Vista 6 Day VS Glory 7 Day

I am so conflicted. I am currently booked on the Vista 6 (I have done the itinerary but wanted to try the ship} day but considering changing to the Glory to do the 7 day Exotic Eastern (never done the ship or itinerary). Hellllppppp!!!!

We're doing the Glory 7 day at the end of this month - then we are going on the Vista for the 6 day April 2018. We've been on the Glory before, but we went out of NYC to Canada. That was our first cruise. We LOVED the Glory - but that was our first cruise and we also fell in love with cruising. I love the itinerary for the Glory cruise. We've been to Half Moon Cay before, but I would live there if I could. We've also been to Grand Turk... but I'm really looking forward to St. Thomas and San Juan. We've never been there.

I would definitely do the Glory if I were you. The itinerary is the most important thing to me. The ship matters a lot as well. Even though Vista is newer there are still some things on the Glory which is done better.

I have been on both ships and I prefer Glory. Only way you would catch me back on Vista is in a Havana cabin.

New ports and seven days vs six would make us pick Glory. :)

Glory. Hands down

Which is more important to you? The ship or the ports?For some, the ship is the destination. For others, it is all about the ports of call.

Which is more important to you? The ship or the ports?For some, the ship is the destination. For others, it is all about the ports of call.

Which is more important to you? The ship or the ports?For some, the ship is the destination. For others, it is all about the ports of call.

For me it's more about the ship because you are not really in any one port long enough to say you have truly seen the area, but after reading the reviews of the Vista I just felt like wellllll we could take the Glory and potentially have a more enjoyable time visit some where different. I have not seen a bad Glory review recently but have seen a lot of Vista review up in the air. On the Vista I have a cove balcony which is my favorite type of balcony if I switch to the Glory I would have an extended balcony.

You may want to change your cove balcony, which can be had on multiple ships in the fleet after you see this video.

For me it's more about the ship because you are not really in any one port long enough to say you have truly seen the area, but after reading the reviews of the Vista I just felt like wellllll we could take the Glory and potentially have a more enjoyable time visit some where different. I have not seen a bad Glory review recently but have seen a lot of Vista review up in the air. On the Vista I have a cove balcony which is my favorite type of balcony if I switch to the Glory I would have an extended balcony.

If your priority is the ship ( mine too ) then you should stay with the Vista. We loved the Vista. Have spent 26 days on her ...2 cruises each 13 days.

Although we like the Glory too, there is nothing special about her. 21 days ( 3 cruises ) on her and it was same as other Conquest class ships.

The Vista is a little different and even though you may have read some negative reviews, you should really go and form your own opinions. Everyone has different expectations.

New ports and seven days vs six would make us pick Glory. :)

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I just went on the 6 day Vista in February. Honestly, I was not impressed. Subpar service in the MDR, "weird" placement of public bathrooms (sometimes you have to go up a deck, including from the MDR), Atrium felt cramped and closed in, the main Theater was WAAAYYYY too small for a ship that size and we got horrible seats to most shows. Lido was always crouded too. The only things I liked: Serenity was really nice, and the skyride and Kelidescope slide were cool.

I'm on Carnival Sunshine in 26 days and I'm very much looking forward to that. I also love conquest size ships and my favorite is the Carnival Pride, I'm on her again in September to Bermuda.

The only way I would ever go on the vista again was for a Havana Cabana room ... but honestly, at about $2800 for a FEB booking ... I would rather get a SUITE on another ship for the same price ... so i highly doubt I will do Vista again unless it's a Carnival LIVE or something like that.

Thank you all so much for your input I am still on the fence LOL. My daughter says she does not mind switching to get the extra day but after doing the Breeze hoping we don't regret switching to the Glory. We loved the Breeze.

I would take a 7 night with ports you've never been to over a 6 night with ports you've seen in a heartbeat. That being said, we were just on the Vista 8 night southern. LOVED the ports, the ship was very bland to us. Very sterile feeling, not a lot of personality. We did have a Havana Cabana with lanai so that was the saving grace for us, but we are VERY looking forward to our Glory cruise in June. Missed the things onboard that "felt" like a cruise ship to us. Really disliked the centrum/lobby area of the Vista. Everywhere you went it felt like you were in a shopping mall. A very crowded shopping mall. I would only sail the Vista again if it went to some ports I've never been and we had the Cabana again.

I'd choose the longer cruise over a shorter one that you've done.....anyday.

My family wanted a newer ship too but the Glory and its ports won us over as we have done the vistas itinerary

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I am so conflicted. I am currently booked on the Vista 6 (I have done the itinerary but wanted to try the ship} day but considering changing to the Glory to do the 7 day Exotic Eastern (never done the ship or itinerary). Hellllppppp!!!!

Thank you all so much for your input I am still on the fence LOL. My daughter says she does not mind switching to get the extra day but after doing the Breeze hoping we don't regret switching to the Glory. We loved the Breeze.

Having sailed both ships, as well as Breeze, I can say that the only thing that Vista and Breeze have in common is the fake trees in Lido buffet area. Vista is my least favorite ship of all the Carnival ships we've sailed.

Having sailed both ships, as well as Breeze, I can say that the only thing that Vista and Breeze have in common is the fake trees in Lido buffet area. Vista is my least favorite ship of all the Carnival ships we've sailed.

Since the Vista as well as the Breeze were not designed by Joe Farcus, they do have the same muted Caribbean hues instead of the wild neon colors of the Glory and the majority of the fleet.

Besides the liquid lounge, which has been given a thumbs down by most reviewers, what else turned you off to the Vista?

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I loved the Glory! It was my first cruise so I have nothing to compare it to but I found it charming! We did the exotic Caribbean but I think our ports were different (this was 2011). The Vista looks like a floating shopping mall to me...

The Vista looks like a floating shopping mall to me...

No, that would be the Royal Promenade on the majority of the RCI fleet.

What is RCI, Royal Caribbean?

If I liked the Glory, do you think I would like Sunshine or Conquest better than Vista?

What is RCI, Royal Caribbean?

 

If I liked the Glory, do you think I would like Sunshine or Conquest better than Vista?

Well after much debate thanks to all of your input, I changed to the Glory 7 day. Looking forward to it!!! Thank you all!

Since the Vista as well as the Breeze were not designed by Joe Farcus, they do have the same muted Caribbean hues instead of the wild neon colors of the Glory and the majority of the fleet.

Besides the liquid lounge, which has been given a thumbs down by most reviewers, what else turned you off to the Vista?

 

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The Punchliner and Piano Bar both have huge support poles that block direct views of the performers.

The lack of the Grand Atrium made the area seem closed in. The layout of the ship is very choppy. Serenity, though large, has glass wall and fake trees everywhere, which chops the area into sections so it was difficult for our large group to get chairs all together.

I LOVE the hand washing stations all over Lido buffet area. Every ship should have them.

I had read on another thread that the piano bar will be flipped to the other side of the ship on the Horizon so that the support pole you mentioned would be eliminated from the piano bar sightlines.

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