Carnival Valor 2/6/05 Western Route

A little about us: We are a married couple, 40 and 41. This was our tenth cruise. We have done 7 with Carnival and 3 with RCI. We enjoying cruising and have never been on a bad cruise! I have been a member on Cruise Critic for a while now, but this is the first cruise that I joined the "Roll Call" for my cruise. I have to say, it was great getting to know people online before the cruise....we were all sharing the excitement of the cruise! It was awesome when we all actually got to meet each other. Several of us even went on excursions together. We couldn't have had a more compatible group. There is talk of a reunion cruise for next year. I hope it really happens!

Getting there: We flew into Ft. Lauderdale Airport one day prior and rented a car. We drove to Miami and stayed at the Hyatt. The next morning we returned the car to the Miami Airport and took the free shuttle to the ship. We learned this method on Cruise Critic and it worked out well for us. Read more