Disappointed in Entertainment and Constant Upsale promotions

Carnival Valor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
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Carnival Valor

5 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 03, 2023

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8217

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 10 months ago

Review summary

Entertainment became monotonous and disappointed in the constant upsale promotions on the Carnival to purchase their items. Via, " Give Away, Win-a-Prize, Game Day, Stage Commentary and or Bingo". I felt like I was on a Timeshare presentation promotion.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The food was okay. I was displeased that you had to pay extra $ for tea and or coffee and its not included with your dinning room meals.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Although some of the outdoor live music was good. The pools were overcrowded. There was only one Self Serve Ice Cream station working. Karaoke every night got a little dull.

Entertainment

1 out of 5
Although the violinist were very good, they were the only form of entertainment in the main hallway. Everyday, several times a day, Carnival tried to promote, upscale/upgrade you on their products for purchase. Via, " Give Away, Win-a-Prize, Game Day, Stage Commentary and or Bingo". I felt like I was on a Timeshare presentation promotion.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Excellent staff. Friendly, helpful, energetic and very hard workers.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Ship's design was nice but it lacked excitement. Plenty of cabins but not much indoor space to explore. The ship was kept clean and well maintained. The employees were accommodating, hardworking and very friendly.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Our cabin steward was knowledgable, friendly and kept our room clean. Comfortable king size bed, plenty of wardrobe space, spacious drawers and shelves to accomadate our needs.

Ship tip

Bring a reusable water bottle, bath soap, shampoo and conditioner. Water is $4.75 a bottle and onboard toiletries are very low quality.

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

4 out of 5
Beautiful and friendly city.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
City is beautiful, the people are friendly and there are plenty of fun ocean activities. Be careful of Taxi scalping, driver may charge you $20 for an $8 trip.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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