Great short trip

Item: Carnival Valor
Rating: 3.7
Author: robin3148

Carnival Valor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

robin3148

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

Sail date: December 02, 2021

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8371

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Good cruise. Spa services were excellent but pricey. Everyone tried to sell you products after service. Bought some products on Thursday and found out they had a Black Friday Sale the next day where I could have got one free product. Bingo is pricey $48 a person a game is what they target with their packages. Price of cruise is overall affordable, but plan another $1500-$2000 for two people to cover drink packages (recommended if you drink soda, bottled water, coffee/mochas and a cocktail for evening) and shore excursion. Add another $500 for one spa treatment each.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

line moved fast but we were never told where to drop our luggage so we carrried it on board and had to put by our room

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Main dining room was very slow service. We were very disappointed with Thanksgiving Dinner. Turkey was not cooked completely. Not a great selection at 6:30 when we went to the buffet. No ham, only stuffing/dressing cooked inside the bird available.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

pools clean and track clean. it was cold the last sea day and they didn't use the dome which would have increased use of pool and hot tub areas.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

No show on schedule the first night.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

All the staff were very friendly and tried to use your name.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Ship was clean and well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

good size. only had one 120v power outlet. needs 2 at least. no outlet in bathroom.

Ship tip

If you're an early riser, breakfast doesn't start until 730am except for fruit and cereal. Coffee shop didn't open until 8am but coffee available in buffet.

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Easy. Long walk though.

11 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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donf407 2 years ago

I guess the extra cost depends on the individual we hardly ever spend much over 100$ after we get the soda package for one of us sometimes I’ll get a beer or two but really don’t see the need to spend a lot of money

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1CruiseGram 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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CurlyCruiserYAY 2 years ago

Thanks

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srhandler 2 years ago

Thanks for writing a review.

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izrgreen 2 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to write a review

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purpl 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing.

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback.

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