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Carnival Cruise Line
The volume leader in North American cruising — short, cheap, close-to-home sailings on the biggest contemporary fleet afloat.
- Introduced
- 2016
- Gross tonnage
- 133,500 GT
- Capacity
- 3,930 – 4,010 (double)
Carnival Vista (2016), Carnival Horizon (2018) and Carnival Panorama (2019) form the Vista class, the platform on which Carnival modernised its product before the Excel ships arrived.
The class introduced SkyRide — a suspended pedal-powered track above the top deck — alongside the WaterWorks slide complex, an IMAX theatre on the first two hulls, and the Family Harbor cabin cluster with its own lounge.
Havana is the class's best idea: a set of Cuban-themed cabins with direct access to an aft pool and bar reserved for their occupants during the day. It functions as a light-touch enclave in a brand that otherwise has none.
Sister ships
Ships in the Vista Class
3 sister ships share this class — near-identical layouts, cabins, and onboard venues across the Carnival Cruise Line fleet.
Launched 2016
Carnival Vista
The class lead ship — SkyRide, an IMAX theatre, the Havana pool complex and the first brewery at sea on a North American ship.
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.
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