The Carnival Vista

Carnival Vista

A Calender

2016

A Weight

133,500

A Ruler

322 Meters

A Gauge

18 Knots

Stick people

3,934 Guests

People

1,450 Crew

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Your floating resort

Carnival Vista manages to have more wonderful activities than you could ever need but to still not feel too busy. How about suspended flying bicycles to start with, as well as a ropes course? Or a visit to the 4D Thrill Theatre movie theatre or the chance to see an IMAX movie?

And if it's relaxing you're after, head to the many bars and lounges or the Havana Bar and pool. Take part in a RedFrog Pub & Brewery trivia session or help yourself at the pour-your-own-beer taps. For the Caribbean cruise of a lifetime, be sure to read more about the Carnival Vista now.

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Restaurants

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Horizons

Horizons is one of the Carnival Vista's main dining rooms and opens daily for breakfast and dinner with brunch only being served on sea days. Note that the venue starts getting busy from 6:30 onwards and that you may have to wait at the sit-down bar area while they prepare your table. The flexible dining option is available in thirty-minute increments and you can make reservations for this.

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Reflections

This is the Carnival Vista's second main dining room, which is located on deck three and is a dinner only venue. It serves the ship's traditional dinners, where you choose your slot and sit at the same table next to the same passengers every evening. The early seating is at 6 PM and the late one is at 8:15 PM. You can choose your required seating by booking it before your cruise.

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Lido Restaurant

Featuring an incredible array of casual dining options like Mongolian Wok, Chef's Choice, Salad Bar, Carnival Deli and more, the Lido Restaurant has something for everyone. With plenty of indoor and outdoor seating, it's the perfect spot to enjoy your favourites in company of family and friends for breakfast, lunch or dinner. It's also where you can find their pizza, soft serve and frozen yogurt, which is served 24 hours a day.

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Cucina Del Capitano

This mouth-watering rustic country Italian venue is a full service a la carte menu offering fine Italian cuisine. This Italian neighbourhood trattoria with its iconic red and white chequered tablecloths, serves only the best in Italian food ranging from antipasti and entrees to pasta and desserts. What is really nice about the dishes is that they are inspired by the captains' and officers' favourite childhood dishes.

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Guy's Burger Joint

This excellent burger joint has the best burgers on board, every day from around noon to 6 pm. The restaurant is a Carnival partnership with Food Network personality Guy Fieri. The burgers are all grilled to perfection and has several toppings to choose from. It is located close to the pool and have a surf shack look, which appeal to guests of all ages.

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BlueIguana Cantina

This exquisite Mexican buffet opens for breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks. It's a great place to go for breakfast as they have arepas, huevos rancheros and made-to-order breakfast burritos. The fantastic food continues until the afternoon with freshly made tacos (chicken, fish, or pork) and burritos (beef, shrimp, chicken or bean). Scrumptious toppings include lime-infused rice and pico de gallo to beans and corn. The soft taco shells are freshly made, the food is delicious, and the lines are usually short, especially on port days.

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Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse

Fahrenheit 555 offers a memorable culinary experience, with their cuts of prime beef offerings cooked to perfection, as well as a wide array of premium seafood. Their steaks are out of this world and include mouth-watering options like Filet Mignon, New York Strip and Cowboy Steak, all of which are aged for 21 days.

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The Chef's Table

Carnival Vista is the first Carnival Cruises ship to have a dedicated Chef's table. It's located on deck five, inside the Reflection's main kitchen. It comes with quite a hefty cover charge but is well worth it. The sixteen-table section is separated by a glass wall and the evening starts with cocktails and appetizers, followed by a tour of the kitchen and then leading on to an eight-course meal, hosted by one of the ship's master chefs. Book as early as possible as it is often sold out by the time the cruise departs.

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Bonsai Sushi

Bonsai Sushi has some of the best sushi you will ever have on the high seas. The contemporary décor inspires calm with bonsai trees and the ambiance is cosy yet trendy. This lovely spot offers affordable yet delectable sushi and sashimi as well as rolls, sides, soups, sakes, Kirin beers and desserts.

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Jiji Asian Kitchen

This enticing Asian restaurant offers a full-service menu featuring a mix of exotic and familiar dishes designed to challenge and delight your senses. It may even bring you some extra luck as you enjoy your meal among Asian prayer rolls and Mongolian-inspired fabrics that infuse northern-country style. Reservations are recommended.

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Dr. Seuss Breakfast

The whole family can enjoy this meal that is part breakfast and part journey into the tasty and whimsical world of Dr. Seuss. As expected, this is a delicious feast of Green Eggs and Ham and other fantastical treats brought to you by the Cat in the Hat and Friends. It's recommended that you reserve a spot as this breakfast only takes place once or twice during the cruise on a sea day.

Bars and Lounges

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Limelight Lounge

Limelight Lounge

The Limelight lounge located aft on deck four, has activities on during the day and at night. During the day they often have seminars or talks. Things get a lot livelier at night when they have comedians as part of their Punchliner Comedy Club. If you're after more wholesome comedy, rather attend one of the earlier shows as the later ones can be quite naughty and meant for an adult-only audience. Do not attend these shows if you're easily offended. They have some great quirky cocktails with strange names like the zany zombie, the witty margarita, screw looZe and giddy cosmo.

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SkyBox Sports Bar

SkyBox Sports Bar

This packed sports bar on deck four has a massive bank of TV screens screening live sporting events. They have lots of sports paraphernalia, as can be expected from a sports bar and a ticker that lists the latest scores. You can ask the bar staff to put on your game and they also have poker tables where you can enjoy a game while watching one on TV. Do note though that while the Vista is sailing Europe, they mostly screen English and Italian sports channels. They also have a sports trivia event every day.

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Alchemy Bar

Alchemy Bar

This quirky bar is a firm Carnival cruise line favourite. It has a fun concept in which the mixologists wear lab coats and create cocktails as prescriptions. They have some fantastic cocktails available and they also hold mixology lessons here, which is well worth attending.

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RedFrog Pub

RedFrog Pub

RedFrog Pub is a laid-back Key West-inspired pub. Here, you can dominate at the foosball table, enjoy some sweet tunes from live musicians and sip their tasty signature private-label brew, ThirstyFrog Red.

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RedFrog Rum Bar

RedFrog Rum Bar

With the Caribbean chill of the RedFrog pub moving poolside with this rum bar, it's a great place to enjoy a drink any time during the day and up to very late at night. Join the party to enjoy their great selection of frog-approved Caribbean rum-based concoctions, which you can buy by the glass or pitcher, plus plenty of Carnival's signature own draft beer, ThirstyFrog Red.

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Piano Bar 88

Piano Bar 88

This beautiful piano bar is a great place to grab a drink. If you like singalongs, pull up a seat, order your favourite cocktail and let your friendly piano player know what you'd like to hear.

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Havana Bar

Havana Bar

This exotic bar is beautifully decorated with a Cuban theme and offers some of the best drinks on board, including, of course, mojitos and Cuba libres. You also can get traditional Cuban coffee here any time of day. Why not get involved with a game of dominoes or try your hand at some Latin dancing at night. Smoking is not allowed.

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BlueIguana Tequila Bar

BlueIguana Tequila Bar

Located on deck 10, this tequila bar is famous for their margaritas, both frozen and on the rocks, in a variety of flavours. You can also grab a beer (or a bucket full), beer cocktail, pitchers of margaritas or spiked lemonade, soft drinks and virgin creations at this poolside outpost.

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Atrium Bar

Atrium Bar

This atrium bar can be found midship on deck three with its dominating LCD funnel displaying images throughout the day. It has colourful seats around the bar as well as scattered around the area. Their live music offerings start going in the late afternoon and keeps going until late. They also play classical versions of current hits.

Activities & Entertainment

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Liquid Lounge Theatre

Liquid Lounge Theatre

Instead of a traditional theatre, The Liquid Lounge is the Vista's main theatre, spanning two decks and offering many LED special effects shows. The reason for this is that they have various playlist productions, which is a bit different from conventional cruise ship theatre shows. These shows are a combination of music and technology and some even have aroma infused sets to add an extra element for enjoyment. The trick here is to arrive early if you want seat with a good viewpoint.

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Casino and Casino Bar

Casino and Casino Bar

The casino is very popular for its big selection of slot machines and table games including craps, blackjack and Texas Hold'em poker. It is located midship on deck four and its bar is the only one on the Carnival Vista that allows smoking. This may be less appealing for non-smokers.

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SkyRide

SkyRide

SkyRide is a unique attraction of bicycles suspended high above the deck with brilliant views of the sea. You are strapped in safely and can control the speed with the pedals. It takes about a minute and a half to pedal your way around the course, which includes dips and zigzags.

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Serenity Adults-Only Sun Deck

Serenity Adults-Only Sun Deck

Just because you're on one of the most exciting cruise ships with all the bells and whistles, doesn't mean that you can't simply get away from it all sometimes. This sun deck offers a space that offers peace, quiet, sea breezes, and a nearby bar. It's the place to get done the kind of stuff you just can't seem to do anywhere else: reconnect with your partner, finish that book, or blissfully do nothing at all.

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Skycourse

Skycourse

Skycourse is a thrilling suspended ropes course where users negotiate obstacles while in a safety harness. The course features two levels of challenge, and you can increase or decrease the toughness as you go. Please note that participants must be 48 inches tall to take part.

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Carnival WaterWorks

Carnival WaterWorks

Cool off while having a blast at WaterWorks, Carnival Vista's onboard water park. Kids and adults can slide down the Twister waterslides, as well as enjoying the park's racer slides and other water attractions, such as the kids splash zone. Keep in mind that there are height and weight restrictions for the fast-flowing rides.

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IMAX at Sea

IMAX at Sea

Carnival Vista sports the very first IMAX theatre at sea, which screens a world of first¬-run Hollywood blockbusters, recent hit films and IMAX documentaries.

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4D Thrill Theatre

4D Thrill Theatre

It all starts with state-of-the-art 3D video effects but moves into even more dimensions - feel the wind in your hair, a light splash here and there, plus your seat even gets in on the action for total cinematic immersion. You know, it almost feels like going for a roller-coaster ride, in a small theatre.

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Family Entertainment

Family Entertainment

The ship has several kids' clubs as well as a big arcade on deck six, which has air hockey and drive and shooting video games. The arcade games are charged for and you can pay for it with your key card, so it may be a good idea to set a budget for your kids before they even start playing.

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