Carnival Victory Review

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Carnival Victory-Is it a Victory

Review for the Southern Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Victory
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MizzouCardsPT
2-5 Cruises • Age 30s

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Sail Date: Jul 2012
Cabin: Interior

I got back two weeks ago from the Carnival Victory's southern Caribbean cruise. I always like to read reviews from other cruisers so I decided to start writing my own. A little bit about me. I am 27 (turned 27 while on this cruise) and this was my fifth cruise. I traveled with my mom who is in her early 50s and this was also her fifth cruise. This was the first time either of us had been on a southern Caribbean cruise but our second time on Carnival cruise lines. If you have any questions about anything feel free to ask.

Sunday July 15th -- St. Louis, MO>Charlotte, NC> San Juan, Puerto Rico

We left our home town of St. Louis at 5 in the morning and after one connector flight we arrived in San Juan around 1:30. We caught a cab (cost was $25 for the two of us with tip included which is cheaper than carnivals transfer which costs $30 for two people). We had checked in online prior to leaving with our credit cards which made check in at the port very smooth. We were able to get to our cabin right away(which I found my mom had called ahead and had it decorated for my birthday which was today and a nice touch) and went up to eat in the buffet. Afterwards we decided to leave the boat and explore San Juan. We were told that you can catch the free trolley to downtown shopping. Word of advice do not wait at the trolley sign because you will not make it on. We had waited at the sign for 20 minutes and when it arrived people ran out of the nearby bar and pushed us out of the way and we were not able to get on and had to wait another 20 minutes to catch the trolley when afterwards we found that it would probably had been faster to walk although we were tired from a full day of travel already. Overall we were not very impressed with Puerto Rico but then again we did not have much time there. Everything we saw was run down and the people were rude to us (ie pushing us so we could not get on the trolley). I will have to visit Puerto Rico again (secondary to work schedules I would have liked to spent more time there but I could not fly out for the cruise until the day of) before I pass ultimate judgement but it is not on my favorites list. After walking around all the shops for a couple hours we got back on the boat and went to dinner. Dinner the first night was informal in the dining room and open seating because of the late sailing. The roast beef this night of dining was so tender and amazing I highly suggest it! Safety drill is at 930 the first night and took forever which is probably after all the hot water Carnival has been in. It took 30 minutes and we were packed like sardines (the worst safety drill of the five cruises I have been on!). I do have to say it was very neat to leave at night and see the lights of Puerto Rico fade away as we sailed.

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