Carnival Vista Review

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Sail Date: Jun 2016
Cabin: Deluxe Ocean View

I was lucky enough to sail on the brand new carnival vista. It is great!!

We got to embark at approximately 1 pm and were onboard writhing 45 minutes or less. The line moved very fast and everything went smooth. Our luggage was delivered at a cabin pretty darn quick too. We met our room steward who did a fantasic job the entire cruise as they always do. THe cruise lines really hire some fantastic workers. I've never been disappointed on any cruise I've been on.

We stayed on the bottom floor, room 1380 whichever was an oceanview deluxe room. IT has 2 bathrooms, only one toilet but 2 showers, 1 tub, 2 sinks. It was perfect for us 3 women. I found it extremely spacious. There was a pullout bed that was comfortable enough but not as great as the beds. The ac worked perfect. There is an empty fridge. The flatscreen tv was great as you could check your account and watch various programming.

Cabin Review

Deluxe Ocean View

Cabin 6M

Absolutely great. I didn't want to stay so low but it was quiet, smooth and the cabin was big. The 2 bathrooms were awesome. One has a tub/shower, sink and the other a shower/toilet sink. The closet space was great. There is a fridge. The window is big. The pullout couch to sleep on is a bit hard but okay. The beds were comfortable. Very quiet which is what I like. Highly recommend this room. It went on sale and I got it for less than an inside and was quite happy.

Port Reviews

Barcelona

I love Barcelona. One of my favorite cities in Europe. You can easily do the hop on bus. Buy any tickets in advance such as for the sagrada. Go to the bouqueria market on las ramblas and at the back there is sangria. Best sangria ever and only 2.50 euro. It is on the left side and has lots of fish.

Palermo (Sicily)

We used Sicily taxi service to go to cefalu. Go to CEFALU if you get a chance. It is so gorgeous. I arranged it on my ROLLCALL and saved everyone a lot of money and time although the driver was late which was agrevating.

Naples

This has ended up being one of my favorite ports everytime I cruise. I have taken the tour to positano/sorrento/amalfi coast with Lunch at la taggliano 3x by italytoursharing.com and I love it. Never gets old. I will do it again and again!!!! Highly recommended.

Rome (Civitavecchia)

I always use italytoursharing.com but this time I just wanted to wonder on my own in Rome so I booked smartcruisetours.com for just bus transfer. The good thing is it is very cheap which saves money. The bad thing is the bus didn't leave until almost 10. If I would of taken the train I would of been in Rome for a good hour by then so I probably wouldn't do that again.

Florence (Livorno)

I went to Florence Pisa and Chianti which included lunch at a family run winery. It was incredible. Once again italytoursharing.com came through with flying colours. This is the first time I did the Chianti region and it really is worth seeing and tasting the wines. Awesome tour, thank you again italytoursharing!! Can't wait to come back. I find this company very reasonably priced and their drivers are funny and personable.

Marseille

We just walked around at this port. Found the old city part and had lunch. It is gorgeous. I wanted to save some money so did not book a tour. If you want to book a tour here, I heard province wine tours are awesome.

Palma de Mallorca (Majorca)

I arranged 16 of us to go to valldemosa by taxi tour Mallorca. It was very cheap and excellent transport. I highly recommend this company. Valldemosa is gorgeous. You should go there for sure. Few things if you do this, walk to the very entrance. It is a bit confusing when u leave the ship where the transport guy will be but you have to go all the way out to the front.

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