Carnival Valor Review

Carnival Valor - Eastern Caribbean

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Valor

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Sail Date: Sep 2007
Cabin: Ocean View

We traveled on the Carnival Valor on September 2, 2007. The cruise was originally supposed to be a Western Itinerary cruise including Belize, Honduras, Grand Cayman, and Costa Maya, Mexico. Costa Maya was changed due to the destruction caused by Hurricane Dean, and the rest were changed when we were rerouted to avoid Felix. We found out about the changes when arriving at the Port just moments before boarding the ship. I was initially disappointed, but I feel that if you cruise during hurricane season, you take a chance that you won't visit the ports initially scheduled. Plus, I was pleased to hear we would see Nassau, Bahamas, Grand Turk (Turks and Caicos), and Ocho Rios, Jamaica, with a sea day between each port (3 total).

To preface this review, I went on the cruise with my DH for our first anniversary. It was his second cruise and my third. We've been on Carnival once before (4 day) and I've been on Royal Caribbean. We are both 28 business professionals without kids who reside in Las Vegas. This review will include the good and the bad, although I must say, the good far outweighed the bad. This cruise was fantastic overall.

Embarkation: We arrived at the port around 11:00 hopeful we could board early. There was a delay with customs, so we did have to wait about an hour. No big deal, we were inside the room behind about 150 people. We were on the boat by 1:00. This was a very painless process, even for me, who doesn't have a passport (used a birth certificate and an official copy of my marriage certificate without issue).

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Ocean View

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