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Item: Carnival Valor
Rating: 1
Author: marsbar72

Carnival Valor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

marsbar72

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

1 out of 5

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 20, 2014

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Traveled with two generations for family cruise. We went on a budget and chose Valor out of San Juan vs choosing a more expensive cruise line with a similar itinerary. The cruise ports were great; cruise staff was nice and as accommodating as they could be. The food and entertainment had a lot to be desired. I'll leave it at that.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ports of call

Castries, St. Lucia Did not visit port

We did the 6hr island excursion. Too long; do the short 4hrs one.

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Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

use the water taxi over to phillipsburg...pay about $20 for two lounge chairs on the beach w/ bucket of beer. :-)

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14 Comments

riley1220 8 years ago

I love the Valor. Perfect size and easy layout.

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banaford 8 years ago

Not much help, but your welcome.

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sloopjohnb53 8 years ago

thank you.

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banaford 8 years ago

I have not been on the Conquest. I have been on Glory, Freedom, Valor, Liberty. They are just like the Conquest. I like this size ship. The layout are on the same. The decor is just different.

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sloopjohnb53 8 years ago

banaford, what do you think of the Conquest?

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banaford 8 years ago

Just remembered...not a fan of the Legend. lol

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banaford 8 years ago

That is hard..I love to just be on the ocean. I don't favor the smaller ships (fantasy class), for a 7 day. I would do it if price is right. Other than that, no. I say that because I have been on Glory 5 times. It has been one of my best cruises, and one of my least favorites. And to be honest, it depends on what I feel like doing that cruise. Best serenity deck is the Sunshine. Great memories on each ship, so no favorites.

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majack16 8 years ago

I see you've been on quite a few cruises. is there a ship that you favor over others?

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banaford 8 years ago

I have been on the Valor as well. A few yrs ago. We liked it.

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majack16 8 years ago

ahhh, I see. just looked at the past cruises.

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banaford 8 years ago

Yes you are correct. However the cruise they are reviewing I believe is July 2014.

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majack16 8 years ago

It shows the comment was posted 3 hours ago on my phone.

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banaford 8 years ago

You go awesomerobot...almost 2 yrs ago they went. Review isn't worth much now.

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awesomerobot 8 years ago

One star for food and entertainement? Also, Valor hasn't sailed from San Juan in almost a year now. I took the Valor 4 times (same route) between September 2013 and January 2015. Food was great and so was the entertainment. You should've elaborated more on your review.

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