This was our first cruise, so all I did before the cruise was research, research, and research some more. After reading so many negative reviews, I was a little worried, but walked into the ship with an open mind, and we were THRILLED with our experience! I already want to plan another one on the Vista, that is how amazing our experience was!

First off, Embarkation: I was of course a little worried about how getting on the ship would be with it being our first time, but it went SO smooth, we got to port a little before our designated time slot (12:30) due to the shuttle from the hotel only running at 11:30, but they took our luggage, and we got right in line, it took about 20 minutes from the moment we got off the van, to walking onto the ship. I was highly impressed at how smooth it went!

Seeing the ship for the first time was amazing, it was modern, and beautiful! So clean, and everyone was so helpful! The atrium is beautiful and we loved the whole feel of the ship! Read more