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Carnival Valor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 44

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Carnival Valor

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 21, 2015

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1381

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

It was our first time going on a cruise vacation with my family and a group of friends.  Found a 7-night trip a bit too long for me since there was not much for us to do on board.  The food was plentiful but no surprise and lack of variety.  Wish there were some selections of Asian food.  We were impressed by the service in the dining room though.  The waiters (Rainer, Mario and  Oksana) who served us at dining were very mindful and remembered the names of all of us (10 people), very professional.  They accommodated all of our requests. Their service was excellent and I would give them full marks!   

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
There is room for improvement on the quality of the food. Should add more varieties of food and be creative.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
Not much to do

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5
Did not participate.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Rainer, Mario, Oksana and Joseph (the Head Waiter)

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Cleanliness acceptable but the ventilation system needs improvement since the smoke of cigarette got all over the cruise.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
There was odor in our stateroom, probably the smell from the previous guest. Would suggest they use air freshner when cleaning the room.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

3 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5
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2 Comments

timswife2be121215    8 years ago

nothing to do on the ship , u gotta actually walk around and see and look at the fun times there's always something to do

terry115    8 years ago

cruising is not for everyone. I'm glad dinner was good

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