Carnival Valor


Carnival Valor departing Miami
Career
Name: Carnival Valor
Owner: Carnival Corporation & PLC
Operator: Carnival Cruise Lines
Port of registry:  Panama
Builder: Fincantieri
Monfalcone, Italy
Cost: US$500 million
Christened: December 17, 2004 by Katie Couric in Miami
Maiden voyage: 2004
In service: December 2004-present
Identification: IMO number: 9236389
Call Sign H3VR
MMSI 354298000
Status: In Active Service as of 2010
Notes: [1] [2][3][4][5]
General characteristics
Class and type: Conquest Class cruise ship
Tonnage: 110,000 gross register tons (GRT)
Length: 952 ft (290.2 m)
Beam: 116 ft (35.4 m)
Draft: 27 ft (8.2 m)
Decks: 13 Decks
Installed power: 63,400kW each
Propulsion: 2 diesel-electric propellers
Sail plan: Caribbean
Speed: 22.5-knot (42 km/h; 26 mph)
Capacity: 2,974 passengers
Crew: 1,180 crew
Notes: [1]

Carnival Valor is a post-Panamax Conquest-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Lines. She is the largest Carnival ship based out of the Port of Miami, Florida and has a "Heroes and Heroics" theme. Duty-free shopping, a spa, a casino, and numerous entertainment options are some of her features. She offers seven-day sailings through the Eastern, Southern, and Western Caribbean.

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Itineraries

Carnival Valor's home port is Miami, Florida and has been since its inaugural sailing in 2004. She currently sails on alternating 7 day Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries.[6][7]

Renovation of 2008 and 2011

During her recent renovation in 2008, Valor received a large movie screen on the pool deck and a new Mongolian grill section for the buffet restaurant.

The following improvements were made during Valor's dry dock from 01/30/11 to 02/13/11: routine hotel maintenance, cosmetic enhancements such as new carpeting, tile work and reupholstering in lounges and public areas, ADA compliant modifications in various areas of the ship, addition of Serenity “Adults-Only” area on Deck 12 and 14 forward, and the addition of 2 new Captain’s Suites and 6 new Scenic Ocean View staterooms on Deck 9 forward. Fitness equipment is schedule to be replaced post dry-dock.

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