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3 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

Vista has the dumb elevators. The forward elevators don’t all go to all of the floors so you have to look at the labels. I think what they were trying to do was mimic the glass elevators since it’s the first ship without a them. So some of them only go between 3 and 10. Then a couple of them go all the way up. It’s dumb. 

That's why we do Havana on the Vista. The aft elevators are smarter. They all go from bottom to top. 😁

2 minutes ago, TxTeach79 said:

Isn’t there one Vista class ship without the smart elevators? I feel like it’s Vista or Panorama. 
 

I’ll be honest - between main theater bar seating and smart elevators, solo cruise might seek these ships out. 
 

Spirit class is solid with huge Punchliner bar seating too. 

Yes, the Vista doesn't have the smart elevators. 😎

1 minute ago, TxTeach79 said:

More “Coke” from Dalibor 🇧🇦, Heroes

 

The word is out now. Mr. S is doing coke! 😁

4 minutes ago, TxTeach79 said:

I’ll be there! My balcony will pass by the Statue of Liberty on the way in, so I’m planning on wrapping up early the last night and getting up very early to catch it!

#5am

3 hours ago, Elaine5715 said:

Casino will be full

Correct. On embarkation and port days people will be staking their claims on machines two hours before the ship even sails. Crazy! 😎

5 minutes ago, TxTeach79 said:

I signed up the moment it popped up in my notifications - I’ll see if the Diamond letter supersedes it, we have four nights to go, but I’m gonna try to be off as early as possible with my 10:30 flight out of LGA 

 

 

Diamond self debark will get you off the ship first! 😎

3 minutes ago, willdra said:

Hola! W and I just got back from the Carnival Venezia (well it was May 17, but I’m still trying to get my life together) and I plan to post the review here soon! 😃 

Looking forward to your take on the Venezia. We love that ship! 😀

6 minutes ago, jimbo5544 said:

Nice job as usual Jeff.

Thanks Jimbo! 

11 minutes ago, Spitherngirl84 said:

I wondering how soon to see July 2026 cruise?? 

Probably in the Fall. 😎

40 minutes ago, TxTeach79 said:

Looks like the first folks are starting to trickle off. MarQ just made the all clear announcement as I took this, so looks we get a full hour extra 

 

 

 

Can you check on my Grand Turk vacation home? Tell the server there that I said it's okay for you to stay there free of charge. 😎

1 minute ago, pooksma said:

Thank you so much for sharing your Vista voyage. We haven't been on the Vista for a few years and are now even more excited for our December cruise. 

Thanks for reading and enjoy your return to the Vista! 😎

33 minutes ago, jimbo5544 said:

Been there , done that

The reason we decided to cancel ours. To much uncertainty. And the cruises that did make it had tendering nightmares. 😎

3 hours ago, balcony bound said:

Ocean plaza bar was my go to in April. Stellar service.

Yay, Setyo!! 😀

1 hour ago, Indiansbaseball said:

Another fantastic adventure ! Sadly, we will be boarding Venezia shortly after you. Looking forward to Lee Mason !! 

Thanks! Wow,  another near miss. We got to get the stars aligned! 😎

5 minutes ago, straitlover1965 said:

Was looking at a cruise on the Vista at the Havana Interior cabins. The offer my sister has, we could do a guarantee cabin for $900 less than if we picked our own cabin. All the Havana cabins are in the back part of the ship, correct? Would there be a bad location that we might get if we went with a guarantee? $900 is a lot of money. 🙂

In our opinion, if it saves $900, no.😎

44 minutes ago, Knights on the Beach said:

Great wrap up, Jeff! I'm looking forward to following along on your future cruises and hope our paths cross again sooner rather than later! We've been on vacation all week (at a resort, not cruise) and I thought I'd have plenty of time to read CC but I'm not taking my phone in the lazy river. 😂 I'll have to catch up on the other threads on the way home tomorrow.

Thanks Beth! I'm sure our paths will cross again, whether it be on land or at sea. Enjoy the rest of your vacation! 😀

8 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

We will narrowly miss each other in ports again as I’m on Prima out of Galveston around the time of your Western Caribbean cruises.

 

 

Missed you by a week. 😎

3 hours ago, mamiamjo said:

Loved your review Jeff! Sorry to see this one over 😞 It also looks like we are going to just miss you on Jubilee next year as we are getting off when you are getting on (unless I can convince DW to do a B2B, but it's the same itinerary so not sure that will fly). 

Looking forward to your next cruise 🙂

Convince her!! 😁

2 minutes ago, Amadawn1 said:

Jeff, thank you and Patti so much for sharing another adventure with us.  Patti's photos were fantastic, and brought back many memories for me of the Vista.  She is very much missed in Galveston. The Jubilee is also a beautiful ship and I hope you two enjoy sailing on her next year. I really look forward to following you both again on your next adventure! Thank you again. 😊

We were glad to have you along for the ride! 😀

58 minutes ago, TxTeach79 said:

Casino finally opened at 4am last night

 

They also open at 7am on Debarkation morning!! 😁

36 minutes ago, IntrepidFromDC said:

 

 

Works for me, but does that really do him justice?

 

Giant Jeff?

Colossal Jeff?

Enormous Jeff?

Senor Grande. 😎

1 hour ago, Retired-N-Happy said:

It wasn't a free lunch, it was whether there would be a free show with the curtains open and the balconies being cleaned today.  Paul decided not to put on a show.

After consuming 15 with Cheers plus an additional 5 at the Diamond lunch, Paul was a beast yesterday and forgot his liquid IV today.

He doesn't need no stinking Liquid IV. Look at him go today! 😁

36 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

I start the car up and it says change engine oil soon. Oil life 0%. I wasn’t due for a change till fall. I text my service advisor. She gives me my mileage the last time I was in. I’m supposed to be good for another 4k miles.
 

She says all they can do is change my oil to be safe or have me manually watch my miles and bring it in at the appropriate time. 

 

In the end I’m bringing it in for an oil change and the shop is going to reimburse me.

 

They should be able to reset so it shows 100% Oil Life, otherwise you're going to get that warning every time you start the car. Then you can count the miles yourself until it needs the oil change. 

57 minutes ago, TxTeach79 said:

Finally poked my head in Carnevale. The Terrazza wristbands only sign was in the middle of the room before the bar, so I dunno if that’s off limits too or what 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The inside Carnevale Bar is open to everyone. 

1 minute ago, TxTeach79 said:

Iced mochaccino, Katherine 🇵🇭, JB

 

 

I've had that view many times. I'm chomping at the bit now!