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Carnival Cruise Line

Carnival Valor

Conquest-class cruise ship · flagged in Panama. Browse upcoming sailings and route previews for this ship.

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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.

CategoryRatingCompared with other shipsEvidence
Service8.8Higher than 63%4,814 ratings · broad
Embarkation8.6Higher than 64%2,890 ratings · broad
Disembarkation8.6Higher than only 35%1,551 ratings · broad
Ship quality8.6Higher than only 38%3,480 ratings · broad
Cabins8.6Higher than 60%4,897 ratings · broad
Activities8.2Higher than 72%2,377 ratings · broad
Entertainment8.0Higher than 82%4,677 ratings · broad
Dining8.0Higher than 66%4,833 ratings · broad
Public areas7.5Higher than only 30%1,319 ratings · broad
Fitness7.2Higher than only 37%977 ratings · broad
Value7.0Higher than 57%1,130 ratings · broad
Family6.9Too few ratings to compare29 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