TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR OF 'CARNIVAL VISTA'

Carnival's newest ship, Carnival Vista, is set to begin service in just about a year: May 1, 2016. But if you want a sneak peek at what's coming your way, come aboard this virtual tour. After it's over, you won't want to leave.

'CARNIVAL VISTA' TO HOME PORT IN MIAMI

Carnival has announced that Carnival Vista, its largest cruise ship to date, is making Miami its home port year-round beginning in December, 2016. Vista is slated to operate an inaugural season of European cruises May to October 2016 before re-positioning to New York, then launching year-round Caribbean cruises from Miami in November 2016.

Here are more details from Carnival:

"Carnival Vista kicks off its new schedule from PortMiami with a special four-day cruise to Grand Turk departing Nov. 29, 2016. The ship will then launch year-round six- and eight-day cruises beginning with an eight-day voyage departing Dec. 3, 2016. Six-day cruises feature Ocho Rios, Grand Cayman and Cozumel, while a mix of different eight-day itineraries visit some of the Caribbean’s most sought-after destinations, including Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, Grand Turk, San Juan, St. Kitts, St. Maarten and La Romana (Dominican Republic).

"Prior to the start-up of year-round service from Miami, Carnival Vista will operate a pair of voyages round-trip from New York beginning with a three-day cruise November 4-7, 2016, followed by an 11-day voyage departing Nov. 7, 2016."

GET READY FOR CARNIVAL 'VISTA', COMING 2016

Carnival has released details on its newest -- and largest -- ship, Carnival Vista, set to debut in 2016. Happily for cruise aficionados, the innovations keep on coming. How about a suspended open-air cycling experience called SkyRide? Or the first IMAX theater at sea? Or Carnival's first water-tube slide?

It's all that and a lot more. 

Here's a video from Carnival with more details, and their release follows. 



High-Powered Outdoor Fun

With SkyRide, the cruise industry’s first pedal-powered open-air aerial attraction, Carnival is creating some of the best and highest outdoor vistas ever offered on a cruise ship. Adventurous riders can climb aboard hanging recumbent-like bikes to cycle their way around the 800-foot suspended track with panoramic views from 150 feet above the sea.