We took our 2nd cruise on the Triumph mid July; our first Triumph cruise was in early January '13 prior to the fire. We booked an interior room on the 7th floor, aft portion, stateroom 7380. We always stay on floors with cabins above and below us, as we don't want to bother with kitchens/lounges/clubs on adjacent floors. We don't get seasick and we usually stay midship, but will probably stay aft from now on because the ship's movement made us sleepy and contributed to some great sleep.

The changes made to the room were noticeable from our January cruise and included new carpeting, beds, and sheets. It also appeared that the toilet was new, but not the sink, which was disappointing since everything else was new. The room service was good, but our morning crew was better. We try to leave our room organized and not too dirty, as opposed to others which leave things tossed everywhere and so dirty that the workers enter with a facemask, nasty. We experienced a backed up shower drain the first night, but it was quickly fixed.

We arrived 2 days early and stayed at the Hyatt Place in Houston, which we enjoyed because breakfast is included. We arrived around 11.30 am to the port, and within half an hour were onboard. This experience was much different than our previous cruise, where we spend over 3 hours in line, frustating. Read more