Family Cruise 2023

Carnival Valor Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 58

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Carnival Valor

5 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 26, 2023

Ship: Carnival Valor

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

All in all, we had a good time. We had teens with us (13 and 15) and they made lots of friends and enjoyed it.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Guys Burgers, the pizza place and the BBQ place were excellent lunch. Breakfast burritos from the blue Iguana are always a favorite. The dinner buffet was ok, not many selections and dinner in the Lincoln was good.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
I wish there were more daytime activities. Maybe a matinee show, daytime comedy show, etc.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The performers in the Ivanhoe were subpar. They need updated shows and better performers. The America rocks show was really good and was the only one we really enjoyed, but we've seen it before.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Wilson at the red frog bar by the pool was top notch. And our room steward Marichil was the best!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
An older ship that could use some maintenance/updating, but no big complaints.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Our cabin (spa deck balcony) was fine. Plenty of room and set up was good. We had an issue with shower/sink not draining and it was fixed within minutes of us calling.

Ship tip

It's cruise! Enjoy yourself. Be patient. Go to the shows. Make friends! Also, when getting on to an elevator, for the love, let the people that need off, get out before you rush in!

Ports of call

Progreso (Merida), Mexico

3 out of 5
Not much to do at the port. The vendors are super pushy! We took a tour to the city if Merida. It was interesting, but not something I would recommend. The tour guide, while sweet, was very hard to understand and the city looked like any city in America. Sam's club, Walmart, Costco, McDonald's, etc.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
We went to Paradise Beach. Great accommodations and the servers, food, and drinks were fabulous!

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
We had Faster to the fun and were assigned to meet at the theater at 7:15. We left our cabin a little before 7 and never could make it to the theater. People that did not have fttf got off before we were able.
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7 Comments

Kirstiesmom2001    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

Squiffy3    1 year ago

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Gwbigdog    1 year ago

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Carnivalfoodie    1 year ago

Thanks for the details

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004    1 year ago

Glad everyone had a good time. Thank you for sharing your cruising experience. Great tip too!

BeeKimball    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

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