Carnival Cruise Line
4-Day Western Caribbean from New Orleans, LACaribbean
- Next sails Oct 8, 2026 · 4 nights
- Carnival Valor
- From New Orleans · roundtrip
Inside $766 · Balcony $1,024 · Suite $1,170 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Valor
Conquest-class cruise ship · flagged in Panama. Browse upcoming sailings and route previews for this ship.
Image via Wikimedia Commons- Tonnage
- 110,000
- Capacity
- 2,980
- Built
- 2,004
- Length
- 290.2 m
- Upcoming
- 89
Reviewer read
A solid, middle-of-the-fleet ship. It falls behind on public areas.
Carnival Valor rates higher overall than 69% of the ships we track. Entertainment is its strongest showing. The weak spot is public areas.
Why reviewers choose it
- Entertainment8.0
Higher than 82% of ships · 4,677 ratings
- Activities8.2
Higher than 72% of ships · 2,377 ratings
- Dining8.0
Higher than 66% of ships · 4,833 ratings
- Embarkation8.6
Higher than 64% of ships · 2,890 ratings
The one caution
7.5out of 10 for public areas
Higher than only 30% of ships. The typical ship scores 7.79.
Everything else, in two lines
Seven are good without being remarkable: entertainment, activities, dining, embarkation, service, cabins and value. They rate higher than 57% to 82% of ships.
Four fall below the fleet: ship quality, fitness, disembarkation and public areas. They rate higher than 30% to 38% of ships.
Cabin grade barely matters here. The inside, oceanview, balcony and suite grades all score between 8.06 and 8.49. Pick on price and position, not on rating.
Family has too few ratings on this ship to compare with the fleet, so it is shown without a comparison.
Two places worth knowing about
- Ivanhoe Theater The one people argue about50% positive · 52 comments
- Washington dining room The restaurant people mention most78% positive · 167 comments
Reviewers named 12 places by name. These 2 are the ones where knowing changes anything — the other 10 are all liked by 64% to 93% of the people who mentioned them.
Who says it suited them
First-time cruisers (625 of 667), families with young kids (160 of 230), couples (82 of 91), families with teens (71 of 91), large groups (26 of 27) and budget travelers (10 of 12).
No group described it as a poor fit.
What we can’t tell you
- How it suits older travelers
- Too few reviewers on this ship described traveling as seniors.
- How it handles mobility needs
- Too few reviewers mentioned accessibility here.
- Whether it's good value today
- Reviews describe the fare people paid, not the one you'll be quoted.
Every category, compared
The mark on each bar is where the typical ship sits.
| Category | Rating | Compared with other ships | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service | 8.8 | Higher than 63% | 4,814 ratings · broad |
| Embarkation | 8.6 | Higher than 64% | 2,890 ratings · broad |
| Disembarkation | 8.6 | Higher than only 35% | 1,551 ratings · broad |
| Ship quality | 8.6 | Higher than only 38% | 3,480 ratings · broad |
| Cabins | 8.6 | Higher than 60% | 4,897 ratings · broad |
| Activities | 8.2 | Higher than 72% | 2,377 ratings · broad |
| Entertainment | 8.0 | Higher than 82% | 4,677 ratings · broad |
| Dining | 8.0 | Higher than 66% | 4,833 ratings · broad |
| Public areas | 7.5 | Higher than only 30% | 1,319 ratings · broad |
| Fitness | 7.2 | Higher than only 37% | 977 ratings · broad |
| Value | 7.0 | Higher than 57% | 1,130 ratings · broad |
| Family | 6.9 | Too few ratings to compare | 29 ratings · too little |
5,603 published reviews · 229 from the last three years · 33,881 individual comments read.
On the chart
Upcoming sailings on Carnival Valor
Carnival Cruise Line
5-Day Western Caribbean from New Orleans, LACaribbean
- Next sails Oct 17, 2026 · 5 nights
- Carnival Valor
- From New Orleans · roundtrip
Inside $588 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
5-Day Western Caribbean from New Orleans, LACaribbean
- Sails Dec 30, 2026 · 5 nights
- Carnival Valor
- From New Orleans · roundtrip
Inside $782 · Ocean view $893 · Balcony $1,293 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
8-Day The Bahamas from Mobile, ALBahamas
- Sails May 15, 2027 · 8 nights
- Carnival Valor
- From Mobile · roundtrip
Inside $787 · Ocean view $978 · Balcony $1,278 · Suite $2,057 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
6-Day The Bahamas from Mobile, ALBahamas
- Next sails May 23, 2027 · 6 nights
- Carnival Valor
- From Mobile · roundtrip
Inside $663 · Ocean view $863 · Balcony $1,193 · Suite $1,893 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
8-Day The Bahamas from Mobile, AL11% vs 4 weeks agoBahamas
- Next sails May 29, 2027 · 8 nights
- Carnival Valor
- From Mobile · roundtrip
Inside $850 · Ocean view $1,081 · Balcony $1,431 · Suite $1,770 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
8-Day The Bahamas from Mobile, AL10% vs 1 week agoBahamas
- Sails Jun 12, 2027 · 8 nights
- Carnival Valor
- From Mobile · roundtrip
Inside $891 · Ocean view $1,121 · Balcony $1,471 · Suite $1,821 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
8-Day The Bahamas from Mobile, AL11% vs 1 week agoBahamas
- Next sails Jul 24, 2027 · 8 nights
- Carnival Valor
- From Mobile · roundtrip
Inside $861 · Ocean view $1,021 · Balcony $1,371 · Suite $1,961 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
6-Day The Bahamas from Mobile, AL15% vs 4 weeks agoBahamas
- Next sails Aug 29, 2027 · 6 nights
- Carnival Valor
- From Mobile · roundtrip
Inside $475 · Ocean view $575 · Balcony $855 · Suite $1,405 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
14-Day Caribbean & Panama from Mobile, ALPanama Canal
- Sails Sep 26, 2027 · 14 nights
- Carnival Valor
- From Mobile · roundtrip
Inside $1,282 · Ocean view $1,602 · Balcony $2,502 · Suite $4,452 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
7-Day The Bahamas from Mobile, AL7% vs 4 weeks agoBahamas
- Sails Nov 13, 2027 · 7 nights
- Carnival Valor
- From Mobile · roundtrip
Inside $575 · Ocean view $705 · Balcony $1,005 · Suite $1,795 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
7-Day Western Caribbean from Mobile, ALCaribbean
- Sails Nov 20, 2027 · 7 nights
- Carnival Valor
- From Mobile · roundtrip
Inside $794 · Ocean view $944 · Balcony $1,274 · Suite $1,974 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
8-Day The Bahamas from Mobile, AL13% vs 1 week agoBahamas
- Next sails Nov 27, 2027 · 8 nights
- Carnival Valor
- From Mobile · roundtrip
Inside $582 · Ocean view $712 · Balcony $1,012 · Suite $1,562 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
6-Day Western Caribbean from Mobile, AL9% vs 4 weeks agoCaribbean
- Next sails Dec 5, 2027 · 6 nights
- Carnival Valor
- From Mobile · roundtrip
Inside $515 · Ocean view $625 · Balcony $905 · Suite $1,435 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
8-Day Western Caribbean from Mobile, ALCaribbean
- Sails Dec 19, 2027 · 8 nights
- Carnival Valor
- From Mobile · roundtrip
Inside $893 · Ocean view $1,063 · Balcony $1,413 · Suite $2,163 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
6-Day The Bahamas from Mobile, AL9% vs 4 weeks agoBahamas
- Next sails Jan 2, 2028 · 6 nights
- Carnival Valor
- From Mobile · roundtrip
Inside $542 · Ocean view $652 · Balcony $932 · Suite $1,432 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
14-Day Southern Caribbean from Mobile, ALCaribbean
- Sails Jan 16, 2028 · 14 nights
- Carnival Valor
- From Mobile · roundtrip
Inside $1,361 · Ocean view $1,681 · Balcony $2,481 · Suite $3,781 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
8-Day The Bahamas from Mobile, AL11% vs 3 weeks agoBahamas
- Next sails Apr 1, 2028 · 8 nights
- Carnival Valor
- From Mobile · roundtrip
Inside $724 · Ocean view $884 · Balcony $1,214 · Suite $1,944 per person