Carnival Cruise

Item: Carnival Valor
Rating: 3
Author: Cruiser57854061

Carnival Valor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruiser57854061

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 21

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

Verified Review

Bahamas

Sail date: October 13, 2016

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6427

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

My favorite part of the cruise was the girls I got to travel with. I enjoyed meeting new people and although the cruise was booked it was never overly crowded.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Besides the dinner/breakfast in the actual large dining venue the food workers on the Lido deck and other areas were completely unable to discuss my options for gluten free eating. That is just unacceptable that they are not trained to be able to tell someone what is in the food they are serving. I ate a lot of salad for lunch and was able to eat the chicken tacos on corn tortilla's but that was the only information I could get out of them. Guest services was equally as unhelpful. I will do my homework beforehand in the future and choose a cruise line that makes this a priority. The dining room staff and chef were outstanding and so I was blessed to have wonderful dinners that I knew were safe to eat.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

They had a good variety but many of the options were really short in duration like 15-30 minutes tops. The women's pampering party was nothing more than them wanting to push products. Same with the detox education event. The spa was great but extremely overpriced. Book services for the day of arrival for the best deal.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Didn't have kids with me

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Clean but a bit dated.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Our Stateroom attendant was amazing!!! He always greeted us by name, kept our room looking beautiful, was always asking us how he could help us etc. He always had a smile on his face!!!

Ship tip

Definitely go for a balcony room. Many people on the 2nd floor rooms that were near the dining area were bothered by noise coming from kitchen activities.

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