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Item: Carnival Valor
Rating: 3.4
Author: sjj196565333

Carnival Valor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

sjj196565333

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 28

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5

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5 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 17, 2022

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7236

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

NOLA was a great place to start and end. The Mardi Gras World is at the port so it’s a good place to go when you get off the boat. Get a Groupon for $15. Progresso is not great. You have to do an excursion otherwise there is nothing to do. We did the Cenote tour which was good.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Wasn’t too bad. Went on Carnival Mardi Gras a fews months earlier and that process was horrible. This was better.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Wish these categories were separate. The food was 3.5/5 everywhere but the main dining room. Main dining room was 4/5. Much better than the Mardi Gras, which was unexpected.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Pool area had no shade at all. I prefer to just listen to music and not the constant screaming of the event organizers. I know that what to expect on Carnival and some people love it. Give Mardi Gras the win in this one.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Shows were bad. Half the lounge acts were good and half bad. Mardi Gras much better.

Children's Programs

No small kids

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Most were friendly and did a good job. Waiter Romancito was awesome. Barista at the buffet was horrible. Steward was good and bartender were 50/50 good/not so good.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Definitely aging. Still pretty clean. Small ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Nothing wrong.

Ship tip

Great for a cheaper cruise. Once you do a nicer one on a newer boat, it’s hard to look back.

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Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Progreso (Merida), Mexico

1 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

We waited until the last minute and it was super busy and slow. Probably just our fault for waiting.

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The ship was great! The food was much better this cruise. We really enjoyed the comedy club. Destinations, Cozumel was wonderful yet again…but I do not recommend progresso.

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