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Carnival Valor Cruise Review

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Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Carnival Valor

5 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 30, 2019

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8202

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Overall, a fantastic way to start 2020! Loved doing a New year's cruise with family and friends. Older boat but we'll maintained.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Walked right through check in and on board in no time!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food quality unchanged. I enjoyed some of the new items on the menus in the dining room. No free lobster this cruise?!

Washington Dining Room

5 out of 5

Updated menu on sea day brunch was AMAZING! New items, healthier choices. Way to go Carnival!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Always plenty of things to choose from as well as nothing at all!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
WOW! BEST SINGERS AND DANCERS IVE SEEN YET. Amazing and entertaining shows from this crew.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Room steward was top notch, Nino. Our dining staff seemed to be a new group and out of sorts some nights but always pleasant.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Standard balcony with great view. I actually liked being eye level with bridge. Could see officers at work!

Ship tip

Enjoy yourself! You're on vacation

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Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5
What a city. So much to see, do and experience.
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Progreso (Merida), Mexico

4 out of 5
An industrial port so in order to see or do anything expect to travel. Spent equal amount of time in transportation as excursion. VERY FRIENDLY people we met everywhere we went.
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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Warm even for early Jan! Very welcoming.
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Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Getting off the ship was quick and painless but customs was backed up something aweful.
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2 Comments

Fiesta83    4 years ago

Carnival is the place for fun
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AuntPinkie    4 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience! Glad you enjoyed your cruise!🛳
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