Too crowded and not clean , food was good

Item: Carnival Victory
Rating: 2.8
Author: aemar

Carnival Victory Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

aemar

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

2.8 out of 5

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3 Night Bahamas (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 14, 2019

Ship: Carnival Victory

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7409

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

too crowded, over worked staff, no attention to detail, there is a kids place but it is a drop off day daycare with tv .

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

room was not clean, the bide in the toilet was dirty asked the guy to clean he came and cleaned still dirty the inner rim, left shirt from previous cruisers, all corners and balcony chairs were dirty, with dried food pieces

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

kid oriented ship? it was a day care and they had tv in for the kids the whole time. a parade was pretty much holding bells ( listed amount that parents held) and walking around the ship the story time was okay but not very understandable, or engaging for little ones.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

it was a drop off day care with tv, not engaging enough and i didnt want to go on a vacation to put my little one in a day care i also wanted her to have a good time and enjoy kid activity. there were corn hole only one set the other set not complete and it was always in use, and the pool was overly crowded. too many kids and people

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

staff were nice friendly tried their best but i could tell they were over worked and unable to pay attention to detail

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

please refer to above comment

Ship tip

have low expectations

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Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

3 Comments

CruzeFan 5 years ago

I’m not sure how many other cruises you have been on, but this was a short cruise on an older ship. They usually don’t have the same staffing level of the kids club as ships that do longer cruises do. Between staffing cuts and quick turnarounds, there will probably be a few cleaning or maintenance issues that get overlooked. A newer ship and / or longer itinerary should give you a better experience.

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missnotanlines 5 years ago

We love the Victory!!

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catterbill 5 years ago

I have sailed on victory... carnivals oldest and probably the highest rated ! Everyone loves this old girl! Try a different ship

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