Birthday Cruise to Mexico

Item: Carnival Valor
Rating: 4.3
Author: djdano47

Carnival Valor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

djdano47

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

5 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 17, 2019

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Cheap tickets with too many hidden expenses! Carnival will not be our 1st choice in the future!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and easy!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The food was very good throughout the ship! We were a little disappointed with the drink policies.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Couldn’t wait to cruise on a boat with a water slide! Unfortunately, the slide was slow and boring.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

We loved the comedy shows!

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

My kids hated the Kids Club. The staff there were very unfriendly and stressed.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

The waiters and room stewards were awesome! Most of the rest of the staff (hosts, guest services, casino, etc) were rude and seemed put out by any requests.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

You can tell it’s an older boat, but it’s well maintained and clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

The cabin was good size and the bed was very comfortable!

Ship tip

Carnival is a cheaper cruise option and you get what you pay for!

Thumbs up

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5

We love New Orleans!

Thumbs Up 0

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Beautiful port, but we didn’t have much time to really explore it.

Thumbs Up 4

Progreso (Merida), Mexico

4 out of 5

We loved seeing Chichen Itza, but the entire excursion was very rushed and stressful. We needed more time!

Thumbs Up 1

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and easy

Traveler Photos

7 Comments

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Had an amazing time with my husband. Had fun in Mexico and on the cruise as well. Always had something to do and food was amazing

LIVIN MY BEST LIFE!!!!!