Valor 11/23 - 11/30 We flew in from Chicago to Fort Lauderdale, arriving at 10:00 and took a Carnival Shuttle to Miami. The shuttle people met us right at the foot of the escalator from our terminal and let us to the meeting place. We didn't leave FLL until about 11:15 though. Embarkation was easy, got in, checked, registered and on the ship. We met the rest of our party on floor 3 until our rooms were ready.

Smooth sailing for the most part, some rocky times during the night. Had an issue where the ship was listed to fix something at about 11:30 on the second night. The aft lido pool overflowed at the time and that had to be handled as well. Grand Cayman- took a cab to the Reef Grill/Sea Grape Beach. Great time. $4 pp cab. We also walked around the area. No charge to enter beach but the food and drinks were expensive. Beautiful beach though. Weather was great as well. Roatan Island, Honduras- booked an excursion through Carnival to take us to Tabyana Beach. What a beautiful beach! All the amenities are there for your convenience. Honduras is a poor area but very lush and beautiful. Belize - At this point we were tired and had some sunburn. We walked around the port area and did not venture past the gates. We ate at the Lizard restaurant/bar and did some shopping. Met lots of people at lunch, including some who were on the Legend. We heard there were some great flea markets outside the gates and that people were very friendly to them. Cozumel - Took a cab to Paradise beach. We got there early, about 10:30. Great food. The guacamole was excellent, as were the drinks. This is a very family friendly beach. Parasailing, water trampolines, jet ski's, kayaks, massages, etc. Water was beautiful.

Our dinner staff was awesome. Our head waiter, Toly (Anatoliy) was very caring and had a sense of humor. He even performed some magic for us. We were a table of 8 friends and kept him on his toes! J Read more