Carnival Valor--tell All Thread !!!!

[kelz66]

Down to 50 days and counting!!!!:D

[RyanMFitz1]

YIPPPPIIIIIIEEEEE !!!!

 

With every post i read about the valor, makes me know that I have chose the right ship.

 

I am cruising on the valor August 27, 2006 and am so excited.

 

 

Thanks to all who post these good and even bad threads..

 

Anyone else going?

 

Ryan

[Silver Anniv]

We're set to sail on New Year's Eve. Such a longgggg wait! Give's me plenty of time to prepare! I wonder what Carnival does for New Year's Eve, by midnight we should be out in the ocean under the moon and stars

 

I've enjoyed reading everyone's comments on the Valor, keep them coming.

[ToniH]

I have two weeks and then I will be on the Valor (4/23). I will be sure to post a review and answer any quetions. Can't wait to leave rainy Washington for sunny Florida and Eastern Caribbean. Although I have to say, it was sunny today with just a light sprinkle in Western Washington.

Toni

[c&a'smom]

ToniH,

 

I also loved the Destiny thread when we were planning our cruise last February. Now we have decided to look into booking the Valor. I told my husband that I would not book anything without doing a little research on Cruise Critic first. Hope you have a great time and looking forward to your review! Always appreciate pictures too............. :)

 

A NW native,

Sara

[Rotnkid49]

My husband and I and another couple will be sailing on 7/2, cant wait. Would love to hear from others sailing on same cruise as well as read reviews from cruisers going other weeks.

[june1300]

we were on the valor in august 2005, there were 3 of us, DH, DS (age 9) and myself, it was our 4th carnival and 6th cruis overall.

We return to Carnival as it seems to be the best value for us as a family (we have done RC and Princess with out CHildren and it was wonderful)

Over all we had a great time we had an ocean view. we did have a few blips such as a missing person at 3-4 am ish where they made loudspeaker announcements (understandable, it ended up being a teen who damaged something and didnt want to face up to parents).

Also we let DS run up to the lido deck for some ice cream during the art auction and he got stuck in the elevator by himself for about 20 min before they were able to get him out. He was a trooper and started yelling for help as hi didnt know how else to call for help. staff was great as they asked where parents were and he was able to tell them so they came to the auction and did the Is any one missing a child named so and so he is stuck in the elevator and they took me right to him....got him a big plate of shocolate goodies when he got off and got a standing ovation when we made it back to auction.

Food was o.k. guess I got spoiled with princess or something as I was not impressed, dont get me wrong it was edible and we certainly did not go hungry, I guess being a chocoholic I was really unpimressed with the desserts. also it was difficult to eat as the we were at the dingin room in the back of the ship and our table was at the very back, beautiful to watch but the movement seemed a bit much (we were wearing both patches and the pressure point bands) this boat seemd to move alot more than any other boat I have been on and we defiantly were not in any bad weather.

the special dining resteraunt definatly worth the 25.00 and finially some good chocolate!!! great service!!!

Fish & chips bar upstairs in rosies difinatily great!!! even DH who doesent like fish enjoyed Fish & chips there!

I was also dissappointed as the day we left port later when we got back on the ship we missed our dinner seating so we went to rosies and there really wasent anything left to eat....we ended up with pizza, it just seemd to me that if you ar e leaving port later and people are later getting back on the ship they should have a bit more at rosies for dinner....but hey thats just me I guess.

Chocolate dipped strawberries at the coffee/dessert shop were great and didnt break the wallet either!!!

DH took 2nd palce in the valor idol so I guess that tells you what we did for entertainement and yes the kids have to be out of there by 11 but hey we are parents who cant stay up much past that anyway!!!

stops were fine didnt get off the boat in nassau as we have been there before and didnt want to get off the boat for only a 5 hour stop.

St thomas we love!!! DH did coki beach dive while DS & I snorkeled above him DS love it and had a blast.

St martin did the taxi tour and enjoyed the tour got to finially see the french side as we missed that on our previous cruise there....also had to do a bit of shopping and get the guavaberry for margaritias!!! its so tasty!!! also walked to the beach after the shopping and collected shells (pretty selection though they are small and you do have to look hard!) and played in water.

Days at sea were relaxing...I cant say much about kids camp as DS wanted to hang with us most of the time he even enjoyed the art auctions!!! go figure!!!

overall good time may be heading back or hitting the miracle this august with both kids this time!

[Lady Hop]

Speaking of decent chocolate....Valor will be our third Carnival Cruise. Why is most of the chocolate desserts mousse? Not a piece of chocolate cake to be found (with flour) for free anyway. I did see a beautiful chocolate cake at the coffee shop case near the casino but I guess I didnt want to have to pay for it....Cheap I know.....

 

But as a tip and a question......Both Truimph and Glory had the best brownies through room service.....Does anyone know if Valor has them also?

[MamaParrotHead]

But as a tip and a question......Both Truimph and Glory had the best brownies through room service.....Does anyone know if Valor has them also?

 

They certainly do. The brownies come with some of the BEST chocolate chip cookies I've had. Beware if you order them with milk though, smell it before you drink it. DH made that mistake and got some sour milk (I think because probably they put the cartons out for meals, then put them away).

[HollyfromSC]

Does anyone know if the Valor has safes in each room? We are going on the Valor November 26,2006 with a big group. Several people were wondering if the rooms had safes.

 

Thanks!!!

 

Holly :o

[MamaParrotHead]

I'm 99% sure ALL of them do, I know atleast for certain OV rooms and above do.

[mimomf2]

Hi Holly,

Yes, the Valor has a safe in each room. You program it with any magnetic-strip card. The one you lock it with is the same one you unlock it with. You can use your S/S card. We used a grocery-store frequent shopper card.

Ann

[caribbean dreams]

I will come back and tell all as soon as i get back.

I promise.

 

[HollyfromSC]

Thanks so much!! Can't wait until our cruise in November! I love reading all the info on here! :D

[iamtheviltwin]

Hello I'm hopefully booking my first cruise on the Valor for my honeymoon. Sept. 10th is when we will be going. One issue is me and my fiaance both work 2nd and 3rd shift so we are definatly night owls. Now i know that it says there are things to do into the 'wee' hours of the morning....just curious what kinds of things are avail. late night. say after 2 or 3am. how late is the pool open ect....we hope to be getting on a better sleeping schedual for the cruise so we dont miss all the daytime fun but its tough :)and are hoping for a backup plan for the first few days. thanks for any help!

[GoinCruisin]

Hello I'm hopefully booking my first cruise on the Valor for my honeymoon. Sept. 10th is when we will be going. One issue is me and my fiaance both work 2nd and 3rd shift so we are definatly night owls. Now i know that it says there are things to do into the 'wee' hours of the morning....just curious what kinds of things are avail. late night. say after 2 or 3am. how late is the pool open ect....we hope to be getting on a better sleeping schedual for the cruise so we dont miss all the daytime fun but its tough :)and are hoping for a backup plan for the first few days. thanks for any help!

 

The disco will be open... it closes late, around 3... depending on how many people are in there. The pools close early... no late night swimming, sorry!!! It tends to get boring after the disco closes. If you head back to the pizza bar, you will find the stragglers from the disco :D

[iamtheviltwin]

thank you very much! now i know to bring a deck of cards or something untill we get on you early risers time :p its too bad about the pool closing early though

[Wennfred]

Speaking of decent chocolate....Valor will be our third Carnival Cruise. Why is most of the chocolate desserts mousse? Not a piece of chocolate cake to be found (with flour) for free anyway. I did see a beautiful chocolate cake at the coffee shop case near the casino but I guess I didnt want to have to pay for it....Cheap I know.....

 

But as a tip and a question......Both Truimph and Glory had the best brownies through room service.....Does anyone know if Valor has them also?

 

Check out these pictures of Valor's Chocolate Buffet,its all free, Clicking on this link could be hazard to your health :D http://members.cox.net/wennfred1/Chocolate

 

 

 

[GoinCruisin]

thank you very much! now i know to bring a deck of cards or something untill we get on you early risers time :p its too bad about the pool closing early though

 

I know... that's how it is on all Carnival ships... soon after the sun goes down, the pool is drained. The hot tubs (certain ones) stay open a little later. Those with adults only hot tubs stay open until midnight...

[Hawaii697]

Hey all. Glad I came across this thread. I just booked my 4th Group cruise aboard the Valor. I'm excited since this our 10 year wedding annivesary :) we hope to have the same group of 43 people that sailed with us last year on the Destiny help us celebrate on the Valor. I'm also surprising my husband with a cabin with a wraparound balcony. Let the researching begin. :D

[Criscomia]

I know it's a long way of..363 days, but we're booked on the Valor, May 6, 2007. YAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! can't wait......but we'll have to

[BobolGrobol]

Hello I'm hopefully booking my first cruise on the Valor for my honeymoon. Sept. 10th is when we will be going.

 

Hey Evil Twin,

 

Another Minnesotan here who will also be on the Valor on September 10th! Aren't ya just soooo excited???

 

Angela :) :)

[filamy]

Finally taking our first cruise July 9th. Traveling with our 16 year old daughter. Anyone else going with a daughter? Would love to keep her away from the boys.

[divetrash]

Filamy,

 

There are a few of us over on the roll call board on the July 9th sailing.

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=243816

 

I'll be there, however I'm bringing one of "the boys" my thirteen year old nephew. Welcom aboard!

 

Laura

[southwardbound]

We had a great time on our first cruise with Valor. We never had a problem finding a deck lounge chair and the ship was full. Go to the front of the ship in front of Camp Carnival. It is quiet, and not windy at all. We loved the soft serve ice cream, the fish and chips, and the pizza. Dinner in the Washington Room was also very fun. You can order more than one dessert if you can't decide....:) We also really enjoyed the magician and the joggling act.

 

We found the Valor to be very clean and fun atmosphere!

Have a great cruise!