they did not have any hot water available for tea, and we had to wait until they boiled some! Incredible really for a breakfast seating!

Buffet, pizza, deck 5 barbecue on sea days were good as was Guy's burgers as usual.

 

The casino was very busy and full of smokers. Disappointed that there was no separate non-smoking casino as there was on Breeze and Dream.

As a result we spent very little time in there.

 

Entertainment was only average, the best being a country music duo from South Africa.

 

The cabin was typical, clean and comfortable and well maintained by the attendant, who we seldom saw.

 

Overall I have to agree that Carnival has gone downhill compared to previous cruises a few years ago.

We have cruises booked on HAL (our first time) and later Princess, so it will be interesting to do the comparisons.

[vwrestler171]

Not sure why you expected there to be a separate non-smoking casino.  Vista was never a ship that was listed as one with it, so you went into it with incorrect expectations.  I was on the Vista Oct 8-15 and during the RFP tour, he was saying he was having issues getting deliveries of what he needed to brew certain beers, I would assume that is one that you were wanting.  

[TexasBrit]

6 minutes ago, vwrestler171 said:

Not sure why you expected there to be a separate non-smoking casino.  Vista was never a ship that was listed as one with it, so you went into it with incorrect expectations.  I was on the Vista Oct 8-15 and during the RFP tour, he was saying he was having issues getting deliveries of what he needed to brew certain beers, I would assume that is one that you were wanting.  

Yup, I know that, but it is still disappointing. If they can find room on smaller ships for a second casino, it should be possible on Vista.

 

I was told by the brewmaster that the Thirsty Frog Red ale is brewed on land not on the ship, and their supply was not delivered. They were hoping it would be available  for this week's; cruise. But since I was told clear lies about not being able to serve it until in international waters, who knows what the truth really is. I suspect that the costs have increased and they didn't want to pay for it.

[talkorpi]

Sounds about right for Certified Carnival Problem Child™ Carnival Vista! 🤣

[Rudyard]

21 hours ago, TexasBrit said:

Yup, I know that, but it is still disappointing. If they can find room on smaller ships for a second casino, it should be possible on Vista.

 

The new non-smoking casinos on the Dream class ships used to be conference rooms. I guess not enough people booked them for conferences so they decided to convert them into casinos. The Vista class was built without these conference rooms so there really isn't anywhere they could put a new casino on those ships.