Poor quality - 10 + cruises and this was the worst Cir

Item: Carnival Valor
Rating: 2
Author: cassjett84

Carnival Valor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

cassjett84

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

2 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 17, 2016

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1110

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Zero organization on this cruise. Food was mediocre - nothing I couldn't cook at home. Stewardess was rude, told us we make it hard for her to clean the room when we were in it so much. Child lock on the balcony didn't work, we missed Freeport and stayed overnight in Nassau which was pointless when we left port at 6 am. Not to mention Nassau terrified my kids. I will definitely go with Norwegian next time as the poor quality of carnival made the whole experience very cheap feeling. On a positive note, our ship was clean and the steward was nice - he always remembered our names even apologized for the stewardess rudeness. Circle C director was very nice but the room was very small and crappy for the amount of kids in there.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Clean and nice - child lock on balcony was broke. Reported it and nothing ever got fixed. A lot of noise from deck above . Great port views from balcony though.

Ship tip

Don't do it.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

3 out of 5

12 Comments

cassjett 8 years ago

Please read fully before commenting - the circle C room was crampy not my ship room. I have 2 kids. Secondly - we were in the room periodically during the day to change or drop things of that we had purchased. As for Nassau- when a random man from the corner grabs my son by the arm to tie a bracelet on and rip the money from his hand then take off running - yes it will scare them.

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mrsbaldwin 8 years ago

Most rooms are small so of course it's hard for them to clean if you're hanging around in there.

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taacman 8 years ago

So you spent the night in Nassau what were you going to do on the ship that you couldn't do because the ship was docked and not moving. Don't get mad at the staff if someone was always in the cabin. Use a little common sense and happy cooking.

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kathyallman 8 years ago

Was on the same cruise, feel the same other than our room Stewart was great, we were going to book on board , changed our minds, going to look at other cruise lines. Very disappointed!

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jennbux 8 years ago

I also went on the Valor 2x back in 2004 and then again in 2011....both times where phenomenal.

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justin3190 8 years ago

Nassau terrified your kids? Explain please....

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malvara 8 years ago

Cruise is for fun not to live for ever.

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kknorr0320 8 years ago

Nassau terrified your kids?

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nakedgrandpa 8 years ago

So you had both a steward and a stewardess?! Wow, you must be royalty! Sell fake reviews on Royal Caribbean, we're all stocked up here. Give me a break.

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montanaman 8 years ago

How many kids did you have in your room. If there were to many kids in it maybe you should get something bigger or leave some home. Not the cruise line fault you tried to squeeze to many people into a room.

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Macu 8 years ago

I have been twice on the Valor and everything you wrote is BS

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Macu 8 years ago

Why are you complaining so much if You didn't even sail on it. 💩💩💩💩💩

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