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Item: Carnival Valor
Rating: 4.3
Author: courtfamily

Carnival Valor Cruise Review

courtfamily

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Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

5 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 21, 2022

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1237

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I enjoyed myself. The food was good, servers were wonderful. The weather was rainy, but the captain did a wonderful job avoiding the worst of the rough seas. There were several unruly unsupervised children on board, but not carnival’s fault. I was expecting more Christmas movies to be playing since this was a cruise over Christmas.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Food was good, I do miss the paper menus. The fact that we always had to have our phones with us so we could look at the menu was frustrating.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

I really wish they would open the back adults only pool to the kids when there is rain. The kids don’t have as much going on during the day and not all kids enjoy the kids club.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Children's Programs

2 out of 5

Too many crafts as the activity. My youngest would have been happy to just play video games and build with blocks all day.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone was super friendly

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

The ship was clean. It is an older ship, but it was clean and didn’t smell like an old ship. Sure there is some wear, but it didn’t affect my cruise.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Clean room, steward was good, but it did get a bit too warm at night. I wish we had brought a fan with us

Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

New Orleans, Louisiana

2 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

We chose self assist and we had faster to the fun. Other than people trying to jump in line in front of us as we were leaving, debarkation went great. I would suggest to park your car so you are facing out and take a picture of where you park so you don’t forget. The parking garage can get busy.

8 Comments

javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for the review

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kdlady 1 year ago

Just an FYI for the future - you can request a paper menu in the restaurants/MDR. That's what we always do because I also hate having to use my phone!

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Kirstiesmom2001 1 year ago

So glad you enjoyed

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Cruisersnoozer 1 year ago

Thanks for the review!

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WhippetMum 1 year ago

Thanks for your detailed feedback

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your details. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise. Funny some parents complain that it was only video games and not enough crafts and stuff.

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lsbs 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing. Glad that you enjoyed.

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