This was an ok cruise on the Carnival Valor.

Item: Carnival Valor
Rating: 3.2
Author: tibsman

Carnival Valor Cruise Review

tibsman

Contributor Level: First Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 54

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

5 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 18, 2019

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1299

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Didn't do much just went for food and relaxing. The show's were good and the food was good. Didn't like the decor on the ship at all, I thought it was tacky. The ship was in very good shape for 15 years old. The A/C didn't work well in my cabin 1299 or on my deck (1). The weather was fantastic and didn't see rain till day we got back to New Orleans.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Boarding was very quick and enjoyable. We always use Faster to the Fun and that makes things much easier when you can go right to your cabin as soon as you board.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The food was good (average) on the ship in all the places to eat on the ship. The food was hot and enjoyable. The desert was also good. The only complaint I had was the soft served ice cream is all that yogert (like made with water) even the soft served ice cream was like the yogert ice cream. It definitely isn't a dairy ice cream any more.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Didn't do much on the ship but relax. We did some put put golf and that's about it. We enjoyed the put put golf and just relaxing.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

We enjoyed all the show's at night.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Outstanding service all over the ship.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Ship was very clean and kept updated but we really didn't like the tacky decor inside the lobby and throughout the ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

Cabin was very warm! Complained but they couldn't do anything about it. Thank goodness we took our 12 inch fan with us it helped make things a little more tolerable. I slept on the bed in shorts and later just under a sheet to hot to cover up. This is like any other cabin very small.

Ship tip

Don't expect to much from the decor, very tacky but other than that the ship is in good condition for her age (15) and stay away from cabin 1299 it was warm with no A/C. Other cabins on other decks were good for A/C.

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