Not a Fan of this Cruise

Item: Carnival Valor
Rating: 3.2
Author: lesliedixon1

Carnival Valor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

lesliedixon1

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

Verified Review

4 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 22, 2019

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1038

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Spent a total of $3500 on cruise tickets, airfare, gratuities, alcohol, shore excursion, souvenirs and a couples massage. I feel like that is a lot of money for a 4 day adventure. Won’t be doing that again. I’ll go for a week from now on. We went for an 8 day cruise in December on Royal Caribbean and only spent $2800.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Food on Lido deck was disgusting. Enjoyed main dining and Guys Burger Joint but everything else was awful.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Pools are too small, they got overcrowded by 10:00am, Bingo cost $40 to play 3 games. Total ripoff. Couples massage was great until they wanted us to buy $600 worth of creams and diet pills.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

DJ Nesta was good. Rest of entertainment in Ivanhoe theater was mediocre.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Lido deck service was nonexistent, Main dining room service was stellar. Casino service in bar and at cash desk was rude.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Lots of wasted space that never gets used. Pools are tiny.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Putrawan, our stateroom attendant, was amazing!!