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Item: Carnival Valor
Rating: 4.8
Author: lindad6999

Carnival Valor Cruise Review

lindad6999

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 56

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

5 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 01, 2021

Ship: Carnival Valor

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

A short trip full of fun times! Who doesn’t ❤️Cozumel?!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The MDR & buffet were great as usual. We did decide to eat in the Steakhouse our first night on the ship & won’t be doing that again. One of our party members has food allergies & despite her asking if a dish had something in it she couldn’t eat & being assured it didn’t contain the allergens, she was served food she couldn’t eat. It was like everyone was on their first day on the job & no one understood a word we were saying. All in all, she couldn’t eat most of her meal as there was some sort of garnish on it that she was allergic to. Yes, we did return the steak & requested the tomato/onion garnish not be added on top, and the second one came out fully garnished…at that point she gave up. B

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

MDR crew & room stewards were once again “da best”!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

I don’t remember, it was a balcony, up front on floor 9

Ship tip

Check out the “Lindy Hop” piano bar & enjoy an evening, or all of them, with Gustavotheentertainer! This is NOT grocery store/elevator music! This is honestly the only piano bar I have gone into on a cruise ship that I didn’t leave after about 10 minutes, & returned for more fun every night of the cruise!

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Ports of call

Progreso (Merida), Mexico

4 out of 5

Went to Mayan ruins, Chichen Itza. It was a long bus ride, but I am glad I went. I was miffed at the end however…I was not allowed to go to a shop to get a souvenir, but folks were allowed to stand outside the bus for about 15 minutes smoking…while we sat on the bus waiting.

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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Went to Mister Sanchos..reserve ahead of time online. It’s all inclusive & great food, drinks & fun for the day!

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New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5