Carnival Victory Review

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Review for the Southern Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Victory
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ronandannette
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Sep 2012
Cabin: Interior with Picture Window (obstructed views)

DH was determined to sail the Southern Caribbean for our annual Anniversary vacation. Given the time of year Carnival Victory was our only option. Being honest though, we likely would have chosen Carnival anyway based solely on price as we (like most others) are on a budget and airfare from our city to San Juan and the related expenses basically tripled the price of this cruise. That said, while we are grateful for having had this opportunity to cruise, we have basically decided that if, in future Carnival is all that we can afford, we'd rather just stay home. The product offered is just not to our taste and even though prices are low, we don't find it a good value for the money.

We arrived in San Juan late the evening prior to boarding after having been delayed twice enroute by the American Airlines labor dispute. We stayed in the Condado district in a small hotel called Windchimes. Very unlike a large chain hotel, we really enjoyed the "local flavor" and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it. Cab fare to the port was about $15.00.

We arrived at the port around 11:30 at which point boarding had already started; it was very busy at this time. We dropped our luggage with the porters outside and left to enjoy San Juan for the day. When we returned at 4:30 there was about a 15 minute wait outside the terminal but check-in was very quick once we made it past security. NOTE: I had lost all our boarding documents and made a panicked call to Carnival where I learned that they weren't necessary anyway. Incredibly all we needed was our passports after a terminal agent confirmed our names on the manifest.

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Interior with Picture Window (obstructed views)

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