Carnival Valor Western Caribbean Nov 29-Dec 5 2009

This was one of the best cruises! Great ship, great weather, lots of fun.

We arrived a day early in Miami and stayed at the Marriott downtown overnight. They gave us the top floor 14th. There was view from the balcony thru two buildings to see the port and ships. The front desk was exceeding helpful and super pleasant. The next morning we took the 11am hotel shuttle to the port for $5 pp. A big saving from cab ride in the past. At the terminal --they now have the completed online fun pass people go to self serve kiosk to scan passports. Then call us over to pick up stateroom keys. We sat about 20 minutes before they started call numbers to board. By 12 noon we were on the ship having lunch. They said that you could not go to the stateroom until 1:30 and they meant it. The doors were shut until 1:30. Read more