Valor November 2021

Carnival Valor Cruise Review

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 57

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Carnival Valor

5 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 20, 2021

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8421

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

First cruise since covid, staff very helpful and have masks for you to wear inside. Everyone seemed very happy to be back cruising. Nice to be around people who were happy to be on vacation.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Easy, have your covid card, your test results, boarding pass and you will be on-board within 20 minutes of your boarding time.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The steakhouse was delicious with the friendliest staff . The dining room was good, staff still learning to work together but very nice. The buffet was normal, no surprises and of course, Guy's and Blue Iguana are good and consistent.

Scarlett's Steakhouse

5 out of 5

Great experience, delicious steaks with very nice staff .

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
We had a standard balcony room, it was clean and comfortable but I was so surprised at the amount of door slamming because the door leading to the balcony needs to have some sort of slow down on it. With the auto close on it every night and morning no matter the time you will hear slamming a minimum of twenty times.

Ship tip

Have your paperwork in order, realize you need your phone to scan all menus .

Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Always a good time, so many options, rent a jeep or buggy and go exploring .

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5
This port can be fun, recommend a cab and going into the town and beach area.

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5
Usually have a lot of fun there but we were staying at Riverside Hilton and there trolley pick up station is currently broken and being worked on. It seemed people were a little nervous to be out and around, unsure if they needed masks etc.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
It was Thanksgiving so of course took a little longer as some employees were off. Again, cruising just started back so be patient, but if you anticipate getting off by 8 to make the airport by 9 then you will be disappointed.
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