Carnival Triumph Review

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Tried the Triumph!

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Triumph
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gottahaveabeach
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Nov 2012
Cabin: Balcony

5 day cruise on the Triumph with my husband and about 10 other friends and family. Galveston is a 5 hour drive from home for us, so we drove down Friday and stayed in Hilton. They have free cruise parking and a shuttle van. Went down to the terminal around 10 and were on eating lunch on the Lido before noon. I don't really like buffets so I just had a hot dog to tide me over til dinner.

After being on the Magic for our last cruise this one definitely felt smaller, but the condition overall was good. On sea days it was too windy to go up and play mini-golf. I had wanted to see if I could find the ship's coin but never was able to get up to the sky deck to see for myself. Tried twice, it was blocked off. I don't think they ever had the pool slide or main pool open.

We ate dinner in the dining room, the food was good, except the last night, I thought I would try the comfort food: meatloaf, it was awful. We were kinda stuck back in the corner so we couldn't see the entertainment, but overall it was good. We tried the new Taste Bar on the Promenade and liked that that too, it was just a couple of bites of something different each time but not enough to spoil your appetite for dinner. We tried the pizza and the hot deli and liked those also. Went to afternoon tea twice and enjoyed that but I liked it better back when it was not in the dining rooms. Had our free drink in the dining room with lunch one day as a perk for being past guest. Liked the new past guest party, it was not as crowded and shorter. Got our new ship pin for being "gold" delivered to our cabin. Even though this ship was full, it wasn't too bad as far as crowds, there is just not as many places to hang out. The lobby bar is way too small, there's not even a dance floor. Even though this ship is older it seems to have been maintained well and was very clean.

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Balcony

Cabin 8A

6459 Upper deck balcony. Odd shaped room but we liked it. Only works for 2 persons max. The bathroom is over by the bed which we liked. The bonus is there are 2 windows plus the door to the balcony so the view is better. It is all the way to the back next to the aft wrap and there is a door from the hall with a small vestibule that goes to those two rooms so it is extra private. There's 4 closets, 3 drawers and 2 other smaller cabinets. Two small reading lamps over the bed. The balcony has 2 chairs, one table and a lounge chair, it is way longer than a regular balcony. Old tube TV, didn't work well. Remote touchy, sound was back. No room service on the TV. Old safe that operates with a card. Bed was very firm not much cushion. Loveseat on one side and a table with adjustable height option small vanity stool.

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