We took back to back cruises on the Carnival Glory and the Carnival Valor in the Western Caribbean and we were pleasantly surprised by both ships . Both are very similar having been built one year apart and only the interior decoration differs . We did prefer though the thematic decoration around HEROES of the Valor to the more conservative decoration of the Glory .
The embarkation process on the Valor was much more efficient than on the Glory probably due to the automated stations available in this Miami terminal.
We found that the menus on both Carnival ships were identical . The choice of restaurants is the same and the layout of the food in the Lido Buffet does not differ significantly except for the location of the Mongolian Wok which is more practical on the Valor .