Fun Time but disappointing food

Item: Carnival Valor
Rating: 4
Author: toyette15

Carnival Valor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

toyette15

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 47

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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5 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 29, 2019

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1217

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This was our family's first time cruising. We had a great time but found the food options to be very disappointing. The excursions were fun and the entertainment onboard was great. I am hoping that other Carnival ships have better food but I am thinking of trying a different cruise line all together in the future. The hub chat feature is very flawed and was a waste of money. It hardly ever worked at sending messages.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

The buffet and bbq and burger spot were good. All other dining options were terrible. Meats were often over cooked. Served tilapia in place of seabass.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

serenity hot tub

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Comedy show, live music, karaoke. Mikhail was amazing and very friendly.

Children's Programs

4 out of 5

enjoyed the michael's and build a bear

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Orland, Juan and Allison were phenomenal

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

The carpet on deck 1 should be changed on the ramped areas. We kept tripping.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

It was clean and spacious.

Ship tip

Eat at the buffet to save yourself disappointment in the dining room.

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Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

4 out of 5

voodoo tour, french market

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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

swimming with the dolphins

Thumbs Up 1

Progreso (Merida), Mexico

5 out of 5

jaguar tours, Mayan ruins visit, bike ride and paddle board beach bbq

Thumbs Up 1

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

It was a little chaotic

4 Comments

lukerush 5 years ago

I think I've read close to a thousand reviews and this is the first one that thought the MDR food was bad and the buffet food was good! That's actually not a bad thing for us as we like to just grab food when we want it. Thanks for the review!

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WhoDatCruisin 5 years ago

Derek mire the Hub chat feature is to message the people you are on the ship with. It's something we use to communicate with our ship mates. Some people use walkie talkies. Especially having younger teens who go on their own

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Texasmom22 5 years ago

Thanks for the review! Main dining room is my favorite place, and there can be a learning curve to finding what you like best! There's also a steakhouse and options like chef's table for finding really good food. Enjoy!💖🛳

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DerekMire 5 years ago

That's why u turn the damn home off u on vacation

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