Not so fun cruise

Carnival Valor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
Carnival Valor

5 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 09, 2019

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Fun is what you make of it.I made the best out of this cruise and overall enjoyed relaxation, shows, and other experiences.Loved progresso and cozumel

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Fast,friendly,

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Buffet was not good.Food was cold,bland,dining room food and experience was much better than buffet because food was hot and tasted a better but not great. Staff was fun and friendly

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Bean bag toss,pools,hot tub,fitness center,karaoke,shuffle board .enjoyed them all

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Stage shows and musicians were great Maybe it was me ,but the ship kept playing the same music like it was pre recorded and u couldn't hear the music all over just in certain spots at certain times.

Children's Programs

I dont bring kids with me

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Waiters were friendly and kind,although This ships staff was not as friendly as other ships. They seemed overworked or ready to get this cruise over. room steward never introduced themselves nor left card with name .A room steward stopped me in hall and asked me what time do u prefer cabin cleaned (never introducing himself) I asked may I please have an ice bucket in room he looked at me as if I had asked for a million bucks and when I returned to cabin it wasnt cleaned but open ice bucket no plastic liner with melted ice was in cabin and when I left note for a lid for bucket It was taken and never received another bucket the entire cruise .

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Older ship ,outdated,clean

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Good size, clean,comfortable, minifridge

Ship tip

On sea days if you're okay with no music or liveliness going on throughout ship then this is the ship for you.even 80 yr old couples said they were bored and food wasnt good

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
No excursions this trip I wanted to walk around the port and shop this time.prices went up a little on same products I purchased last year and some came in smaller quantities.didnt like the fact the officer was pushy with ppl about receipts when leaving out of shop to return to ship.he mentioned ppl needed 2 receipts even when bags were bag tied and 1 receipt shown to him .

Progreso (Merida), Mexico

5 out of 5
Loved it.once you walked off boat there was a bar,mini pool,great view,live d j, great food which made you not wanna go any further.D.J and party atmosphere was better than on the ship! no excursions but rode on free bus and jumped on an open double deck bus for a $5 city tour for 30 min with an amazing 21 year old as our tour guide.He made it fun and interesting.Prices were good

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Fast and friendly
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1 Comment

bobduck1993    5 years ago

You're smart ,it would be nice if others had such reasoning!

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