I am sure that most of the passengers on our July 2 sailing of the Valor had a wonderful cruise because it seemed as if most of them were under 16. Carnival has a well-deserved reputation as the fun ship cruise line so if you are looking for a relaxing cruise you should probably look elsewhere.
Some of the things that people my age (over 55) look for in a cruise, especially one in which only three days are spent in port and three at sea, were missing from the Carnival Valor.
Finding a deck chair near one of the three pools was next to impossible. The pools themselves were small and crowded. There were some quiet deck chairs on deck 3 but that was a well-kept secret. The library was open for about one hour a day (I guess Carnival assumes that most of its passengers cant read.) The only movie was shown on one of the afternoons we were at port. Bingo lovers had to pay $10-20 to play one game. I consumed less alcohol on this cruise than on any other for the simple reason that I could rarely find a drink waiter.