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More Island than ship, but it's in there, I promise! St.Thomas, Carnival Valor.

Hi! First, welcome to Cruise Critic! You see already these boards are so addictive. I appreciate you taking the time to read through this looooooong blog, lol. I hope you have a BLAST on your cruise! Is this your first one? By all means, be "that guy" with the camera. I sure am "that girl". I take pictures of EVERYTHING. I figure I might never get to come here again and see this or do that, so take all the pictures you can. Last two cruises, I had about 2,500 pictures by the time I got home. Hopefully when you return you'll come back and share some with us! :D

 

BTW, are you from Hawaii?

Not from Hawaii, from Bermuda (Hence the Username), but I moved to the NOVA/DC region from Hawaii and miss it like crazy (hence the location)!

This is far from my first cruise, best way to get home is via cruiseship, but have also done them just because I really enjoy the heck out of cruising!

We had an amazing time on the cruise, suffering a bit now from the "Post-Cruise Blues", but already looking forward to the next one! I was totally "that guy", sitting going through pics is great though, like re-living it. I'll be happy to share a link to the cruise pics if interested.

Valor, San Juan PR

gapearl, I just want to thank you for such an awesome, amazing, comprehensive review of your experience.

This has been a hell of a thread to read through, but in a good way! With my better half turning me onto the boards/forum here, I have spent SO much time reading through this thread. Your very open and unbiased review has been amazing, thanks SO MUCH!

Only problem is, with only a few days to sail, I ca't seem to get much work done! I keep gravitating back to this thread and I feel like mentally, I am already checked out, lol!

I can't match your amazing blogging, but, I can do it with pics. I fancy photography as my most serious hobby and I plan on being "that guy" onboard. I will not be without one of my cameras and plan on doing a pretty comprehensive photo tour upon return.

This thread has been an AWESOME tool for both myself, and better half who started off a little apprehensive about the cruise thing, but has had many questions/concerns addressed through this thread. Thanks for your great work and detail oriented review, it has been priceless.

Maybe oneday we will have the chance to be shipmates, until then, keep up the great work!

K.K; how did you enjoy the trip on a smaller ship? I imagine it's more intimate and you get to know folks better. How were the staterooms and amenities?

Docked in Maui