The Ship Post #2

The Vista is a new ship, coming out just this year, and has a few things on it not offered on other ships.  Here's the library, also known as the Wine Bar.  You can get pours of wine just by swiping your room key.  Who knew?  We really enjoyed this area, that is until the other 4200 cruisers discovered it and suddenly it was crowded and a little noisy.  If you pass through the library to the outside, there were very nice loungers for enjoying a book and the sea.  Sadly, those were discovered, too, soon into the cruise and hard to get.

Carnival now brews its own beer on the ship, if you can believe it.  This is the Red Frog Pug and Grant took a tour of the brewery, enjoying several of the beers made on board. The tap the bartender used to pour those beers came directly from the vats used to brew the beer. Talk about fresh!

We really enjoyed the pub for both the outside tables (barely seen here) and the live music that played inside nightly.

The Taste Bar (closed in this photo) opens in the evenings and serves single appetizers that are featured in the ship's pay restaurants.  I have a sneaking hunch this works in increasing reservations.  Below that picture is a photo of the coffee place, JavaBlue Cafe.  Buy six, get one free!  I loved the Americano coffee and Grant the frapuccinos.  There were pastries and desserts for sale and I might have tried one or two.  I should have done that earlier in the cruise because by the time I bought something sweet I was tired of the constant eating one does on a cruise.

Next we have the Alchemy Bar, which those who like to imbibe seem to enjoy.  Apparently, there are many strange concoctions to try with daily specials.  Martinis seem to be prevalent.  The photo following is of the Bonsai Sushi restaurant, which we never tried because 1) it costs, and 2) sushi is nasty!

The Pig and Anchor is another Guy Fieri offering on the ship.  I really liked this restaurant.  It's free and only open for a short time on sea days, so you had to get there early.  There was tri tip, sausages, pulled pork, and chicken.  I had the pork.  Sides included corn on the cob, bean, slaw and greens. After loading up your plate, around the corner were tables with different sauces to add to your dishes.  I especially loved the honey barbecue sauce.