Not Overly Impressed

Carnival Victory Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 77

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
Carnival Victory

4 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 17, 2019

Ship: Carnival Victory

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7359

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

I don't know if I'll ever do anything less than a 5-day cruise again. So far, the only two that I've really disliked, have been less than 5 days and that was on the Victory and the Liberty.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Main dining room staff were absolutely phenomenal as always. My only wish is that the food and dining room shows change every so often. This was my 7th cruise with Carnival and I know the menu and the dance routines by heart.

Pacific Dining Room

5 out of 5

We had the most amazing wait staff.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
For the first time ever, there wasn't a lot of activities that I found interesting.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The Love and Marriage show was the absolute best. I think the comedians can do better.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
I'm glad that option is available.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Senet, Michael, and Iketut in the Pacific Dining Room were absolutely amazing and so attentive to us. They were very knowledgeable and fulfilled every request. They treated us as if we were their only guests and that meant a lot.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Overall cleanliness wasn't a problem. Some of my favorite locations on Carnival ships were way smaller on the Victory.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
The room wasn't big enough for three people to maneuver comfortably. When we first got there, the water would come out of the toilet every time we flushed. That was really disgusting. Thankfully, maintenance fixed it. But, there was a permanent dirt ring in the toilet.

Ports of call

Key West, Florida

3 out of 5
We did not do an excursion because there weren't very many excursion options available through Carnival and they were way overpriced with outside vendors. We did enjoy a leisurely walk around the island.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
This was probably my 5th or 6th trip to Cozumel, I discover more each time. We did an excursion at Mr. Sanchos, and it definitely did not live up to the hype. We reserved ahead of time and still had to scramble for tables and chairs. The drinks were disgusting and watered down. I wasn't impressed with the food nor the wait time, definitely money wasted.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Smooth Sailing

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3 Comments

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Hope you did enjoy.

cclarkjr    5 years ago

Same here. Was not impressed with our 4 day cruise.

sopha    5 years ago

We're the same. Did 1 5 day. Never again. Our new love is the journey cruise!! 2 weeks of heaven.

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