Last week, my husband and I went on our first cruise on the Valor. We left from Miami and cruised to Nassau, St. Thomas, and St. Maarten. We had 3 fun days at sea.
We stayed in an oceanview room which was nice, cozy, and quiet. Next time, I would like to get a balcony stateroom. The one downer about our stateroom was the temperature. It was not cool enough for me especially after getting a sunburn. The minimum temp is 73 degrees. I am comfy at 70 degrees but they wouldn't adjust it. They said 73 degrees was the minimum for a low powered AC which I doubted.
In Miami, we stayed at the Radisson in downtown. They had a special for pre or post cruise that included a shuttle to the ship. The Radisson had better rates than any other nearby hotel including the Holiday Inn. The people at the Radisson took very good care of us in getting our luggage up to our room and calling us to see if we were pleased with our room. We tried out the sleep number bed which was awesome! I now want one at home. I highly recommend staying at the Radisson. The view of the port is pretty good from this hotel.