Embarkation:
Carnival set up our flights and we were almost the last people to board (about 3pm) so there was no line, no pictures, etc for us to get on the Valor. Kind of nice, but about 5 minutes after we got there (very frazzled by traveling all day with kids) we had to go to muster...which by this time we were all almost in tears. How many times do we need to get our passports out? Our baby had to get on with relatives because only 4 people can get on a single stateroom fun pass, lots and lots of minor little things traveling with kids just made it not much fun process.
Staterooms:
Plenty of space under the beds for luggage storageThere's a fold-up bed that drops down from the ceilingTV remote has no paint on the buttons anymoreBathroom light must be turned on for power outlet to work in bathroom (so no camera chargers unless you keep the light on)Couldn't get the TV Network System to work...always said "Network Not available" for checking accounts, etc.