Mother/Daughter Trip

Item: Carnival Valor
Rating: 3.8
Author: GrandMary76

Carnival Valor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

GrandMary76

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 3

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

5 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 26, 2018

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

The Carnival Valor is my least favorite ship of any one I have been on. I doubt I would ever sail it again based on the layout and rockiness of the boat. A few weeks ago my husband and I were on Anthem of the Seas in much rougher water and could not feel the motion of the boat. As I mentioned above, I have not seen such dirty windows on a ship. Our balcony glass was cleaned on the last day. Everywhere we went on the ship, the windows and glass were very dirty.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

BlueIguana Cantina

5 out of 5

This is such a great option and very tasty!

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

I have not seen such dirty windows on a cruise ship. Everywhere you went the windows were dirty. I did not like how you had to go through the smokey casino to get the other side of the boat. The design of the boat is not laid out well with many dead ends.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

The mexican grill by the pool is awesome for breakfast and lunch!

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

4 out of 5

The Hotel Galvez was a great place to stay and we loved eating at Gaido's Seafood restaurant. For breakfast the Crab cake Benedict was amazing at Miller's.

Thumbs Up 9

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

We swam with the Dolphins at Dolphin Discovery. We paid the extra for the Royal package and the pictures, it was worth every penny! What a memory!

Thumbs Up 13

Progreso (Merida), Mexico

3 out of 5

Alex our guide was awesome on the way to our all-inclusive beach resort, but many on the bus just wanted to party.

Thumbs Up 2