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Carnival Valor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 29

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
Carnival Valor

5 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 13, 2017

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6316

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Long story short, great experience but do not go to PROGRESSO! You have been warned! Get a balcony room, try the trivia and the comedy shows. If your gamble this is the right cruise for you! It's something for every one

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation was very smooth, I was very impressed!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The food was ok! I wish they had better selections.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
The trivia was great

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Only two acts were worth seeing! The other one was a bit mature for my liking

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Love the staff! Rudy my clean up man was great...All except one horrible casino cashier, which was very rude! I pray she finds herself another job. Hadee and Robert in the casino cash booth were great

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The ship design is fair! All carnival ships look alike

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Great room! Good job Rudy

Ship tip

Enjoy yourself to the fullest, get a balcony room and don't forget your sunscreen

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Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Loved Cozumel, its a great atmosphere! My excursion was good! We went to Playa Mia!
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Progreso (Merida), Mexico

1 out of 5
There is nothing here! I don't even know why this is part of the cruise! DON'T GO! I WILL NOT Be going back here!!
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Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Great and smooth
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7 Comments

jimverunac    6 years ago

We stay on the boat when in Progresso. I found nothing there worth seeing. Bound to be another port close to go to.
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Alwayzcruising    6 years ago

We’ve been to almost every port. Generally we get a cab and explore but didn’t enjoy it here. I suggest debarking but do an excursion - we do the all inclusive beach excursion - its a bit of a drive in a bus but the tour guides are informative and the facility nice - pool, games, great food, drinks - and the beach which is not the most beautiful- but the pool is.
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marlie1982    7 years ago

I agree I wish Progresso would be removed from the cruise destinations.
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mexico16    7 years ago

Take a taxi to Merida it’s beautiful ❤️
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Yasmina25    7 years ago

Progresso is a developing town, rich in culture. Friendly people just trying to make a living. Support their economy.
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KeishaCole42    7 years ago

Yes, hi Shay1920! There are about 10 shops there, they all sell the same things! And it's only one restaurant on port! They are in a process of building up Progresso but I feel Carnival shouldn't go there until the process is complete
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Shay1920    7 years ago

Can you please elaborate on Progresso? What exactly was wrong with it?
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