Thought I would write a review for all of you posters with upcoming cruises on the Triumph. Any questions, please feel free to ask me and I'll try my best to respond if I can. A little background info, I am 37 and work in a law firm in New York City, DH is 37 and works for an environmental company. This was a trip to celebrate our 11th anniversary and just to get away from the craziness of life for a week. We picked this particular cruise for the itinerary.

THE BEGINNING OF IT ALL.....We flew from JFK to Miami International Airport on the morning of our cruise. We had a 7:55 a.m. flight and it was schedule to land in Miami at 10:55. It was amazing at JFK, I kept hearing these stories of how flights were delayed and that they were booking too many flights at one time so of course, I was a bit nervous. The flight was on time and we boarded. As we started to taxi and make our way to the runway, the pilot came on and told us we'd have to go back to the gate because something in the engine was not opening on the right side and we'd have to go back and have it manually opened. Now, let me just say that I am not the best with flying. I do it when I have to. So, you can imagine that this gave me a bit of a worry. The guy behind me did not stop talking the whole 40 minutes we were delayed about plane crashes and what would happen if the engine gave out while we were in the sky and oh no, this could be it. I really wanted to turn around and tell him to zip his lip but it was the beginning of my vacation and I was trying to think only positive thoughts. Long story short here, they fixed the problem, we were on our way and landed in Miami safe and sound around 11:40 a.m. We got our luggage, grabbed a taxi right outside the baggage claim area and were on our way to the Triumph! The taxi cost $24.00 and we got there with a little bit of traffic in about 20 minutes or so.

EMBARKATION (We're getting there!!!!) They apparently just recently built this new terminal and it was very nice, clean and everything was very organized. We were charged $1.28 each on our sail and sign card and it was explained on a sheet of paper why were were getting this charge. It was for the new terminal. Fine with us. We got to the terminal around 12:30, there were porters waiting everywhere outside to take your luggage. We tipped one of them and then it was off to the business part of our trip. Docs in hand, I was ready to roll! You have to first go through a line to show your passport (or picture ID, birth certificate, driver's license, etc.), then they put you on another line (there were many!!!) to wait to "check in". We were on line for a good half hour or so before getting up to the desk. They asked for our fun pass and credit card (or cash) and the process was very fast and easy. Then a woman came over with an envelope and handed it to the woman helping us and inside were our sail and sign cards. They told us to go upstairs and we were on our way!!!! Read more