Valor 9/6 – 9/13 Pictorial Review

[Robin7]

You make me tired all over! It must be nice to be young.

Loving your review! (I wish others from our roll call would do one too! JOHN, I'm looking at you! :p)

Robin

[esoteric escort]

[quote name='Robin7']You make me tired all over! It must be nice to be young.

Loving your review! (I wish others from our roll call would do one too! JOHN, I'm looking at you! :p)

Robin[/quote]
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HEY! I did mine WEEKS ago, put a link on CC.....so there....PLLLLLLLLLLLLLTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!
However, mine's not quite as "in depth" as ahem, someone else's......
(I'll see iff'n I can find it again)
~~ John

[esoteric escort]

[quote name='fofita01']No problem!!! ;)

YADFTV = Your Adopted Dad For The Vacation?[/quote]

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doggone, yer GOOD!!!!!
(except it was "From The Valor" ....but hey! I'll give ya "For The Vacation"....)

[esoteric escort]

ROBIN:
here ya go..........but mine's just for the shore trips we took, nothing about the ship....

[url]http://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/portreviews.cfm?EntryID=58099[/url]

[fofita01]

[quote name='Robin7']You make me tired all over! It must be nice to be young.

Loving your review! (I wish others from our roll call would do one too! JOHN, I'm looking at you! :p)

Robin[/quote]

Thanks! I'm loving yours!

I think Gigi said she was going to write one.... but dont quote me on that.

[fofita01]

[quote name='thunderbird1']Capers?!? You're my HERO! (Where's the bowing down in worship smiley when you need it?) :D[/quote]

Jennifer - you are welcome!

There seems to be NO RECENT capers anywhere on the internet.... I looked everywhere before I just had to ask my roomie (Who is a Carnival PVP) to send me recent capers I just HAD to see what was new/changed :rolleyes:..... And it's times like those where I say to myself.... [I]"Why did I leave Carnival again???"[/I]

[fofita01]

[quote name='esoteric escort']***********
doggone, yer GOOD!!!!!
(except it was "From The Valor" ....but hey! I'll give ya "For The Vacation"....)[/quote]

Ohhhhh, I didnt think of that... :rolleyes:

I like Your Adopted Dad From The Valor a lot better! :p

[RAF007]

Can't wait for the rest...Leaving on this cruise on 11/29/09, counting down the days...Keep up the great work with this review! :cool:

[happycruiser1960]

[quote name='fofita01'][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]After lunch we headed back to the cabin to change out of our bathing suits and into a sun dress to attend the Past Guest Party. Sasha said she was not feeling that well, and that she wasn’t going… Uhh Oh! She’s seasick again! I told her to take the ginger pills that I had bought for her, and told her I would be right back after the party. In the meantime, she should get some rest so she is well enough to enjoy the rest of the evening. As I was about to exit, there’s a room service guy with a plate of Canapes for me! Love the Platinum Perks! [/FONT][FONT=Wingdings][FONT=Wingdings]J[/FONT][/FONT][/SIZE]

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[SIZE=3][FONT=Wingdings][FONT=Wingdings][FONT=Calibri]At [/FONT][FONT=Calibri]5:15 pm[/FONT][FONT=Calibri] I arrived at the Ivanhoe Theater and Gary, the cruise director and his staff were at the door collecting the invitations. I had never been to a PGP in the theater before… it was just weird! It felt too big…. Not intimate enough, hard to connect with those you are with because you are all facing forward! Also, it was the only party they were having, so everyone was there… would have been much nicer if it was split into an early sitting and late sitting. Oh well, at least there’s a party to thank us for our continued loyalty! Since I was alone, and seemed that all seats were taken, I scoped the theater to see if anyone from the Roll Call was there so I can sit with them…. And so I found [/FONT][FONT=Calibri]Kent[/FONT][FONT=Calibri], sitting at the isle… but with no space for me. Bummer, but at least I found someone to talk to. This was actually a great place to be, even if I was standing – I was able to flag down the waiters as they entered the theater with their full trays. The drinks were plentiful and the appetizers were tasty. I had about 4.5 drinks in the hour the party lasted…. Ummm what!?!?! Crazy… I know… but they were pretty mild… and I can handle my liquor. At the end of the party, [/FONT][FONT=Calibri]Gary[/FONT][FONT=Calibri] came on stage to tell us to stop by and see the representative from the Future Cruise desk to purchase the OBC coupon thing. Then, they wrapped things up by showing a little movie clip with Jerry Cahill, Bob Dickinson, John Heald and all of Carnival’s ships… we were instructed to clap when each ship we’ve sailed on came on the screen… it was a fun, bonding sort of moment. When the lights came back on, [/FONT][FONT=Calibri]Gary[/FONT][FONT=Calibri] said they would be extending the party another 15 minutes…. Great! (Originally it was from [/FONT][FONT=Calibri]5 – 5:45 pm[/FONT][FONT=Calibri]).[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/SIZE][FONT=Wingdings]

[FONT=Wingdings][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][FONT=Calibri]After the party, I headed back to the cabin to check on Sasha and she was asleep. I was feeling kind of tired after spending a day at the beach, and decided to join her for a power nap. I set the alarm to go off in 30 minutes so we wouldn’t sleep through dinner. Well, I snoozed and snoozed, and then gasped when it was [/FONT][FONT=Calibri]7:15 pm[/FONT][FONT=Calibri]! Oh shoot, time to get in the shower. We got dressed and off we went to the Washington Dining Room – and Sasha felt great! Ginger pills to the rescue! [/FONT][/FONT][/SIZE]

[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]When we arrived at the dining room we saw our tablemates sitting right next to the Captain’s table…. What!?! So it turns out Gigi complained about the service issues with our previous waiters and the Maitre ‘D moved our table. Alright! So dinner tonight was much improved, and our meal was tasty…. [/FONT][/SIZE]

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[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]After dinner we took our nightly pictures at the different backdrops and since there was no show, we went to check out the Laser Tag ($5/person/game) at the Ivanhoe Theater. Let me clarify, the show tonight was on a reversed schedule – those that had late dining were assigned the [/FONT][FONT=Calibri]7 pm[/FONT][FONT=Calibri] show and those with early dining had the [/FONT][FONT=Calibri]9 pm[/FONT][FONT=Calibri] show. So we skipped it since it was a juggling act and a comedian.[/FONT][/SIZE]

[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]We hung out for a few minutes in the Ivanhoe Theater as we watched how they ran the Laser Tag and talked to our buddy “Mega” or as we called him MJ. He received his nickname MJ because he put on a show of his own the first evening in the disco dancing like Michael Jackson – the boy has the moves![/FONT][/SIZE]

[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]We went to the Paris Hot to dance the night away, and were joined by Mariana whom we had met at the beach and her friends… but her boyfriend was still gambling! We had a great evening once again. After the lounge closed, we went next door to check out the Karaoke. We caught the end of the [/FONT][FONT=Calibri]Kent[/FONT][FONT=Calibri]’s performance… he was having a fun time up on stage. We saw some really good folks, and others not-so-much![/FONT][/SIZE]

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[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][FONT=Calibri]After the Karaoke closed, we moved on over to the Piano Bar, but stayed just a couple seconds as it was far too smokey for my liking… so off to the disco we went. We danced for a little while and called it night – we were beat and needed our rest for tomorrow’s ZIP LINING adventure![/FONT][/FONT][/SIZE]

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[SIZE=3][B][FONT=Calibri]Up next – Day 4: Roatan Island…[/FONT][/B][/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]But in the meantime, feel free to check out my capers: [URL]http://travel.webshots.com/album/574986695JquTWG[/URL][/SIZE][/FONT]
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Not sure what happened here!!?? Please post again.

[Robin7]

[quote name='esoteric escort']ROBIN:
here ya go..........but mine's just for the shore trips we took, nothing about the ship....

[URL]http://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/portreviews.cfm?EntryID=58099[/URL][/quote]

Well, I don't know how I missed that! Thanks, John.

Robin

[MaiTaiMary]

[quote name='fofita01'][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Once this task was complete, it was time to decorate our cabin door![/SIZE][/FONT]

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I'm not done reading, but before I forgot... I wanted to ask you about your door decorations! What fun! :D Where did you get these? Do you just tape them on??

[WAcruisers]

Great job on the review!

[fofita01]

[quote name='MaiTaiMary']I'm not done reading, but before I forgot... I wanted to ask you about your door decorations! What fun! :D Where did you get these? Do you just tape them on??[/quote]

Hi - They were a lot of fun! :D

I bought them at the Dollar Tree and Party City:

Dollar Tree:
Alphabet letters - self stick
Flowers/Little Circles - self stick
Fish - these came in a pack of 8

Party City:
Palm Tree - single cut out
Flip Flops - these came about 4 in a pack, 2 big 2 small

I used double sided tape (purchased at Dollar Tree) to put up everything except the self stick ones.

We had tipped our Cabin Steward extra $ in the beginning of the cruise... and good thing we did, because we left the decorations on the door at the end of the cruise.... even though we had all intentions of peeling them off.... Good thing they peel off easily so it wasnt a huge extra burden on the steward (! hope! :eek:)

[fofita01]

[quote name='WAcruisers']Great job on the review![/quote]

Thanks!!

[fofita01]

[quote name='happycruiser1960']Not sure what happened here!!?? Please post again.[/quote]

Hi - not sure what you mean? What do you want me to post again - the whole section of the review? Let me know!

[fofita01]

[quote name='RAF007']Can't wait for the rest...Leaving on this cruise on 11/29/09, counting down the days...Keep up the great work with this review! :cool:[/quote]

Thanks! You are going to have so much fun! Wish I was going again :)

[fofita01]

Hi All,

I think that there's something wrong with how the Capers looked on Webshots.... so disregard the previous link and check them out here:

[URL]http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=21551821#post21551821[/URL]

They are PDF's for each day... you will need Adobe Reader to view them. If you do not have Adobe Reader, download it free here: [URL]http://get.adobe.com/reader/[/URL]

Enjoy! :D

[Nunu]

[quote name='fofita01']Hi All,

I think that there's something wrong with how the Capers looked on Webshots.... so disregard the previous link and check them out here:

[URL]http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=21551821#post21551821[/URL]

They are PDF's for each day... you will need Adobe Reader to view them. If you do not have Adobe Reader, download it free here: [URL]http://get.adobe.com/reader/[/URL]

Enjoy! :D[/QUOTE]

How did you like the 4 ports in a row? Did it wear you out at all?

[fofita01]

[quote name='Nunu']How did you like the 4 ports in a row? Did it wear you out at all?[/quote]

I liked it... I had done this itinerary before, so I was mentally prepared I guess. What we did was a Beach Day at the first and last port (G.C and Cozumel) and then our excursions sandwiched in between. So this sort of gave us a break and made it "not as tiring."

It would have been nice to have a Day at Sea in between, but it worked for us...

I cant wait to do the Victory :D:eek: That's going to be INTENSE!

[Nunu]

[quote name='fofita01']I liked it... I had done this itinerary before, so I was mentally prepared I guess. What we did was a Beach Day at the first and last port (G.C and Cozumel) and then our excursions sandwiched in between. So this sort of gave us a break and made it "not as tiring."
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Good thinking. I really like the looks of this itinerary.

[Kurbanfan]

[quote name='Nunu']Good thinking. I really like the looks of this itinerary.[/quote]

Me too......but out of Tampa:D Been to GC alot of times....and love Cozumel.......but have been longing to go to Roatan.............

[janie315]

Wonderful review!! Thank you so much for the Capers too!

[fofita01]

[quote name='janie315']Wonderful review!! Thank you so much for the Capers too![/quote]

Thanks and Your Welcome! :)

[esoteric escort]

[quote name='Nunu']How did you like the 4 ports in a row? Did it wear you out at all?[/quote]


NUNU:
I actually wished there had been MORE ports.......too bad there weren't places for us to go on our "Days at Sea"......Sheesh! That could'a been 2 port days more.
It'll be nice when they drop our "CUBA" ban.......
(and yes, I believe it to be in the near future....but that's just IMHO)

~~ John

[fofita01]

[quote name='esoteric escort']NUNU:
I actually wished there had been MORE ports.......too bad there weren't places for us to go on our "Days at Sea"......Sheesh! That could'a been 2 port days more.
It'll be nice when they drop our "CUBA" ban.......
(and yes, I believe it to be in the near future....but that's just IMHO)

~~ John[/QUOTE]

John- you need to go on the Victory out of San Juan with a different port each day and your wishes will be granted.