Great experience but too crowded!

Carnival Valor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Carnival Valor

5 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 11, 2023

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1391

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We enjoyed the cruise as it was our first one. Carnival is a fun cruise line. We were a little lost at first, but quickly caught on. I do believe we will cruise again, but maybe not during Spring Break as it was crazy with small children and college students. I paid for wifi but was never able to log in on the boat. The food was good and there was plenty of it. Loved Alchemy bar, the shows; especially New Age, also Scarlet's Steakhouse was fabulous. We stayed in the Adult only areas as much as possible. Nice little free upgrade to have that on board. I would recommend.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Comfortable and clean. Outdated decor.

Ship tip

Eat at the Steakhouse.

Ports of call

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Long process. Again, very crowded.
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5 Comments

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed summary. We learned from a crew member that Thanksgiving is even worse than Spring Break. We agree avoiding March and the first half of April is a good idea. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

Sar6Ev    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your review. So happy that you were able to enjoy especially on Spring Break 😊😊😊

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

10cruiser    1 year ago

Welcome to the cruise family

javawoody    1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed your first cruise