Where do I start? My family just returned from six days of sheer hell on the Carnival Valor, and it's a shame to say that we are happier to be home than on the ship! Usually, it's the other way around!! This was by far the absolute WORST cruise I have ever had on a cruise ship, and I consider myself to be a pretty well seasoned cruiser.

The most horrid part of this trip was the treatment we received from our cabin attendant on disembarkation day. If you want to have your cabin attendant do a "Knock, Knock, Open" in the morning while you are in your birthday suit getting dressed at 7:45 a.m. on the day of disembarkation, then this is the cruise for you. Otherwise, STEER CLEAR of the Carnival Valor!!!!! No privacy whatsoever! They even had the audacity to put the door stopper in my son's cabin, so that his cabin was completely open to the hallway until he left!!! Seriously?! Who does this at 7:45 a.m.?!

Thinking of having a leisurely breakfast on the day of disembarkation? Think again!!! The breakfast buffet on the Lido deck was shut down at 8:45 a.m. sharp, so if you have one of the last luggage tags for disembarkation, be prepared to sit on the Lido deck with NOTHING to eat until 10:00 a.m!! Seriously?! I mean, really?! The next batch of "suckers". . . er. . . I mean passengers =/ were being herded on simultaneously as we were getting off the ship. And don't think you're going to get ANY of their food while you're waiting to have your disembarkation number called either. Although there was no breakfast for over an hour while we waited for our luggage tags to be called, I watched in horror as a staff member practically snatched a slice of cheese right out of my niece's hand! I mean, come on! If Carnival is that low on cash that they can't give their guests a decent farewell after we've spent thousands of dollars for the cruise, then they won't have a client base for too much longer. Read more