With its famous pink-sand beaches, turquoise waters and picture-perfect weather, Bermuda is one of the most popular destinations in cruising. And Carnival Cruise Line will provide its guests with a variety of opportunities to visit the island paradise in 2016 with nine departures that feature at least one overnight docked alongside at historic King’s Wharf.
From April through November 2016, guests can embark on four different Carnival ships departing from five convenient U. S. homeports offering itineraries ranging from five to eight days — making 2016 one of the cruise line’s most robust Bermuda programs ever.
Carnival’s 2016 Bermuda schedule includes:
- Carnival Pride. five-day cruises from Baltimore departing April 10 and Oct. 26 as well as seven-day voyages departing Sept. 4 and 18. Carnival Victory: an eight-day sailing from Port Canaveral departing May 19. Carnival Ecstasy. seven-day cruises from Charleston departing May 12 and Nov. 5. Carnival Sunshine: a seven-day cruise from New York departing Oct. 1 and a five-day sailing from Norfolk departing Oct. 23.
Five-day itineraries feature an overnight call at Bermuda; seven-day cruises spend two nights docked at King’s Wharf; and the eight-day voyage features three nights on the island.
“By offering Bermuda cruises from a variety of convenient drive-to homeports, we’re providing guests even more opportunities to experience and explore this incredible island paradise,” said Christine Duffy, Carnival’s president. “The island has tremendous tourist appeal and the wide range of cruises offer consumers maximum choice when planning their Bermuda vacation while providing travel agents with a sought-after destination to market to their clients,” she added.
While Bermuda might be best known for its unique pink sand beaches, pastel architecture and famous shorts, it’s also an island with an abundance of activities that enable guests to become immersed in its tropical ambiance and laid-back lifestyle. From world-class golf courses and beautiful beaches to UNESCO World Heritage Sites and underwater explorations by glass-bottom boat, snorkel or scuba, the longer calls make it possible to participate in a variety of activities throughout the day and into the evening. With overnight visits, guests are also able to experience the island’s local nightlife and dine ashore if they choose.
For additional information and reservations, contact any travel agent, call 1-800-CARNIVAL or visit carnival. com.
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Specifications of Carnival Vista
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Launched in 2016, Carnival Vista is the first Vista class (modified Dream-class) vessel in Carnival Cruise Lines fleet. Vista is the newest Carnival ship, constructed in Italy at Fincantieri shipyard. When she debuted on May 1, 2016 Carnival Vista was the 25th and the largest in fleet, together with the Dream-class vessels Breeze. Magic and Dream.
History - construction & ownership
The shipowner Carnival Cruise Lines is an American company headquartered in Doral, Florida. It was founded as an independent company by Ted Arison in 1972. Today, it is one of the 9 cruise ship brands owned and operated by Carnival Corp. & plc. The line has the largest fleet in the whole Carnival group of cruise companies, with 24 ships currently in operation, and accounting for 21.1% of the cruise industry's worldwide market.
The 133,500-ton, 4000-passenger cruise ship Carnival Vista was delivered on April 28, 2016. She offers all Carnival Fun Ship 2.0 details, plus many first at sea features, including the Multiplex (the first at sea IMAX theater with a 3-deck large screen); Skyride (extraordinary peddled roller coaster bike ride); Havana cabins complex (with pool, lounge and its own bar); Family Harbor staterooms; the biggest SportsSquare sport complex; Fun Ship 2.0’s BlueIguana Cantina, RedFrog Bar and Alchemy Bar; new show programming; Carnival Cloud 9 Spa & Fitness. Carnival Vista, Carnival Cruise Line 's newest and largest ship, was christened on November 4, 2016 in New York City. at an event honoring the military which featured celebrities like Miss USA Deshauna Barber (ship's godmother) and singer Carrie Underwood.
Cruise itinerary program
Following her May 1, 2016 inaugural cruise from Trieste, Vista will operate on 8- to 13-day Mediterranean sailings from Athens and Barcelona. In November the ship will reposition to New York for a couple of 11-day cruises and later that month will launch year-round Caribbean service from Miami.
Carnival Vista itinerary program is based on departures from Port of Miami Florida. On its Florida round-trips, the ship visits popular islands and ports of call in the Eastern, Western and Southern Caribbean. Feature port destinations include the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Cozumel. Jamaica, Grand Turk. Saint Kitts, Saint Maarten, Bonaire, Aruba, Curacao.
Cabins
Most Carnival Vista staterooms are 185-220-sq. foot insides (678), oceanview (293), balcony (880, with verandas of 35-75 sq. feet) and Suite (72). Vista also offers 60 Cloud 9 Spa cabins and 35 wheelchair accessible rooms. All Carnival Cloud 9 Spa cabins have exclusive access to private Spa facilities on Panorama Deck. Cloud 9 Spa rooms feature the following amenities: Spa reservations, complimentary use of Thalassotherapy Pool and Thermal Suite, fitness classes and deluxe bath amenities.
Dining options - Food & Drinks
Carnival Vista offers two main dining rooms, Horizons and Reflections. Horizons hosts a small bar suited for pre-dinner drinks. The main dining rooms feature select items from the onboard steakhouse, available for an additional fee. Vista also has a Lido buffet. Seafood lovers will be pampered with the Seafood Shack - brand new to Carnival fleet, New England-inspired casual eatery located on ship's top deck. It offers both indoor and outdoor seating and the menu includes steamed lobster, lobster rolls, fried shrimp, fried clams, crab cakes and other seafood surprises. Seafood Shack serves lunch and dinner and is priced a la carte starting at $4.
The available on all Fun ships Chef's Table is a dining experience that affords a dozen guests to experience multicourse dinner with the master chef, private cocktail reception and a tour of the galley. This dining option usually takes place in a non-traditional venue, like the library or the galley, and can be booked onboard for US$75 per person.
Follows the complete list of Carnival Vista restaurants and food bars.
- Reflections Restaurant (1474-seat, complimentary MDR; the bigger of ship’s two main dining rooms; offers two fixed dinner seatings and open seating Breakfast and Lunch; “Seuss At Sea” themed breakfasts costs $5 cover charge) Horizon’s Restaurant (702-seat; offers formal dining with two fixed dinner seatings and “Anytime Dining” between 5:45-9:30p. m.) Bonsai Sushi Bar (Japanese restaurant) Fat Jimmy’s C-Side BBQ (barbeque & grill restaurant) Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse (specialty restaurant, with “Chef’s Table” dining) Guy’s Burger Joint (poolside burger bar) Bluelguana Cantina (poolside Mexican fast food bar) Lido Marketplace (825-seat self-service buffet restaurant) Pizzeria del Capitano (24-hour pizzeria restaurant) Seafood Shack (offers indoor and outdoor seating, lobster and shrimp; a la carte priced) Cucina del Capitano (Italian Trattoria) Ji Ji Asian Kitchen (specialty Asian restaurant).
Entertainment options - Fun & Sport
Long-known for abundance of entertainment, Carnival is not sitting on its laurels with new Carnival Vista. The fun onboard starts with SkyRide, industry's first open-air, pedal-powered aerial ride. Riders have to climb onboard a hanging bike and "cycle" their way around the 800ft suspended track, 150 feet above sea level. If you consider that SkyRide does not provide the needed adrenaline-pumping action, SkyCourse ropes circuit will do. Both SkyCourse and SkyRide are part of the SportSquare, which also features an indoor hangout, mini-bowling, The Clubhouse, Ping-Pong, sports video gaming, arcade basketball and more. Vista also boasts the biggest Carnival WaterWorks park, including enclosed Kaleid-O-Slide water tube, on which riders enjoy 455 feet of turns and twists.
Follows the complete list of Carnival Vista lounges, clubs and other entertainment venues for kids, teens and adults.
- Family Harbor Lounge (a new, dedicated to families space with 24-hour complimentary dining, concierge and babysitting service, movies, video games, board games by Hasbro) Liquid Lounge (1400-seat, 2-level show lounge, with “Playlist Productions” and “Hasbro Game Shows”) Vista Atrium (3-deck high midship lounge area with LED screens, live-performances, visual displays; served by 100-seat Vista Lobby Bar) Shopping Arcade (with two Boutique Shops and two Fun Shops); Pixels Photo Gallery & Shop; Dream Photo Studio; Cherry on Top (candy shop) Vista Casino (484-seat) Limelight Lounge Lanai promenade (with 60 outdoor seats, served by Lanai Bar-BQ Bar) FunHub (Internet room) Shake Spot; Taste Bar; Havana Bar; Clubhouse & Bar; JavaBlue Café Ocean Plaza (270-seat lounge served by 50-seat Plaza Cafe) Havana Outside (Havana pool area with one swimming pool, two whirlpools, palm threes) Carnival Multiplex (includes IMAX and Thrill cinemas) Thrill Theatre (5D cinema room) IMAX Theater (the first IMAX at sea, with 3-deck high screen) Circle C (kids club lounge); Club O2 (teens club lounge) Warehouse (Video Arcade) BlueIguana Tequila Bar (poolside Mexican bar) RedFrog Rum Bar (also serves the ThirstyFrog Red draught beer) Tides Pool (with one swimming pool, two Whirlpools, sunbathing area; served by Tides Bar) Camp Ocean (formerly known as "Camp Carnival" - youth activities program) Dr Seuss Bookville (family-themed kids room with all Dr Seuss books available to read; offers games and themed activities) Carnival Cloud 9 Spa (wellness complex) Carnival WaterWorks (water-play outdoor area with AquaPark, Twister waterslide, Kaleid-O-Slide) Seaside Theatre (with huge LED screen) SportSquare (outdoor sporting area); SkyGreens (mini golf); Jogging Track SkyTrack SkyFitness (outdoors) SkyRide (“bicycle ride in the sky”) SkyCourse (suspended ropes course) Serenity Retreat (adults relaxation area served by Serenity Bar, with 2 cantilevered Whirlpools and sunbathing area).
Carnival Vista wiki
- Accident reports and news CruiseMinus. com Passenger decks: 13 Cabin grades number: 34 Total number of cabins: 1823 (of which 72 Suites, 880 Balcony, 293 Oceanview, 723 Inside, 35 wheelchair accessible, 61 Cloud 9 Spa cabins) Dining Rooms: Reflections (1474-seat), Horizon’s (702-seat) Restaurants and food bars: Lido Marketplace (buffet), Cucina del Capitano (Italian), Fahrenheit 555 (steakhouse), Ji Ji Asian Kitchen, Bonsai (sushi), Fat Jimmy's (BBQ), Bluelguana Cantina (Mexican), Guy's Burger. Lounges & Bars: Limelight, Liquid (1400-seat theater and nightclub), Ocean Plaza, The Library, BlueIguana Tequila, RedFrog Rum (pub), Pizzeria del Capitano, Seafood Shack, Sports Bar, Piano Bar, Havana Bar, Taste Bar, Shake Spot. Serenity adult-only retreat area, Carnival Cloud 9 Spa, 6 jacuzzis, 3 pools, Vista Water Park "WaterWorks", Sport Square, SkyTrack, SkyFitness (gym), SkyGreens (mini golf), SkyRide (aerial attraction), Skycourse (rope course), Club O2 (teens), Circle C (kids), Camp Ocean (kids play area), Dr Seuss Bookville, IMAX Theater (large movie screen), Seaside Theater (outdoor), Thrill (5D Cinema), FunHub (Internet room), 3-deck Atrium, Vista Casino, Cherry on Top (candies shop), The Lanai (promenade /outdoor seating, BQ Bar). The Carnival Vista cruise ship enters service in 2016 spring. The first steel for her was cut in February 2014, the keel was laid in October. Vista is going to be the 25th vessel in the fleet of Carnival Cruise Lines. It's still unclear whether she will join an existing class or be part of a new class of ships, but according to Carnival's chief marketing officer Jim Berra, will feature several of the same venues as Carnival Breeze (part of the Dream Class). By gross tonnage, Carnival Vista (and the sister-vessel Carnival Horizon ) are currently the largest Carnival ships. They boast new features, like Multiplex media entertainment complex (IMAX theater for first run movies, plus the 3D Thrill cinema), Skyride (roller coaster with multiple riding bicycles on two paralleled tracks), larger SportsSquare complex, Havana Outside complex (pool, jacuzzies, bar, new Havana cruise accommodations), Family Harbor staterooms (with its own family-themed lounge /24-hour dining, concierge, babysitting, entertainment). Carnival Vista's Inaugural season was in Europe. Mediterranean itineraries were scheduled for the whole 2016 summer, visiting ports in Greece and Greek Isles (Athens, Corfu, Rhodes, Crete /Heraklion), Turkey (Izmir), Spain (Barcelona, Palma), Croatia (Dubrovnik), Italy/Sicily (Livorno, Messina, Sardinia, Trieste, Naples, Rome), Malta (La Valetta) and France (Marseille). The ship's "Inaugural Cruise" started on May 1, 2016 from Trieste, Italy. The itinerary was a 13-days ending in Barcelona Spain. The maiden voyage was followed by a total of 18 Mediterranean cruises in Europe. The ship's first home-port in the USA was Miami Florida. Out of Miami, it operated year-round, roundtrip 7-day Caribbean and Bahamas cruises. Carnival Vista's Caribbean cruise program started in November 2016.