Wonderful family trip!

Item: Carnival Valor
Rating: 5
Author: LLT

Carnival Valor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

LLT

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

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Bahamas

Sail date: September 25, 2016

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6295

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

I have a dtr who was extremely anxious about this trip but had such a wonderful time with her Circle C group- we enjoyed a lot of family time and some adult time as well. Staff was always helpful. We had a hiccup with our excursion but everything worked out and we had ano awesome snorkeling trip. Half moon Cay was our favorite day- such a beautiful beach. We never ate in the dining room- always the buffett lines- food was generally just ok. Guys Burger Joint was our favorite stop. We aren't big eaters so the food issue truly wasn't problematic for us. Comedy shows were pretty good. Valor was very clean, more updated than Victory, on which we cruised in January. Kids programs were wonderful and the staff their was fantastic and engaging. Looking forward to our next cruise!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Steward was awesome, very kind with our family, knew everyone's name the 2nd day

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

1 out of 5

Right off the ship, there were what totally felt like the tourist trap shops. Vendors, though, weren't overly pushy. We just walked around a little bit- hadn't planned an excursion there. Wouldn't get off ship though unless we did- just wasn't anything to walk around and see. Truthfully, we didn't research that ahead of time.

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Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5

1 Comment

kohoshinook 8 years ago

On our first couple of cruises we avoided the MDR because we didn't realize that it would be so much more fun and relaxing than the buffet. Now we eat in there every night, and always look forward to the delicious, semi-fancy dinners with the waiters singing and dancing for us. You should give it a try on your next cruise. You might be happily surprised with the experience!

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