Carnival Triumph Review

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Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Triumph
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hornonaboat
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Jan 2013
Cabin: Balcony

Day 1 - Parked at Lighthouse Parking in Galveston. Pam and I and our 3 pieces of luggage were shuttled to the terminal at 10:25. Security, check-in and embarkation was a breeze. On ship by 11:30. Purchased F2F so we boarded after the weddings, Diamond, Platinum, and suite guests. Went straight to room to drop off carry-ons. Room was ready and 1 of our 3 bags arrived as F2F promised. Went to Lido to eat lunch, got pretty crowded as we ate. Toured the ship from top to bottom until about 2, then went back to cabin. 2nd piece of luggage had arrived. Muster at 3:30....crowded and packed on Deck 4, couldn't understand instructions. Went to our balcony for sailaway....waited for 3rd piece of luggage until 5, then went to the F2F dedicated line at Guest Services to complain. I was directed to a pile of luggage just outside the Rome theater....dug thru it and found our 3rd piece....the luggage tag had been ripped off, so they couldn't figure out where to deliver it even tho I had other identification on the outside that provided my information....seems like they could have matched my personal ID to their manifest and get it to my cabin. So the luggage to your room 1st part of F2F didn't exactly work for us. However CCL credited my S&S account for the $49.95 without a request from me. Had confirmed early seating, when shown our table it was a booth. I'm a big guy and don't fit in a booth too well....asked MD for a changed....no open table with chairs at the early seating, so he changed us to ATD....worked out great. At 6pm every evening, never had to wait more than 5 minutes, always got our requested waiter, Francisco, and always set at a 2-top every night. Food was great, hot, delivered at a comfortable pace and the dining experience was always pleasurable. Went to the welcome aboard show...very entertaining.

Day 2 - went to breakfast solo, Pam had room service breakfast delivered on time, accurate, and wholesome. Played bingo, set on the lido, lunched in the MDR, did some more activites, went to dinner, show and strolled the ship. Day 2 was "Cruise Elegant" night. I just wore a dress shirt and dress pants & shoes. Pam wore dressy slacks and a blingy top. Saw everything from tails, white dinner jackets, formal gowns, cocktail dresses, to jeans, shorts and kilts. No kind of attire seemed to be out of place to me or to the DR staff. Food was great again and service was even better. I haven't mentioned yet that the cabin was small but not inconvenient at all. Plenty of storage for 2, bathroom small but tons of storage room. For a big guy like me I was never uncomfortable in the cabin or bathroom. Room Steward, Laurence, always had the room stocked with ice,towels and turndown service when we were at dinner or the show.

Day 3 - ported in Progreso at 7:30ish. Went to breakfast in the MDR. it was great as usual. Disembarked at the port, perused on the pier a little, would purchase on way back to boat. Took the shuttle bus into town. Pier is 5 miles long, bus is free to the flea market area in town. Looked around the flea market a little. Then walked to the beach found a palaypa with table & chairs and set on the beach for a couple of hours. had snacks, tea, and lemonade from a local restaurant on the malecon served by a waiter. Many venders came by but they move on when told "no Thank you" or "Gracias No" Collected some shells on the beach, water was cold and was not as beautiful as Cozumel's water. Walked about a 3 block area around the bus drop off/pickup area to get a feel for local life....purchased some things, then took the double decker bus around town for 20 minutes. Don't miss this $3 attraction. It is well worth it. If you sit on the top row, remember to duck under the telephone and electrical wires!. It's a blast. after that took bus back to ship, purchased a few things, then got back on board for hot dogs and hamburgers. They were great. BTW, Progreso is the placde to haggle more so than Cozumel. Later went to dinner/show, took some pictures and people watched....great day!

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Balcony

Cabin 8B

Great for the 2 of us. More than enough storage. Well stocked with supplies. Near the front elevators. Just a tiny bit of noise from the atrium occasionally. Very clean and free of smells. I'm a big guy and never felt uncomfortable in the cabin or bathroom. Loved the small but adequate balcony. It is across from a crew area but we were never disturbed by that. Cabin Steward, Laurence was perfect....mostly out of sight....but definitely took care of business. Only saw him in the hallway, once a day starting on Day 2, but he knew our names at our 1st meeting and called us by name every time he saw us. Lighting was great. TV and remote could use an update. Bedding was adequate....never as good as home. I'm bald and Pam has thin hair, but I imagine most women would want to bring their own hair dryer if you can get it on board. Never did figure out which 1 was soap and which one was shampoo in the shower, so I just used both every time. Both smelled real good.

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