Having sailed with Royal Caribbean and Norwegian many times before, we tried to book a last minute cruise during spring break but could not find a cabin that would accommodate 2 adults and a child. With Carnival being the last/only option left, we decided to give it a try and go on a Carnival Cruise for the first time. From the moment we booked, we decided to go with low expectations since we have always heard Carnival is not really on same level as RCCL and NCL. Going with low expectations would perhaps allow us to be surprised in a more positive way.
Unfortunately that was not the case…
Let’s start with the fact that the Victory is currently undergoing some refurbishment of its cabins. Some areas on decks 10 and 11 were cordoned off and crews were working on refurbishing cabins all 4 days we were on the ship. While these renovations did not really affect us much, it would be nice if Carnival had mentioned it at the time of booking. We would not have changed our mind about going and it would have been nice on their part to give passengers a full disclosure of what to expect. The only consequence of the renovations were late boarding on first day (we got a notice 2 days prior to sailing advising that boarding would be delayed by 2 hours as they would be loading and unloading materials from the ship) and some areas of decks 10 and 11 which smelled like a construction area (well, it was…).
Very good. Looked like it had been renovated. Shelving had some dust and bed sheet some stain. Bathroom was of decent size and was always clean.
Access to the parking garage could be better with more/better directions. Pricey parking...
Small port. Short call I guess is enough to see all interesting places.
We love Cozumel! Always impressed with the water. Great snorkeling experience.