HESITANT, but went great

Item: Carnival Valor
Rating: 4.4
Author: donnahutchinson

Carnival Valor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

donnahutchinson

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

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6 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 31, 2021

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9273

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We have done approximately 30 cruises and this is comparable to most of them. Not as good as some but better than a few.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

With testing and vaccination, it went seamlessly

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Service was fabulous, food was good, not great

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Many of the things were blocked off due to high winds

Entertainment

3 out of 5

The stage shows were okay, the individual music was great. Our oldest went to club o2

Children's Programs

4 out of 5

Our oldest went to club O-2 and enjoyed it. Our youngest is 14 and a sophomore in high school and did not want to participate with 7th grades, so....

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Even though the staff had not been allowed off of the ship in months, they went out of their way to make our trip one to remember.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

With COVID, we noticed a marked emphasis on cleaning, but we could also see some maintenance had been put on hold.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Plenty of room, even with 4 of us in it.

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5

Love NOLA, the food, the music,

Thumbs Up 0

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5

We only went into the port area

Thumbs Up 0

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

The weather messed with all water activities.

Thumbs Up 1

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Could not have gone smoother.

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