This was our second cruise on the Valor. The ship is lovely with a very comfortable feeling. Having cruised many times, I realize that every ship has its own "feel". The embarkation was smooth and quick, unlike the debarkation that was the longest I've experienced on any line. It seems the problem was with very slow immigration and not the vault of Carnival.
The dining room service was the best of any cruise including the so called luxury lines I've been on. Mirela was a joy and her service was elegant and refined. She didn't miss a beat. Ren was a very able assistant and saw to it that we never lacked a thing. The quality of the food was better than last year, with a much better selection of choices. The presentation was also improved upon from last year. Our room steward Awayan was pleasant and very professional. He did a great job and was very friendly.
Roatan was a port to be missed. It was dirty, poverty stricken, and the people had no idea how to handle large groups of people. The tours of the area were very lacking. Our tour guide was a 14 year old boy, who answered questions, but gave no real info on his own. We usually don't take the city tours offered by the cruise lines, as we like a more local feel and don't like to be herded into a large group, but this is one port I'd say stick to a ships tour. Our driver on our tour didn't speak English so the information we got was very poor. There's not a lot to see in Roatan. People who took some of the ships tours said they were very poor in comparison to other ports. This is a place that should be skipped for about 10 years.