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Carnival Valor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 62

Overall rating:

2 out of 5
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Carnival Valor

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 02, 2014

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8442

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 10 years ago

Review summary

The ports of call are excellent, the staff on board is wonderful, the Carnival excursions are excellent.  So why were we unhappy?  The ship is dated and has a very strange decorating theme.  The main loby has figure heads of great Americans whcih make it look like a mosuleum.  The on board entertainment is very average, the food in the main dinning room while plentiful is also very average.  The coffee in the main dinning room is horrible, so you have to go to the Java shop and pay for decent coffee.  We enjoyed having a balcony, but the room was very worn and dated.  Our steward was oustanding and kept it as clean as possible.  The only oustanding food is at Scarlett's Steak House and we enjoyed that twice at $35 extra a person.  We compare this Carnival cruise to our last one out of New Orleans and this one was not nearly as good.  We would go back to the same places in a minute and we would take the same staff, but not the same ship or cruise company at this time.  Be prepared to pay for every drink, soft drink and any decent food.  You have to pay for Wi-Fi as well.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
very average

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
bingo and acupuncture?

Entertainment

1 out of 5
comedy club only fun thing

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
looked good

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
outstanding

Ship Quality

1 out of 5
old and tired

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
old and tired

Ship tip

Go to the Serenity zone and sit in the hot tub after your excursions and watch the ship leave port from there with a cold drink in your hand.

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5
Arrive a day early to explore

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
Wonderful town and island tour is outstanding.

Bridgetown, Barbados

1 out of 5
Go to the beach, there is very little to see in town

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5
Take an island tour that includes some water activity.

Basseterre, St. Kitts

3 out of 5
Go to the beach, skip the city tour its dirty. The beaches are beautiful.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
Great shopping and eating. If you love sailing do the America's Cup excursion.
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2 Comments

CrusinTim    10 years ago

@Marypaul.... "Also, do you think we care about what you think! ". Um, just putting it out there but this IS a personal review of a cruise on a cruise review thread isn't it? The reason of reviews is to enlighten others that may have not sailed on the ship or with that line to get some information before making their future plans. One of the biggest things experienced cruisers do (even I do it) is to compare their current cruise to past cruises. For instance, Denver may have cruised on a ship in the past that had free Wi-Fi so he mentioned that the Valor doesn't. What's the big deal?? It's a review, just because what was posted doesn't meet YOUR criteria gives you no right to bash the poster.

marypaul    10 years ago

It sounds like perhaps you don't like the person you travel with. Also, do you think we care about what you think! Just enjoy yourself and perhaps keep your poor taste of expectations to yourself...

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