Fun~N~Sun Posted June 10, 2006 #1 Share Posted June 10, 2006 What are the opinions of these two different ships and ports of call? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoinCruisin Posted June 10, 2006 #2 Share Posted June 10, 2006 Valor does Eastern and Western, so it would depend. What are you looking for? I found the Miracle more laid back, much quieter at night... which wasn't good for me but is for others. I preferred the Valor, but they are both great ships Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JXR Posted June 10, 2006 #3 Share Posted June 10, 2006 Went on the Valor this past April, and absolutely adored it. I did the Eastern itinerary. St Maarten is awesome. Would go again in a heartbeat. Joanne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvrgirl Posted June 10, 2006 #4 Share Posted June 10, 2006 What are the opinions of these two different ships and ports of call? Hey fun! We have not been on either. But we booked the Valor for Dec. on the Eastern. We have heard good things about her:) If you have not sailed before then, I will let you know how it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fun~N~Sun Posted June 10, 2006 Author #5 Share Posted June 10, 2006 I am looking to do the Western Caribbean.......I appreciate all opinions and input! Thinking of planning a cruise for spring 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare silentbob007 Posted June 10, 2006 #6 Share Posted June 10, 2006 Hey fun!We have not been on either. But we booked the Valor for Dec. on the Eastern. We have heard good things about her:) If you have not sailed before then, I will let you know how it was. I liked the Valor's Eastern route quite a bit last December. It's a good time of year to go to the Caribbean, IMO. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvrgirl Posted June 10, 2006 #7 Share Posted June 10, 2006 I liked the Valor's Eastern route quite a bit last December. It's a good time of year to go to the Caribbean, IMO. :) Hey bob, how was the weather in the Eastern route last Dec? We are kinda worried about that:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpiorose Posted June 10, 2006 #8 Share Posted June 10, 2006 We were on the miracle and we're doing the valor next april. The miracle is great, 4 ports, we like more ports, after all the point for us is to see these fun places. The nice thing about that is if one is cancelled (Costa Maya was cancelled when we went) you don't feel cheated really because you saw three anyway. I chose the valor too because it had 4 ports. I think I'd go with miracle my first time if choosing between the two. The difference in the two itins is miracle goes to costa maya and valor hondorus. I'm iffy aobut hondorus and costa mays sounds so quaint and it has ruins......both are great though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseygirl3 Posted June 10, 2006 #9 Share Posted June 10, 2006 We were on the Valor last week. We had a great time, but 4 ports in 7 days was probably one port more than we would have liked. I prefer the layout of the Spirit class ships better (Miracle is a spirit class ship), but I hate sailing out of Tampa. That's mainly the reason we opted for Valor out of Miami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReaganSkyesdad Posted June 10, 2006 #10 Share Posted June 10, 2006 Haven't done the Valor, but he Miracle was AWESOME! Truly enjoyed our Dec 04 cruise. Ship is tip top and maintained very well. Staff is polite and helpful. I too liked Costa Maya and the Port of Tampa is the easiest, cleanest and most well run I have experienced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReaganSkyesdad Posted June 10, 2006 #11 Share Posted June 10, 2006 Haven't done the Valor, but he Miracle was AWESOME! Truly enjoyed our Dec 04 cruise. Ship is tip top and maintained very well. Staff is polite and helpful. I too liked Costa Maya and the Port of Tampa is the easiest, cleanest and most well run I have experienced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejdl4 Posted June 10, 2006 #12 Share Posted June 10, 2006 was on the miracle last august and it was absolutly wonderful. the food, crew and guests. we are going oon the destiny this august and can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReaganSkyesdad Posted June 10, 2006 #13 Share Posted June 10, 2006 So true. Sailed HAL Zuiderdam in Jan. It has horrible! For a line that is supposed to be a cut above, it was certainly lacking. I can't say I've found a better ship than Miracle. I hear the smaller Carnival ships that were used for Katrina victims and have been refurbished are great too. Have fun!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktac Posted June 10, 2006 #14 Share Posted June 10, 2006 We were on the Valor last week. We had a great time, but 4 ports in 7 days was probably one port more than we would have liked. I prefer the layout of the Spirit class ships better (Miracle is a spirit class ship), but I hate sailing out of Tampa. That's mainly the reason we opted for Valor out of Miami. Other than the Tampa dig I couldn't agree more. That one extra sea day seems little, but I really love it. Been on both ships and they are both very good quality for the money. Only negative on the Miracle is Belize, IMHO. MarkT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofzeke Posted June 10, 2006 #15 Share Posted June 10, 2006 Haven't been on the Valor, but we loved the Miracle. Chris (GoinCruisin) is right, though, it is a quieter ship in terms of nightlife. For us, no big deal, because we had a ton of fun in the casino, piano bar, deck parties, and late night comedy shows. Spirit class ships have a great layout. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpiorose Posted June 10, 2006 #16 Share Posted June 10, 2006 We found belize to be wonderful, we went on smugglersrun plantation excussion (private) and it really gave us a flavor for the place. I'd recommend that - you'll be treated more like a friend than a paying customer. Belize is on the Valor itin as well though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseygirl3 Posted June 11, 2006 #17 Share Posted June 11, 2006 The reason I avoid Tampa is because of the 2 cruises we took out of there, both times our ship was significantly delayed returning to port because of fog. Apparently, this problem isn't unusual in Tampa. One of the times it happened, it created a huge mess, because 4 other ships couldn't get back to port as well and we were all almost 12 hours late arriving. Naturally, everyone missed flights, hotels became difficult to book, etc. Some people weren't able to get out on flights until 2 days later due to the sheer volume of passengers affected by this. That's why I try to avoid Tampa if at all possible. Nothing personal against Tampa itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 01Sweetpea Posted June 11, 2006 #18 Share Posted June 11, 2006 We did the Miracle in 7/05 and are hoping to do the Valor (Eastern) in 4/07. We really enjoyed the Miracle, but did find 4 port days in a row a bit much for our first cruise. Even the kids were dragging by port day 3...thank goodness I planned it to be a beach day anyways! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReaganSkyesdad Posted June 11, 2006 #19 Share Posted June 11, 2006 I can understand your frustration with Fog, but an additional 12 hours on the ship? As long as I had my cabin, that would be awesome, but then I'm only a 4 hour drive away in Jacksonville. Is Karl with a K still on the Miracle? He was a HOOOT! Miracle was calm? Wow, I was quite impressed. Can't imagine what more excitement would be like. Or, I'm really a fuddy-duddy! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrtjs5 Posted June 12, 2006 #20 Share Posted June 12, 2006 The Miracle is awesome! Costa Maya was beautiful and we enjoyed the Aztec ruins we went to from Cozumel. Also went on a sunset catamaran cruise that was great! The Port of Tampa is very convenient though Carnival had a computer malfunction that delayed us getting on board. Getting off was a breeze. I would always reccommend the MIRACLE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseygirl3 Posted June 12, 2006 #21 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Reagan, it was not a fun 12 extra hours on the ship. We had to vacate our rooms; our luggage had all been taken the night before. We sat around waiting for updates from Carnival, taking turns using a phone to call around and make hotel reservations and new flight reservations, etc. Believe me, it was definitely not fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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