Today in St. Maarten Cruise Port: Carnival Vista
St. Maarten Ship highlight: Carnival Vista
With all that goes on in busy cruise port Philipsburg St. Maarten, Visit St. Maarten / St. Martin weekly tries to pick out special ships in port and to tell visitors in Philipsburg and Great Bay Beach as nearest beach to the St. Maarten cruise port what they are seeing on the docks, as there is always stories behind them. Todays choice to highlight is Carnivals Carnival Vista. For those taking a look at the ship, enjoy some fun facts below to learn more of this famed Carnival vessel
1. Caribbean Dedication
Our visitor of the day is a frequent one: Carnival Vista focuses on the Caribbean, meaning she visits Port St. Maarten often. With 322 meters in length the Carnival Vista was the largest ship of the Carnival Corporation when launched on May 1st 2016. She holds space for 3954 passengers.
As the Carnival Vista specializes in Caribbean trips, its exclusive Havana Cabana huts are intended to exude a tropical Caribbean feel including a hammock.
2. Cruise Ship IMAX Innovation
With the Carnival Multiplex she opened the first IMAX cinema at sea. Other amenities are wellness centers, Waterworks water park, Cloud 9 Spa with thalasso therapies, a sports square, the SkyCourse and Ride zipline center and many restaurants. Next to high end a la carte, she offers steaks in Fahrenheit 555, burgers in Guy’s Burger Joint, Italian food in Pasta del Cucina del Capitano, sea food in the Seafood Shack, and sushi in Bonsai Sushi.
3. Craft Brewery at Sea
One of the most intriguing novelties of the Carnival Vista is a craft brewery making beer at sea, the RedFrog Pub & Brewery. If this is an appealing feature of the ship, when looking at
things to do at the St. Maarten cruise port, make sure you book a visit to St. Maarten craft breweries SXM Beer, Caribbean Brewery, Pelikaan Beer when docking in Port St. Maarten.