My wife and I sailed on the Valor for our honeymoon. We had an AWESOME time. I was very skeptical about cruises. I thought it would be very boring but it was quite the opposite.
The experience to the ship
We flew into Miami airport early. We chose to arrange our own airfare to stay on budget. In MIA, it was a little difficult to find the area where the Carnival shuttle bus. Once we did my wife and I just hung out with the other passengers. The trip to the pier was cool. The bus driver gave a guided tour to the pier. I had only been in Miami once as a kid, so to hear all the interesting stuff was good. Plus after the cruise we stayed in Miami a couple of days so the guided tour helped familiarize me with the area.