Carnival Vista Review
4.5 / 5.0
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10+ Cruises • Age 70s
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Sail Date: Oct 2016
Cabin: Interior
I'm retired military and have crossed the ocean many times, flying, but this was my first ship crossing.
Embarkation , slow painfully slow. Even with new set your time, it was a mess. I think some of it had to do with the amount of Diamond and Platinum cruisers and the 1400 back to back on this cruise. We were late leaving the port, Barcelona, but had plenty of time to get to Gibraltar. Ship sailed very smoothly until the third day when the winds howled. They had to move the furniture off some of the lower balcony cabins because of the waves and wind. They also closed the storm shutters on these lower decks. The ship handled it well but, it was rough. Easy disembark at Gibraltar, it was Sunday and almost everything was closed.
Next stop was the Azores, a nice stop in the middle of the Atlantic. Very close to the town and shopping.
Cabin Review
Interior
Cabin 4G
Great cabin, good location, big TV, channel options. Only problem was, the lack of closet space. Only one hang up closet and one shelf type with drawers and the safe. All rooms have an icebox.
Port Reviews
Barcelona
We came to Barcelona early enough to do some sight seeing on our own. We did the hop on, hop off, tour of the city.
Gibraltar
We arrived on a Sunday and almost everything was closed. Nice place, small with a lot of history.
Ponta Delgada
I have been to the Azores before but found this port to be easy to walk to and shop.
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