Carnival Valor - Cozumel

Carnival Valor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
Carnival Valor

4 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 10, 2018

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9228

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

The cruise was pretty cool. I went with a family member who was quite older than me so i didnt have as much fun as I would of if I had someone my age. The food was pretty good, the pizza was amazing though. I did get sick from eating a Sandwich from the Deli. I woke up throwing up the day we arrived in Mexico so that kind of sucked. So If you're reading this, I wouldn't eat from the deli. They have their meats laying out at room temperature and I know that cant be very good. The buffets were awesome too. They are not open all the time though, so you have to remember that. I thought they were and every time I went to go get food, they were closed. I was glad our room was on the Lido deck (room 9228) because we didnt have to walk very far to get food or drinks. Which I do have a complaint about drinks. They should have more than 1 location for drinks. You have to walk to the middle of the lido deck to get a drink which is kind of lame. I am glad I brought my own Yeti cup because the ones they offer you is TINY! The stateroom was not as small as I thought it was going to be. We had two twin beds which could be pushed together into a large bed. They even provided the mattress pad and large blanket in case you decided to go that route. They had two lamps in the room which had USB connections that worked out really well. Other than that, they only had 1 outlet to use, which I planned for and brought a surge protector with alot of plugs. The room also never stayed at a stable temperature. I was either hot or cold, but mostly hot. The pools were always over crowded with kids, which was VERY annoying. I didn't even swim because of that. Upset about that fact. But other than that, I had a fun time.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

4 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
I had fun just walking around the port. I do understand that the people that work at the shops have to try to get you in there, but when they are constantly yelling at you to come in there, it gets annoying. And they try to make you buy everything in the store. I would like to just walk through there and pick items on my own. But again, its Mexico and I know they are trying to make money.

Disembarkation

2 out of 5

Traveler Photos

At port in Mexico In room TV giving information about the ship speed and location. Something I really enjoyed to watch Elephant made by our favorite stateroom steward "Bagus"
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6 Comments

ctblake    6 years ago

Just sailed her in Dec and there were about 5 drink stations on lido and one in upstairs dining

melbaJ    6 years ago

Usually on (ALL) CARVINAL ships (don't know if u was on one)... but at back of ship theres hot tubs and another swimming pool.... suppose to b for 21 and up..... it should have been back there where the pizza be at.....

badlcho    6 years ago

There should have been more than 1 drink station. They usually have several. That’s crazy to only have 1.

MattTelles    6 years ago

Thanks for letting me know about all that stuff I will have to remember to bring an insulated cup, surge protector, and to make sure the meat I eat was taken out of the fridge before it goes on my sandwich. 😂

MarineVet71    6 years ago

Glad you enjoyed yourself, thanks for the review

IkeDeb    6 years ago