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Carnival Victory Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Contributor Level: Cruise Director

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 51

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

4 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 18, 2019

Ship: Carnival Victory

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1279

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

We usually prefer longer cruises primarily because the shorter ones tend to have a lot of "party people". I do not have an issue with the party atmosphere but too many drunks and rude people. Longer cruises tend to be fun without the gotta get it all done in a few days partying mentality.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

We were B2B on this one. We were instructed to meet at 0945 and sat for an hour and 15 minutes waiting to walk through customs.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The ship is dated. The decor was ok.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

The dining room staff are definitely rushed and overworked to the point they cannot provide great service, although they want to. To speed things up you order dessert along with your meal. No time to offer coffee at the end of the meal unless requested.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Since the Victory is going into a major dry dock in March the ship is not being spruced up with minor repairs.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

The room was ok. Hot and cold. The temperature control no matter how it was adjusted made no difference. The WiFi also did not work in this room.