First cruise

Carnival Valor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

5 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 20, 2019

Ship: Carnival Valor

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Great first cruise. We enjoyed family time. We would take a larger ship next time. The ship was very crowded.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

So so. Would like to see more family activities.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

8 year old loved it.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Get a balcony. Sea days are hard with everyone wanting to enjoy the sun.

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Beautiful water

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Progreso (Merida), Mexico

5 out of 5

Loved the authentic feel here.

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Disembarkation

1 out of 5

2 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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CruzeFan 5 years ago

The larger ships can be more crowded than the mid-size or even smaller ships. It depends more on how the public areas are laid out than the size of the ship.

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