We just got back from the same sailing. Our second sailing with Carnival and first on the Vista.
I can say we agree whole heartedly with the following comments!
THE GOOD:
-- There were lots of dining options, especially during the afternoon AWAY from the Lido Deck buffet "zoo".... Jiji's Asian Kitchen, the Captain's Pasta Bar, Guy's Pig and Anchor, Guy's Burgers, Blue Iguana Cantina, Fresh Creations....all free and included and all were really good. We never went to the Lido buffet during lunch and never had to fight those embark-day lines. We felt sorry for those who did.
We found that eating at odd times seemed to really cut down on the lines, but if you were trying to eat at any regular meal time the lines could be a bit excessive. The pizza line was my biggest gripe since our kids seem to want the pizza twice a day or more.
THE BAD:
-- Whoever thought it would be a good idea to put slippery tiles in the Lido Marketplace should be fired. What the HELL were they thinking? The pool deck itself is much less slippery.
Those tiles in the lido deck could get more than slippery. Even when wearing good hiking shoes they were slick! I made it a habit of walking between tables where I could to avoid being on the tile.
THE BAD:
-- Vista has no adults-only pool or hot tubs...and only two pools available for general use. I was startled not to see any hot-tubs by the midships pool on Lido.
We definitely did not enjoy the lack of hot tubs near the midship pool on Lido.
THE BAD:
-- The new elevator system (for the forward elevator bank) is really nifty, but they should send out an email in advance describing how they work. It has only been in place on Vista for about 2-3 weeks, so I can understand some "growing pains" with it.
The time we REALLY disliked the new elevator system was during high traffic times (embarkation/debarkation especially). Those times were faster to take the stairs (or go down to a less used elevator bank and walk a bit).
Just off the Vista, good and bad....my thoughts, and ask any questions ya got :)
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We just got back from the same sailing. Our second sailing with Carnival and first on the Vista.
I can say we agree whole heartedly with the following comments!
We found that eating at odd times seemed to really cut down on the lines, but if you were trying to eat at any regular meal time the lines could be a bit excessive. The pizza line was my biggest gripe since our kids seem to want the pizza twice a day or more.
Those tiles in the lido deck could get more than slippery. Even when wearing good hiking shoes they were slick! I made it a habit of walking between tables where I could to avoid being on the tile.
We definitely did not enjoy the lack of hot tubs near the midship pool on Lido.
The time we REALLY disliked the new elevator system was during high traffic times (embarkation/debarkation especially). Those times were faster to take the stairs (or go down to a less used elevator bank and walk a bit).