Carnival Valor

Carnival Cruise Line · Conquest class · 2004

Carnival Valor measures 110,239 gross tons, with room for 2,980 guests. Carnival Valor sails 5-night cruises from New Orleans and moves to Mobile in May 2027.

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Carnival Valor docked in new blue-hull livery, three-quarter bow view
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BuiltYear built
2004
TonnageGross tonnage
110,239
Decks
13
Cabins
1,492
Guests
2,980
3,581 at full occupancy
Crew
1,180

Carnival Valor cruise schedule

63 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 63 cruises

Where Carnival Valor sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

All of its sailings are in the Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda. Carnival Valor sails from New Orleans (Oct 2026 – May 2027) and Mobile (from May 2027).

New OrleansMobileNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Carnival Valor visits

13 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Carnival Valor sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027 · from published itineraries

Sailing mix

Upcoming sailings by length

63sailings

  • Up to 5 nights4368%
  • 7 nights0–
  • 6, 8 or 9 nights1930%
  • 10–14 nights12%
  • 15+ nights0–

Turnaround ports

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
8 h
median · 7 – 13 h
Port days
44%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
0
none scheduled
Late departures
1
after 20:00 · latest 22:00

Cruise patterns

  • 2 ports · 2 sea days5 nights28 cruises
  • 1 port · 2 sea days4 nights15 cruises
  • 3 ports · 4 sea days8 nights10 cruises
  • 2 ports · 3 sea days6 nights9 cruises
  • 7 ports · 6 sea days14 nights1 cruise

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 20:00, local time.

Carnival Valor specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Carnival Cruise Line
Class
Conquest class
Year built
2004
Status
In service
IMO
9236389
MMSI
354298000

Size

Gross tonnage
110,239 GT
Length
290.2 m
Beam
35.5 m
Decks
13
Cruising speed
22 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
2,980
Guests, full occupancy
3,581
Cabins
1,492
Crew
1,180
Guests per crew member
2.5
Space per guest
37.0 GT

How it compares

126th largest of 350 ships in service, shared with Carnival Conquest and Carnival Glory

Gross tonnage

  • Carnival Valor110,239
  • Carnival Cruise Line average120,665
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Carnival Valor2,980
  • Carnival Cruise Line average3,322
  • All ships in service2,189

Conquest class sister ships

Same design and size as Carnival Valor

See the Carnival Cruise Line fleet

Also from Carnival Cruise Line: Carnival Festivale, Carnival Tropicale, Carnival Celebration, Carnival Jubilee, Carnival Mardi Gras, Carnival Venezia

About Carnival Valor

Carnival Valor is the fourth Conquest-class ship of Carnival Cruise Line, built by Fincantieri at Monfalcone and delivered in December 2004. She carries 2,980 guests at double occupancy across 13 decks. Her American-heroes theme runs through venues such as the Ivanhoe Theater and the Lincoln and Washington dining rooms, alongside Guy's Burger Joint and Scarlett's Steakhouse.