We Cruised 8-5-2007 out of Miami. We flew from RI the day before and stayed at Marriott Biscayne bay. We were very impressed with this hotel, located a few blocks from the port of Miami.
Boarding the Ship was a very long and disorganized process. VIP and Platinum members receive priority which creates long wait times for those of us who are not. We were early and it took us 3 hours to get on board.
The Service on the Valor was top of the line. Their Medical Care leaves little to be desired. Our First Port was Grand Cayman. We got up early so we didn't have to deal with the tender line. We decided to do the Sting Ray Trip (not with the ship) we lucked out and had a small group of 10 people on our tour and enjoyed the tour that took us to sting ray cove, rum point, snorkeling and a free lunch. The line getting back to the ship was horrible and long. We stood in the hot sun for almost an hour.