rum n coke Posted January 29, 2015 #1 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Recently off the Valor and will try this review thing. First, here is some quickly thrown together video of all the islands for your viewing pleasure with more to follow later, including the BAD AND NASTY: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkgun Posted January 29, 2015 #2 Share Posted January 29, 2015 That is a cool video. We were also on that same Valor cruise and I will also be working on a review.... we just got home late last night/early this morning (flights cancelled from the "Big Snow storm on the east coast). Love to see other perspectives on the same cruise. Great start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruisegirl6 Posted January 29, 2015 #3 Share Posted January 29, 2015 (edited) Nice video really need to hear your reviews and truly appreciate them as I am going in May. I also can't wait to hear both of your reviews. How was she inside clean, I know she missed her dry dock and there isn't another scheduled. Edited January 29, 2015 by lyndamr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rum n coke Posted January 29, 2015 Author #4 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Everything was clean, tons of staff too. You can see the wear and tear in spots in different places, but overall the main cabin itself and main areas are spotless clean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rum n coke Posted January 29, 2015 Author #5 Share Posted January 29, 2015 We had the Lido balcony 9249. Very nice, cabin cleaner bro was good and nice. I was worried about a standard balcony as I have only been on the Carnival Legend extended balcony becore, but the small size seemed to grow day by day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rum n coke Posted January 29, 2015 Author #6 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Now, where was I................ Oh, the fellow passengers! OMG! Again, my first Carnival cruise was a 7 day western out of Tampa in January. Lots of calm retired senior citizens of course. Same month, farther away, but TONS OF YOUNGER DRUNKS! Don't get me wrong, I was the younger drunk on the Legend cruise, but this one will have a ton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rum n coke Posted January 29, 2015 Author #7 Share Posted January 29, 2015 However, the good news is the stops are fabulous and the people you read about harassing you is wrong! Only had about 2 the whole trip and they stopped immediately when I said NO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rum n coke Posted January 29, 2015 Author #8 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Oh and we did at least one Carnival excursion at each stop. They were pretty top notch and the cateramans were EXCELLENT on St Kitts and St Lucia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rum n coke Posted January 29, 2015 Author #9 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Boatyard in Barbados has some of the bluest and clearest water I have ever seen from above the water, St Lucia has the most visibility I have seen below water, dont let the Mediterranean blue above water of St Lucia fool you! Underneath it is amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteukmcr Posted January 29, 2015 #10 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Not selling it to me for my very 1st Carnival cruise tbh. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firespud Posted January 30, 2015 #11 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Not selling it to me for my very 1st Carnival cruise tbh. :( This was a cruise that went out of San Juan. The Valor will be sailing out of Port Canaveral when you cruise. We have been on the Valor 2 times and in April will be on for the 3rd time. We have never experienced anything like this on it or any other Carnival ship. Not worried in the least about this ship or this cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutontow Posted January 30, 2015 #12 Share Posted January 30, 2015 This was a cruise that went out of San Juan. The Valor will be sailing out of Port Canaveral when you cruise. We have been on the Valor 2 times and in April will be on for the 3rd time. We have never experienced anything like this on it or any other Carnival ship. Not worried in the least about this ship or this cruise. I will be on her the week of April 12th for a birthday cruise. If you a Jay Leno look alike at the Black Jack tables that will be me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rum n coke Posted January 30, 2015 Author #13 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Get ready for a party and non stop GO GO GO and you will love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruisegirl6 Posted January 30, 2015 #14 Share Posted January 30, 2015 We are leaving from Pt. Canaveral perhaps in San Juan things are different (doubt it though) but there is another person that came off the same cruse who said he/she will be writing a review waiting to hear that one, lets not make judgement and assume our cruise be this way I guarantee it won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rum n coke Posted January 30, 2015 Author #15 Share Posted January 30, 2015 We are leaving from Pt. Canaveral perhaps in San Juan things are different (doubt it though) but there is another person that came off the same cruse who said he/she will be writing a review waiting to hear that one, lets not make judgement and assume our cruise be this way I guarantee it won't. No worries, everything was pretty much top notch! I just wanted to point out a couple sloppy bad apples and I hope they see this and go to REHAB! Other than that though, seriously a pretty great trip with good food! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruisegirl6 Posted January 30, 2015 #16 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Oh great do tell about the food what they had in the lunch buffets, when I am away I am such a foodie hope you cover that part too lol. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PS1818 Posted January 30, 2015 #17 Share Posted January 30, 2015 We are leaving from Pt. Canaveral perhaps in San Juan things are different (doubt it though) but there is another person that came off the same cruse who said he/she will be writing a review waiting to hear that one, lets not make judgement and assume our cruise be this way I guarantee it won't. I was on the Valor out of San Juan the week before the OP. 1/11-1/18 and it wasn't how he described at all. It was fun but I didn't see any of what he is describing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJ13820 Posted January 30, 2015 #18 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I was also on the 1/11-1/18 cruise and did not experience any of the noise issues. I also didn't notice many drunks. Just a couple, and they were in the casino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasgalsa Posted January 30, 2015 #19 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Rum n coke- great video! Did you use a GoPro? If so, what settings did you use on the video? I just bought one for my cruise on March 8th and I'm still trying to figure it out and figure out which is the best setting for it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rum n coke Posted January 30, 2015 Author #20 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Rum n coke- great video! Did you use a GoPro? If so, what settings did you use on the video? I just bought one for my cruise on March 8th and I'm still trying to figure it out and figure out which is the best setting for it.... Hi, I did use 100 percent gopro in the video. I made some bad choices with lenses, but it turned out ok for a rush job. I use the 1080 at 60 frames per second. Works great if you put an hdmi cable to your tv or burn a dvd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathfinderEss Posted January 30, 2015 #21 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Enjoyed your video, thanks for posting. Looking forward to more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatPem Posted January 30, 2015 #22 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I think part of it depends on what your interests are and what you do on the ship. We go to the comedy club and see a few that have over indulged but nothing too bad when we have cruised....we also aren't hanging out in the casino and bar areas. I think for those that are drinking and hanging out where others are drinking you are going to witness more of it. As for being in the cabins, I would think if it were out of hand, security would handle it. We have cruised out of San Juan twice. Kathy-Central Indiana Mom to four (2girls-17&13), (2boys-14&11) Carnival Liberty (Southern) 4/2015) Carnival Conquest (11/13) Repositioning Carnival Liberty (4/13) Eastern Carnival Destiny (6/04) Southern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rum n coke Posted January 30, 2015 Author #23 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Sorry, I'm just a natural born jerk that thinks the Intrawebz is all fun and games :) I'll try to be more respectful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MzOhioLady Posted January 30, 2015 #24 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Loved the Video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILCruzr Posted January 30, 2015 #25 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I was on this sailing with you! You definitely can see some wear and tear on the ship, especially with the chairs in the main promenade. They looked really worn out. Also the carpeting looked bad in some places, especially in the staterooms. But the staff was friendly and I had an overall fun cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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