Was great for a first trip but I wish somethings could have been a little better and more adult activities

Item: Carnival Valor
Rating: 3.6
Author: nbeedle1127

Carnival Valor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

nbeedle1127

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 47

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5

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6 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 04, 2019

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 2299

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

There are some things like the room sizes could have been better but I enjoyed being with all my friends on this trip.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

My first cruise and it was not to bad. I think the rooms are to small

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

dining was amazing but the buffet was horrible the food could have been better. The pizza was good

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Pool and laying out. Pool was a little small though especially for an adult pool and they drunk girl kept running into everyone

Entertainment

5 out of 5

The comedy show with Smiley Joe Wiley was hilarious

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Staff was great and our Room Steward Joseph was amazing

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

The bed was horrible having 2 twin mattress to make a king was bad. Wish we could have had better and the room was just 2 small I felt like we were on top of eachother

Ship tip

Make sure that you get an interior room they are much cooler.

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Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

4 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

1 out of 5

I would not recomend this place to anyone the beach was horrible and we got ripped off

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Belize City, Belize

3 out of 5

The water was gorgeous but the city was a little scary due to the sex trafficing so we did not venture out

Thumbs Up 0

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Visited Mr. Sanchos and had an amazing time with all the eat and drinking

Thumbs Up 8

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

It was ok the lines were ridiculous when getting off the boat and having to go thru customs could have been more oragined than it was

3 Comments

Mydogluke 5 years ago

Love Carnival

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Texasmom22 5 years ago

Thanks for the review! Agree on the 2 twin beds pushed together -- I've looked all over and the only way to get a full mattress is on a $$$$ cruise line and cabin. :( You're spot on with the dining -- we avoid the buffet and only eat in the main dining room and Guys burgers. Hope you'll give it a try again - you find your favorite places to hang out and it's super relaxing. 🛳🏝🎉

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CruzeFan 5 years ago

Carnival rooms are actually larger than most other cruise lines. The standard Inside & Outside cabins average 185 sq ft. Many lines average 140 - 165 sq ft.

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