June 2016 - 8 Night Southern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Valor
Carnival Valor-Southern Caribbean
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Edna, Texas
Joined 05/2016
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Carnival Miracle
Sail date: December 17, 2016
Enjoyed having two days in Cabo San Lucas. Having the two days gave us a chance to learn the port the first day and then day two, we were familiar with things and didn't waste any of our shore time. With that being said, I hate tendered ports. I know they can not be helped, but 3 plus hours of our shore time on day one was dealing with getting off the ship and then getting back on the ship. I would have liked to have been a tad better informed about how far away old town Puerto Vallarta and beach access were from the dock. Maybe I should have studied up better on this port, but a cab was definitely a necessity. Really enjoyed that area of the town. Overall, this was a fun and relaxing trip.
Carnival Vista
Sail date: October 02, 2021
Best cruise ever. I loved the lower capacity. Everything was just great. Shout out to Devhi our cabin steward. She was so accommodating and gracious. Catherine in the dining room was great, too!
Carnival Valor
Sail date: June 04, 2016
Carnival Valor-Southern Caribbean
My favorite part of the cruise I think was relaxing at Grand Turk. I loved our excursions at Aruba and Bonaire, but it was so nice to just get off the ship at our leisure and walk down the beach. We found a little local food/drink hut and just hung out there and had a couple of beverages, ate conch fritters and jerk chicken and then just enjoyed the beautiful water and beach.
Cruise tips
Carnival Vista
Remember that some of the middle of the ship, decks 3,4,5 can only be accessed by going in on forward or aft entrances
Be prepared to catch a taxi (or maybe the bus) to get to Old town Puerto Vallarta. Not much right around the port.
Be prepared for losing shore time due to tendered port.
Long Beach (Los Angeles), California
Did not have the opportunity to really see or do anything in Long Beach.
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My favorite part of the cruise I think was relaxing at Grand Turk. I loved our excursions at Aruba and Bonaire, but it was so nice to just get off the ship at our leisure and walk down the beach. We found a little local food/drink hut and just hung out there and had a couple of beverages, ate conch fritters and jerk chicken and then just enjoyed the beautiful water and beach.