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Carnival Victory Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Carnival Victory

4 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 08, 2017

Ship: Carnival Victory

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1268

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

My adult daughters and I just came back from our "girls only" vacation on the Carnival Victory and we had a blast! We did some things separately but most things together. My youngest daughter is single and she spent more time at the pool and the clubs than my eldest daughter and I did, but we all enjoyed the entertainment. Our favorite was the 80's-90's Music Trivia. People of all ages were singing and having a good time! We loved the Activities Director, Matie, and his assistant, Isaac. Amy was an incredible singer and a nice person (she got me seated and some ice water when I became faint during the hot muster drill). The steel drum player was also incredibly talented. All the crew were very friendly and helpful. The beds were comfortable and the shower pressure good. The cabin was actually bigger than previous cabins on a more expensive cabin on any of the Royal Caribbean cruises I've been on. The food, in general, was not as good as on Royal Caribbean (this was my 1st Carnival cruise), though the pizza and hot dogs were better and the Mac and cheese with bacon was awesome. We enjoyed Key West much more than Cozemel and would have preferred to spend longer time in Key West and less in Cozemel. The biggest negative was the noise in the hallways at night and at all hours, children screaming, loud music, and drunken guests. You also have to watch out for the wooden sea horse snouts sticking out around every staircase turn. My youngest daughter had bruises on both thighs from hitting them (you have to "boop" them on the nose with your hand to avoid hitting them with your leg, we found)!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The food was good (except for the meat lasagna- it was inedible) but not exceptional. Very plentiful, also. If you didn't like one thing you could always order something else.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Most staff remembered your name after meeting you one time.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
I've always had a balcony in the past but didn't miss it. Didn't spend that much time in the room. Liked being able to look out the window to look at the ocean or weather, though.

Ship tip

Our cabin was more towards the front and the dining room was toward the back. Found out it was easier to go down the hall to back elevators. Also found that if you were going up or down only one or two decks, it was easier to use the stairs rather than the elevator. Just watch out for the sea horse

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5
Didn't spend much time in Miami. Flew into Fort Lauderdale airport and used Uber to get to port. Which I wouldn't recommend unless you come the day before. Our flight was delayed and we just barely made our embarkation time.

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5
Went to Earnest Hemingway house. $14/person. Way too expensive for what you get to see but we are cat lovers and loved seeing the 6-toed cats. Figured the money goes to the care of them, also. Enjoyed the Blue McCaw where they had a Body Mary bar. Not enough time at Key West. We didn't get to see half of what we wanted to see.

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
Enjoyed the dolphin encounter and got some excellent Mexican tequila but it was way too hot and we couldn't wait to get back on the ship.
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3 Comments

jukfan    7 years ago

We took the stairs most of the time . We had the bruises from the sea horses too .

casiebea    7 years ago

How much did sodas and cocktails cost?

Cynthe    7 years ago

ah the biting seahorses, gotten it from them plenty of times. lol

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