Carnival Triumph Review

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Sail Date: Feb 2014

Background: This was my 11th cruise with Carnival, 2nd on the Triumph. I traveled with my husband (his birthday present); it was his 2nd time on the Triumph as well. This was also the 1st anniversary of the unfortunate stranding at sea that Triumph experienced in February of 2013. And there were HUNDREDS of people onboard celebrating with "I Survived" t-shirts! Awesome!

We live in the DFW area, and elected to drive to Galveston and park in a lot across the street (literally) from the ship (galveston park n cruise dot com). Allow extra time to get through Houston; it can take a while. If there is weather expected, allow even more time. It gets hairy; people are so freaked out by snow that they forget to use directionals, slow down to around 15 mph, etc.

Embarkation was a breeze. When you get to Platinum, there are bypass lanes for check in and a different waiting room for boarding.. it's one of the best perks. (Second best perk is free laundry service. Amazing.) Our room 9202 was ready shortly after Noon; more about the cabin in a separate review.

Cabin Review

9202 is on Lido Deck, technically an Interior cabin. This interior cabin, however, has a picture window that looks directly out onto the observation deck at the very front of the ship. It also felt slightly larger than the usual interior cabin. Lido deck has a railing that you can see over from inside this cabin, so you have a view of the water as well. Awesome! The one thing they insist you do is close your curtain at night, so that Navigation has a totally dark environment. This observation deck is nearly always empty, and there's only one door leading to it. 9202 also feels every move the Triumph makes. If you're prone to seasickness, do not book this cabin. We also discovered at 6 AM - when we were delayed getting back into Port of Galveston due to fog - that the fog horn on the Triumph is located directly outside of cabin 9202. Okay, maybe that's not true.. but it felt that way. LOL

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