My husband and I took our 14th cruise after Thanksgiving 2012. 7 cruises were on Carnival, 1 Holland America, 1 Princess, 1 RCL and 4 NCL. Our prior cruises included the western Caribbean, southern Caribbean, Hawaii and Alaska. They were 4 to 12 days. The Triumph cruise (5 days) was enjoyable but is at the bottom of our cruise list. The food needs improvement and there needs to be more onboard activities. The staff was very friendly and the ship was neat and looked clean. We had a good cabin steward that kept our cabin neat and clean.

Saturday 11/24/2012, my husband, two friends and I arrived at the Galveston cruise terminal at 11 am and boarded the Triumph 12:30 pm. We headed for the Lido deck for lunch. Everything on the salad bar was nearly frozen and the other items on the buffet were not that good. The sandwich bar was the best. At dinner, my husband and I enjoyed a good steak and escargot. My friends ordered lasagna and it was cold. The nightly show was ok.

Sunday 11/25/2012, on our first full day at sea, the breakfast bar food on the lido deck was ok but it was really crowded. The grits were cold. The music played pool side was terrible. There was too much bass and it was so bad we did not want to hang around. The bass was finally fixed on the third day. We enjoyed playing miniature golf. The ship seemed more crowded than my other cruises. I think that was because there were fewer activities. The music at the pool area was excessively loud and it was very crowded. Lots of kids were running wild. I cannot believe they were not in school. We ate lunch in the formal dining room. The rainbow trout was tasty. We enjoyed tasty pina colada as well. Formal dinner was great. The Lobster, prime rib and stuffed mushrooms were great. Read more