mdin

Nice review. I had a great cruise on the Vista and it's probably my favorite ship.

I stayed in room 8321 and never noticed any noise from the IMAX.

360 until Horizon

Great review; the best I've read so far on here. Thanks for sharing.

My wife and I did our honeymoon cruise on the Vista as well, so it was a lot of fun reading your review. It brought back memories. We didn't do the CT, but now I wish we did lol.

The Vista gets mixed reviews, but it's a great ship and the review really showcases it.

My wife and I are 32 and 34 respectively and we are not big partiers either. Our sea days consist of laying on a deck chair enjoying the sun and a drink and hopping in the pool, hot tub, or water park when we want some activity. After dinner, we enjoy taking in a comedy show and the piano bar. Basically low key stuff. Very relaxing for us. I definitely recommend spending some time in Serenity for a little more peace and quiet.

I booked one for Feb 23, 2019.

I'm not a water shoe person myself, however I'm glad I had them in Grand Turk.

Which cruise might I ask? I just booked the Feb 23 out of Miami

It's the same one.

Not sure if this the right place to post this, but I noticed a price drop on my February 2019 cruise and contacted my vacation planner. I got back $35 per person.

Not sure if it's the same as a TA, but I use a vacation planner from Carnival. Besides trying to get us upgrades when booking, she also will email the maitre'd if we have any requests and notify us of any price drops among other things.

It's nice to save $300 on a $3000 cruise just by using gift cards. :) Personally I always stock up on them and have plenty handy. You never know when you will book another cruise, or take them aboard with you and pay your onboard spending with them. If you want to use them for excursions, you can (obviously) only do excursions through Carnival. You won't be able to use them for any private excursions you take. (Which I am sure you know, just clarifying)

Absolutely. That $300 savings basically covers one of our flights.

Between this deal and the Amex deal my wife and I will have saved about $300 on our Horizon cruise. Now I'm debating on purchasing more to pay for excursions when they become available. Our trip is still a year away, so might be a while before we see anything.

I have always received within 5 minutes or so.

Thanks. I found them in my spam folder.

I purchased 4 e-cards yesterday. I got an email confirming the purchase, but how long does it take before receiving the cards?

My wife and I were each credited $100 by American Express yesterday. Glad I came across this thread.

I am a bit surprised....I know its only 20 posts but i thought i would have seen more Vista votes....I think i have seen it mentioned once....Seems like the Breeze and Sunshine are popular ships

I know the Vista gets a lot of mixed reviews, but I really enjoyed her. Great ship.

I've only been on 5 ships, but I've enjoyed them all, no complaints. I would say it's a close call between the Dream, Breeze, and Vista. I'll call it a tie. I'd happily sail any of them again.

February 23, 2019

Natalie Carboni is our all time favorite. She has an amazing voice! And she is extremely fun. We saw her on the Splendor almost 3 years ago. Most of the others we've seen don't hold a candle to her.

100% agree. She made the piano bar my favorite place to hang out at night.

My wife and I were in the same position last year and didn't book one for La Romana. We finally decided on one the night before, but it was sold out (as were options 2,3, and 4).

Good review, thanks for sharing. My wife and I sailed her a year ago this week. Had a great time.

Thanks, I'll give it a shot.

Is this only valid for new bookings? I booked a cruise for 2019 last year, only put down the deposit thus far and would pay the rest with Amex.

One thing I haven’t seen mentioned so far concerning lunch and dinner:

There are many great options on the Breeze besides the Lido Buffet. Cucina del Capitano (all the way up aft) is a free for lunch and great, as is the BBQ place down on Deck 5. The Blue Iguana does great breakfast burritos and on sea days there is a brunch with a pretty good menu.

 

 

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I'll add Ji Ji Asian kitchen and Guy's burgers to that list also. Guy's is free and Ji Ji is free at lunch (fee for dinner).

I think I'll just stick w/ the ship excursions. One of mine, was a small savings. One was more. And the third, I can't find anyway.

 

What is ship time? The time at the home port? So if we go from Port Canaveral it would be EST?

Yes, ship time is the time of your departing port. Don't trust your cell phone for the time.