Just got back from a four day cruise on Carnival Triumph. This was our second cruise, first time with Carnival. Not much to complain about as I'm the type that likes to make lemonade out of those lemons I sometimes am handed.
Embarkation was a breeze. We were in a lot right across the street from the terminal. After waiting almost two hours in line and to board when I took my first cruise, I decided to do what I have read here so many times and simply ignore the instructions to get there around 1:30 or even later for a 4:30 sailing. I checked my watch when we parked and it read 11:34. By 11:55 we were eating lunch on the Lido Deck. This is definitely the way to go from now on.
The food was pretty good, but we found the variety on the buffet to be a bit limited. The buffet was like this the whole cruise. Great food but not as big a selection as we would have liked. On the other hand we found the MDR menu to have more selections than we had experienced on our first cruise. We easily found something we wanted every night, which also meant that we didn't have to rely on the buffet too much.
Bigger than I expected. Has a full size couch and a pull down bed to sleep four. Great location just a few feet from the elevators, and a very short walk to the Lido Deck pools and buffet. Very quiet considering the location. Not a fan of the decor but it didn't bother me after a few hours.