This might be my New Favorite!

Item: Valiant Lady
Rating: 4.8
Author: LadybugJ

Valiant Lady Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

LadybugJ

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

Verified Review

8 Night Eastern Caribbean Antilles (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 18, 2023

Ship: Valiant Lady

Cabin number: 14318Z

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall, I was leery of an adults only cruise and thought that it would be filled with explicit overtones. Not true! I enjoyed the vibe. I enjoy cruising for relaxation more than the destinations. This cruise was very relaxing during the day and entertaining at night. The destinations and private beach were great. Wi-fi included was a great move. The inclusion of all food/restaurants in fare was perfect. I had steak on three nights!! I think this will be my new favorite cruise line!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Smooth and easy. No crowding during the process

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

There was a great variety of eateries and specialty restaurants. Outside of the food gallery/food court, all of the restaurants were specialty.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

This cruise was heavy on the fitness classes/activities, especially early in the day. For me, the activities picked up around dinner time,

Entertainment

4 out of 5

There were a good mix of traditional and non - traditional entertainers.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The staff looked really happy to be there.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

I stayed in a Central Sea Terrace 8130A. The location gave me perfect access to all food ventures, casino and Decks 6 & 7 where entertainments took place.

Ship tip

Be prepared for life without a Cruise Director. You won't be hearing a lot of announcements.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S.V.I.

5 out of 5

Beautiful island!

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The Beach Club (Virgin Voyages), Bimini Bahamas

5 out of 5

This was a great beach day. You can use your onboard bar credits here too. The DJ and onboard crew were here for entertainment. We went to the local casino which was pretty quiet. We also took a walk down to Smitty's . There was a small conch stand name Braxton's. Freshest conch ever. He pulled the conch straight out of the water/shell amd prepared the conch in front of us.

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Despite signing up or first disembarkation, we weren't cleared until 8:30. By then there were others in front of us an it was after 8:30. The line was long but the disembarkation was smooth.

6 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Ladyjunecliff 11 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful cruise. Each cruise has totally different passengers, unless it’s back to back. You were on during Thanksgiving week it looks like. Hearing about your conch fritters makes my mouth water, love them! Thanks

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Glad you had an awesome experience. Thank you for your review.

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Skooby 1 year ago

Interesting,Thanks for the review. But were there lots of unruly people onboard?

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