Nothing really bad but nothing really great

Carnival Valor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

jennie66

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 3

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5

5 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 17, 2018

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 2261

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

I think I would prefer to cruise with Norwegian. They seem to offer better activities and entertainment, more variety of food and a better drink package. I might try Royal Caribbean but I don't think I would use Carnival again

Embarkation

4 out of 5

line moved pretty quickly

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

I would have liked more choices especially later at night, the pizza was not good. Buffet was average but not much of a selection. Drinks were good, depending on the bar. No real consistency in how they prepare the same drink at each bar

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

I enjoy when they do ice sculpting and contests by the pool. I think they could have used the big screen so that more people could enjoy what they were doing. We loved the music trivia in the American Bar. Not really trivia but great music and entertainment with TJ. So many people attended these activities that they really should have done this in a larger area such as the deck area and once again utilize the big screen.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Comedians were fantastic

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Kadak was so helpful with our cabin. TJ was awesome

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Could use some updating but the ship was kept very clean

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Room was clean and had ample space for storage. I would appreciate more outlets.