Cruise from New Orleans Jul 2023

Item: Carnival Valor
Rating: 4.7
Author: arel7784

Carnival Valor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 24, 2023

Ship: Carnival Valor

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6218

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 10 months ago

Review summary

Cruise went well with the exception of the number of unsupervised children that were let loose on the Lido deck mid especially in the hot tubs.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very Good and Very Smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Food was generally very good, but, Not up to pre COVID Standards. Example the melting cakes were not as gooey as they used to be. over the 5 night we had a chance to sample about 10 of them and every one was not very "melted" inside. Also, breakfast eggs benedict, the english muffins were so hard they couldn't be cut with a butter knife.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Because took kids on this cruise we spent a lot more time on the Lido Deck Mid Pool. Absolute madness. Too many unsupervised children were creating absolute havoc. Children were using the Hot tubs as kiddie pools. Lots of rough housing and splashing. you could absolutely not use those hot tubs without getting kicked, splashed, bumped etc. by a child. When we mentioned it to a life guard we were ignored. When i mentioned to security, he went over and stopped it, but they were rt back in there about a half hour later.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The people were top notch and friendly. Every single person we met worked very hard and went above and beyond expectations. One observation was that it was noticable that there were fewer bar staff that would go around to take drink orders. This is a huge difference from past cruises. you normally can throw a stick and not hit a bar waiter. This cruise there were hours at a time when there were none at all in the area.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5