- Launched
- 2016
- Gross tonnage
- 133,596 GT
- Passengers
- 3,934 (double)
- Crew
- 1,450
- Length
- 323 m
- Home port
- Port Canaveral
Carnival Vista entered service in 2016 as the lead ship of the Vista class and the platform on which Carnival modernised its onboard product.
She introduced SkyRide, a suspended pedal-powered track above the top deck, the IMAX theatre, and the RedFrog Pub Brewery — the first working brewery on a North American cruise ship.
Havana cabins with daytime-exclusive access to an aft pool and bar debuted here and have appeared on every subsequent Carnival newbuild.
Highlights
SkyRide
A suspended pedal-powered aerial track running above the top deck.
Brewery at sea
The RedFrog Pub Brewery, the first working brewery on a North American cruise ship.
Havana debut
The first Carnival ship with Cuban-themed cabins and a reserved aft pool.
Available on this ship
Onboard experiences
Cheers! Beverage Programme
Carnival's all-inclusive drinks package — fifteen alcoholic drinks a day up to a set price point.
Havana Staterooms and Club
Cuban-themed cabins with daytime-exclusive access to a private aft pool, bar and sun deck.
Cloud 9 Spa
Carnival's thermal suite and spa complex, with spa staterooms that include access in the cabin fare.
Accommodation
Cabin types and classes
Interior
The entry grade; two twins convertible to a king, with upper berths for third and fourth guests.
Ocean View
Picture window or porthole on lower decks; often the same price as a good interior.
Balcony
Private balcony; Cove Balcony grades sit low on the hull, close to the waterline and heavily shaded.
Havana
Cuban-themed cabins with daytime-exclusive access to a private aft pool and bar.
Cloud 9 Spa
Cabins adjacent to the spa with unlimited thermal suite access included in the fare.
Family Harbor
Nautical-themed family cabins with access to a private lounge offering free breakfast and snacks.
Suite
Ocean Suites, Vista Suites and Excel Presidential Suites with larger balconies and priority boarding.
Accessible staterooms
Available in every cabin category across the fleet.
Food and drink
Dining options
Included in your fare
Main dining rooms
Your Time flexible dining or fixed early and late seatings, with an American menu and a nightly steak option.
Lido Marketplace
The buffet, open long hours with carvery, deli, salad and dessert stations.
Guy's Burger Joint
Free poolside burger counter developed with Guy Fieri — the best-known free venue at sea.
BlueIguana Cantina
Free burrito and taco bar with a build-your-own salsa counter.
Street Eats and Big Chicken
Excel-class free counters for Asian, Mediterranean and Nashville-style fried chicken.
Room service
A small free menu plus an extensive charged menu, available around the clock.
Speciality restaurants (charged)
Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse
The fleet steakhouse, per-person cover charge.
Emeril's Bistro 1396
New Orleans menu from Emeril Lagasse on Excel-class ships, charged per item.
Rudi's Seagrill
Seafood fine dining developed with Rudi Sodamin on Excel-class ships.
Cucina del Capitano
Italian family-style restaurant based on the captains' own recipes.
Bonsai Sushi and Teppanyaki
Sushi counter and hibachi tables, à la carte or set price.
Chibang and Pig & Anchor
Chinese-Mexican fusion and Guy Fieri barbecue, some sittings free and some charged.
Carnival keeps an unusually large free dining estate — Guy's, BlueIguana and the Street Eats counters are all included.
Venue line-up reflects the Carnival Cruise Line standard; the exact restaurants aboard Carnival Vista vary with the ship's class and most recent refit.
On board
Entertainment
Playlist Productions
Short-format music revues in the main theatre, several per cruise.
Punchliner Comedy Club
Family-friendly and adult late sets nightly — the strongest comedy programme at sea.
BOLT roller coaster
Excel-class only: an 800-foot coaster track around the funnel, charged per ride.
WaterWorks and SkyRide
Multi-storey slide complexes and a suspended pedal-powered aerial track.
Deck parties and Lip Sync Battle
Themed deck parties, the Love & Marriage Show and Lip Sync Battle — the core Carnival evening product.
Casino, Serenity and Camp Ocean
Full casino, an adults-only Serenity deck, and age-banded free youth programmes.
Bars
Drinks packages
Cheers!
The all-inclusive package: alcoholic drinks to a per-drink cap, fifteen a day, plus soft drinks and speciality coffee.
Bottomless Bubbles
Unlimited soft drinks package, with a cheaper under-21 rate.
Wine packages
Bottle bundles at a discount, redeemable in any venue.
Included as standard
Iced tea, lemonade, filter coffee, tea and tap water at the buffet and dining rooms at no charge.
Not included
Bottled water, speciality coffee, smoothies and fresh juice are charged unless on a package.
Ashore
Excursions
Carnival excursions are priced sharply and booked through the Carnival Hub app; short Caribbean itineraries make beach days and Celebration Key the dominant product.
Celebration Key
Carnival's private Grand Bahama destination — beach access included, cabanas and lagoons charged.
Half Moon Cay
The private Bahamian island shared with Holland America, consistently rated the best in the Caribbean.
Beach breaks
Day passes to resorts and beach clubs, the volume seller on every Caribbean call.
Watersports
Snorkelling, catamaran sailing, jet ski and stingray encounters.
Mexico and Alaska specials
Mayan ruin tours from Cozumel and Costa Maya; glacier and dog-sled tours from Alaskan ports.
Value
What the fare includes — and what it doesn't
Included
- Stateroom, main dining rooms and the Lido buffet
- Guy's Burger Joint, BlueIguana Cantina and Excel-class free counters
- Playlist Productions, Punchliner comedy, deck parties and live music
- Pools, WaterWorks slides, SportSquare and Camp Ocean youth clubs
Not included
- Gratuities, charged per person per day and prepayable
- Cheers! and all individual drinks including bottled water
- Speciality restaurants and the charged room service menu
- BOLT, spa treatments and thermal suite passes
- Wi-Fi plans and shore excursions
Connectivity
Wi-Fi at sea
Technology
Starlink low-earth-orbit satellite across the fleet
Included in the fare?
Not included in the fare on any grade; sold as three tiered plans by the day or the voyage.
Social Plan
Social media and messaging apps only — the cheapest tier.
Value Plan
Adds email, browsing and most websites, excluding streaming.
Premium Plan
Fastest tier with streaming and video calling, up to three times the Value speed.
Plans are per device and cheapest when pre-purchased before sailing.
Same class
Sister ships
Launched 2018
Carnival Horizon
The second Vista-class ship — Dr Seuss WaterWorks, Guy's Pig & Anchor smokehouse and year-round Caribbean sailings from Miami.
Launched 2019
Carnival Panorama
The West Coast Vista-class ship — SkyZone trampoline park, the Sky Zone sports court and year-round Mexican Riviera sailings.
Cruise line
Explore the brand
Carnival Cruise Line
The volume leader in North American cruising — short, cheap, close-to-home sailings on the biggest contemporary fleet afloat.
Carnival Corporation & plc (parent group)
Carnival Corporation is the world's largest cruise operator by fleet and passenger volume, parent of nine cruise brands spanning contemporary to ultra-luxury — including Carnival, Princess, Holland America, Cunard, Costa, AIDA, Seabourn, and Britain's P&O Cruises.