Southern Caribbean Cruise

Item: Carnival Valor
Rating: 4
Author: suemason

Carnival Valor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

suemason

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 39

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 13, 2014

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8304

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 10 years ago

Review summary

Overall I was satisfied with the cruise, however I thought the nightly variety shows were much better on the Holland America trip I took to Alaska two years ago. Carnival Valor did have a comedy club and we both enjoyed the shows. We saw 3 different comedians. I also enjoyed the adult only swimming pool area. I was worried about lots of kids on the cruise ship, but my concerned was unwarranted. The Lincoln dining staff were extremely friendly and we enjoyed having the open seating arrangement since it is sometimes hard to know when you want to eat.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

I thought the service was excellent. The food was good, but enjoyed the food on Holland American better.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

We thoroughly enjoyed the Punchliner club. The variety shows were okay, but enjoyed Holland Americas much better. Plus they had one every night if I recall.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All the service staff were great. They were very friendly when passing them in the hallways and took great care of us. I would say there were too many working the pool area trying to sell drinks.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Service was superb.

Ship tip

We went to the Dining area for breakfast most mornings, but should have checked out the Lido deck for breakfast more often. They had a larger variety of food and you could make your own omlette. The dining room was more limited.

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