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I'VE BEEN A MEMBER FOR JUST OVER 12 MONTHS NOW AND WE HAVE BOOKED OUR FIRST CRUISE RECENTLY. CRUISE MILES IS EXCELLENT VALUE FOR MONEY AND GETS 5 STARS FROM ME. STOJO

IF YOU LOVE TO CRUISE AND YOUR MONEY IS SHORT, BUY A FEW CRUISEMILE VOUCHERS AND BOOK YOU A CRUISE. i'M ON A CRUISE ON THE ALLURE OF THE SEAS SCHEDULED TO LEAVE IN APR 2012. i'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT AND MANY MORE. THE VOUCHER AGENTS ARE GREAT. THEY MAIL YOUR VOUCHERS WITHIN 4 DAYS AND ARE VERY HELPFUL. HOPE TO GO ON MANY OTHER CRUISES. BIGBRUTUS

First of all, a little bit about my experience with Cruise Miles. In the past I have gotten some good deals on cruises by shopping on EBAY. In March of last year, I came across an advertisement on EBAY for a cruise voucher. Being a skeptic and a bit of a gambler I did a little research. The seller has 100% feedback, the website testimonials sounded really enticing. I took a gamble. I won a voucher on EBAY for what I thought was an unbelievable deal. After the close of the auction, I had an emailed voucher within 48 hours. Next I waited for the right offer. May of 2010 came around and the perfect offer was posted. Carnival Valor Western Caribbean October 2 2011. I thought wow that seems like a long time away, but I can wait. I submitted my voucher. Within 48 hours I got an email from the Cruises Direct group booking department confirming that my voucher was valid and there was space available. I was also told that in 2 weeks I would get another email confirming that I was booked on the cruise. 13 days later I got the email confirming I was booked on the cruise and was given various upgrade options. Fast forward to mid-July 2011 a role call was conducted confirming that I was still interested in cruising on this booking. Fast-forward to August 15, I got an email with the Carnival booking number. I immediately went onto the Carnival website and filled out my Fun Pass and saw that my cabin was assigned (first floor, mid-ship…not bad). I must also add in, it was at this point the I realized that gamble had paid off and for the next 6 weeks I had a smile that I couldn’t wipe off of my face. Cruise Miles, Richard, thank you! Now on to the cruise: I arrived in Fort Lauderdale, FL on Saturday, the day before the cruise. I always feel safer flying in the day prior to the cruise. If there are flight delays, I have 24 hours to work things outs and still get to the ship before it sails. Sunday morning we hired a shuttle to take us from the hotel to the Port of Miami. The shuttle arrived early and we were off to the Valor. We arrived at the port, dropped our bags with the porter and were through security within 15 minutes. I must say the Port of Miami has their act together on embarkation day. If you have your fun pass filled out you can use computer kiosks. We took advantage of this (quick scan of your passport and credit card and then to the short line for your room key and on-board credit card. We were given a zone 10 boarding pass and a seat in the holding area, time went by quick and within 30 minutes zone 10 was called. We had our welcome aboard photo snapped and then on to the Valor. From hotel to stepping foot on the Valor about 90 minutes elapsed (This was my 7th Carnival cruise and this is the quickest) The Valor is a beautiful ship. Large and a bit difficult to navigate for a couple of days, but had everything that I wanted in a Luxury Cruise Liner. I’ll talk about the ship as I remember things. Public Lounges: Winston’s: (A lounge between the 2 dining rooms on deck four (the home of Karaoke, Live piano, and Jazz music) I spent a good deal of time in this lounge singing Karaoke and just lounging with a cocktail before dinner. Eagles Lounge: Home of more Karaoke, and Super Star Live (Karaoke with a live band…Awesome) Also the home of Punch liner’s Comedy Club for 4 nights (Carnival can really pick the Talent, the shows were always packed Ivanhoe Theater: The Main show lounge. Highlights were the 80’s show (It ain’t over yet), The Liars Club (Balderdash in game show format), and of Course Bingo (no I didn’t win) Lindy Hop: The Piano Bar: great for late night sing a long’s. The entertainer Brad was top notch. There were other lounges, but I didn’t go to them. Food: Overall very good. I will comment on the places that I ate. Rosies Bistro: The buffet. Our room was closer to the back of the ship so we always went to the back room of the buffet. It has the same food as the front part of the buffet, but….there was never a line. I don’t know if people just didn’t venture to that part of the room, but there were never more than 10 people in front of me. We had breakfast here almost every day (Eggs scrambled, bacon, sausage, potatoes, bagels, croissant, pastry, fresh fruit) All good, the bacon could have been a little less greasy maybe. For lunch, the food changed every day, Italian, Mexican, etc. Salad bar was pretty good, always had coleslaw and other s like potato or pasta salads. Sandwich Shop: Had good raps and Panini. I enjoyed the turkey and Ham Rap. Pizza Pirate: (24 Hours) Decent pizzas, calzones and Caesar salads Burrito Bar: It’s like Chipotle. You point to ingredients and they make you and amazing burrito, served with chips and your choice of salsas. The Grill: It was open the longest every day 12:00-6:00. Had grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, chicken tender, fires, tortilla chips, and nacho cheese. Good for a late afternoon snack while waiting for dinner at 8:15 Washington Dining room: One of 2 main dining rooms. Though we would have rather had a large table to meet people, we had a table for two. I will say we had an amazing dining team (Lucas, Jovanny, and I Made). They were so good it made waiting until 8:15 for dinner worthwhile. Carnival’s menu has changed recently, for the good. Some may disagree, but I enjoyed the changes. They have added comfort foods like fried chicken, pot roast, and turkey and dressing. They have also added a didja ever section that included Shark, Gator, and Frog Legs. I can’t say enough how please I was with the dining room experience that we had on this trip. The Ports: Grand Cayman: It starts with a tender boat ride to the island. Because the water is too shallow the ship has to drop anchor about a mile from shore. You board a tender boat from the gangway and take a short ride to shore. We took part in a 3-stop snorkeling excursion. One of the stops is the world famous Sting Ray Sandbar. Imagine 3 foot crystal clear water, water an amazing turquoise blue. As you walk or shuffle on the sand, the beautiful docile creatures swim around the waters. A highlight is when the tour operators wrangle one of the females and give you the opportunity to hold and kiss, yes kiss the stingray. And amazing experience I will not soon forget. Mahogany Bay, Roatan Island: This port you will dock at the terminal. The island is that beautiful picturesque vision that you expect from the Caribbean. That is the good part. The bad is the part you see is leased to Carnival Cruise lines and it is very commercialized. The beaches are packed and they have all of their branded shops, Diamonds, Tanzanite International, Del Sol, etc. They were thinking though, There is a Fat Tuesdays right at the midway point between the ship and the beach. A perfect location for an Attitube Adjustment (one of the amazing icy drinks loaded with booze). We chose to go to the beach with all the other passengers from 2 ships. We were there, we got wet took some really amazing pictures and then got back on the ship with another Attitube Adjustment. Belize: In Belize, like Cayman, you ride a tender. This time the ship anchors 5 miles from shore, due to the Barrier Reef. About a 20 minute ride to shore. In Belize, we did a cave tubing tour. Imagine an hour long van ride into the mountains and rain forest of Belize. When you arrived at the park location we were fitted with a life jacket, helmet with a light and tube. Then you hike. It starts at the outlet. You take a gentle hour long hike through on a well defined path along the river. Along the way the guide stopped and pointed out many plants and their medicinal or cooking uses. He also pointed out some of the local creatures including a tarantula that he coaxed out of his hole. Some were brave enough to hold the thing, not I (I have spider issues). At the end of the hike you plop onto your tube and float down the river through the caves. Beautiful rock formations and saw many bats, luckily they were sleeping. It is one of 2 places in the world that you can tube through a cave. If you have the opportunity, do not miss out on this! Cozumel: A dock port. Here we opted for a relaxing day at an all inclusive beach resort called. We hopped into a cab and were whisked away to paradise. Beach Chairs, Beds with Canopies, A pool with a swim up bar, delicious food. What else can I say; it was heaven for a day. Conclusion: From the beginning I thought if this whole thing works out it will be an amazing deal. Now I know Cruise Miles is the real deal and I am a very pleased customer. I am glad I took the gamble. Thank you again for this opportunity, I hope to be booking again very soon. If you have any questions about my experience, please ask. I would be glad to share. Ben Ben

My first cruise with Cruisemiles was recently on the Radiance of the Seas. It was a weekender out of Sydney and was only 2 nights. It was absolutely amazing but just not long enough. I have since booked a 8 night cruise for 2013 and just won a 17 night Honolulu to Sydney cruise for 2012. Without Cruisemiles I would never have been able to afford to go cruising every year. Thanks misszitt

I have bought cruisemiles vouchers and I have booked a cruise for 2013. The forum is fun. We all have a chat and share our experiences. It is great to see so many happy customers on the forum. The vouchers are real and the organisers are genuine and very helpful. Cruisemiles is a great cheap alternative to cruising. ccllewis

Recently completed a cruise on the Allure (Sept. 4) The whole process was simple. The price was unbeatable for a cruise of this quality. We would not have been able to afford this cruise without using the cruisemile voucher. We are planning another cruise soon with cruisemiles. Banksupply

Have been thrilled with the great value cruises offered by this company. Keep up the great work...........looking forward to lots of holidays. pogpog

We bought our first voucher back in January 2010. I was very skeptical at first, but after joining the forum on Cruisemiles.com, we found a lot of people sharing the same interest and looking to cruise at an affordable price. We are now booked on the Allure of the Seas from Royal Caribbean. The price for the two of us to go on this magnificent ship was more than half off booking through other travel agencies. We were so excited with the site and offerings, we booked another cruise with Carnival for summer of 2012 and are taking the kids. Now we are working on 3rd cruise for 2013. The Cruisemiles Staff are always helpful and fast to respond to any and all inquires. Tell your friends that if they like cruising this site offers cruisers the best value for their hard earned money . Steve Southampton , NJ