Preface: I booked this cruise based on its short itinerary and Galveston location. Not because I HAD to get on the Triumph. It was my 15 year old daughter's birthday present.
I bought my parking through EZ Cruise online in advance and only paid $32 for 5 days of parking. Not bad. EZ Cruise people were great and I will surely use them again.
Embarkation: Best embarkation ever. Carnival land crew was great! Breezed through security in less than 15 minutes (was around 1 pm)and had my Sail and Sign card in my had 30 minutes after I locked my car up. Awesome! An;t say enough about the land based crew.