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Carnival Valor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 32

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Carnival Valor

5 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 21, 2022

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1047

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

some things cant be helped- but Carnival was very interested in getting all the money they could from us. We never complained about that. But when they made no effort to compensate for lost visit to Progresso they killed any understanding from us.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
embarkation was fine

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Main dining room staff were great- Welly and his team were the best. lost one star because rest of food was average at best. Chefs table was fantastic. But considering the cost of the dinner on top of cruise that is expected. Steak house was good , but once again a hefty up charge.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
weather did not permit use of pools. hot tubs filled with unruly kids.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
Comedy club was horrible. Jason the first comedian was interested "as a new york white jew" in dating a black woman. no laughs in audience. Even the black husbands were not impressed. the singing group in Ivanhoe was mediocre at best. White male lea singer should not be the lead. Song selection was poor.

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Welly and his team in main dining room the best

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
reasonable

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
room was good. Richard was good

Ship tip

sail when kids are in school

Thumbs up

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

3 out of 5
love New Orleans
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Cozumel, Mexico

2 out of 5
took " tequila,tacos and mariache"-- food poor- tequilla overcharged- pictures charge overcharged. would not take it again
Thumbs Up

Progreso (Merida), Mexico

1 out of 5
unable to visit-weather
Thumbs Up

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
it was a joke about the reentry- no one asked about nothing- government at its finest
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8 Comments

Cruisersnoozer    1 year ago

Thanks for the review!
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Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise
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Kirstiesmom2001    1 year ago

Sorry you didn’t like cruising
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AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback. Sorry you were disappointed.
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javawoody    1 year ago

You may enjoy a little vacation over cruising
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Cruisersnoozer    1 year ago

Thanks for reviewing!
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kdlady    1 year ago

You didn't miss much - Progreso isn't a great port.
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CruzeFan    1 year ago

Cruising isn’t for everyone. The only compensation required for a missed port is to reimburse any port charges. No port is ever guaranteed.
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