First Cruise

Carnival Valor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

coolbashu

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 35

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 09, 2017

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7212

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

This was our first cruise. It was a 5-day cruise leaving Galveston and visiting Cozumel and Progresso. We had an amazing time. The crew was incredible the entire time from embarkation to debarkation.

The room steward (Michael) kept the room clean and tidy and provided everything we asked for. Our dining room team (Christian and Ramon) were always great, called us by name, and remembered our preferences for food to make suggestions we would love (and we did). The shows during the dining were really good and the team had really good dancing (especially Hendri)

We went to every show we could and there were a few we could not go to due to timing but we will on our next cruise. The entertainment team did an incredible job with the live shows, dancing, singing, bingo, comedians, and hosts.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Christian and Ramon were amazing during dining and provided everything that was requested.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Loved all the live shows. Few shows timings overlapped so it was difficult to attend all. The Eagles lounge could not accommodate everyone during the comedian shows. Not even room to stand and got very hot. Maybe move to the theater.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Michael (room steward), Christian and Ramon (dining), Lee (cruise director), entertainment team.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Very clean despite all the drunk people.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Balcony is definitely worth the price. Michael did a great job keeping the room clean and making the towel animals. Bathroom was always well stocked with towels. Only negative was we were not told there would be no toothbrush, toothpaste, qtips, comb.