I love Carnival Cruise Lines and always have. I do my best to get on every new ship they bring to Galveston. Booked Vista at Christmas time for late February.
Embarkation was amazing. Smooth, and easy. The best ever in Galveston or Canaveral, for me.
Vista is beautiful on the outside. It’s massive! Once inside though, you see the major changes of this class of ship. The atrium lacks everything a carnival atrium has always had. The shops are small and boring, the bar is larger but the service was horrendous.