Leading up to this cruise, I had read mixed reviews. It seemed either everyone loved the Triumph or hated it. Thinking about the negative comments I worked hard to find evidence of those things but am happy to say I could not. Each person's experiences are different, so I know that this next statement does not pertain to all. From the FEW negative comments I heard on this cruise, it seems that it is the individual person who decides if they have a good cruise or bad cruise. We chose to have a good time, to laugh, to live. Those who I heard saying they had a bad time on this cruise frankly, they were stiffs who should have taken a different type of cruise. After all, Carnival does run the FUN SHIPS. If dancing, singing, laughing, staying up late, Laughing is not your personal taste of fun or if you do not like children this would not have been the cruise for you. Let me share some highlights of my experiences. By the way, this is my fourth cruise with Carnival.

Embarkation- We had completed the Funpass which did make the overall process go faster than in previous trips. However, we were at the terminal with most of other 3,000+ passengers around 1:00. I must say though considering how many people were on the ship ( it was FULL) the lines moved quickly. Once we were on the ship - we ate lunch on the Lido deck.

Cabin- We had an ocean view cabin -near the elevators which was very accessible to most everything. The room steward, Ray, did a fabulous job keeping it clean and tidy for us. He was always very alert to our needs and inquired each evening how our day went. I never tire of coming in each evening to see the animal towels. Yes, I still take pictures of them. It was nice having the access to our ship account on funvision. We never tried booking a tour on there as we were afraid of booking the wrong one but love the idea of being able to do so. The goodies basket in the bathroom was also very nice. If you are reading this and have never cruised, be prepared no cruise ship has " large" rooms ( unless you want to spend big $ for a suite). However, the ocean view room we had was much larger than any of the previous rooms we have had. Within our group of 8, My husband and I had a cabin to ourselves. Having the couch in the room, was nice when others wanted to come to our room. We have stayed on the upper deck on previous trips but we think the Riviera deck is the best. You do not feel as much movement and when you do decide you need rest, it is quiet. An added bonus for us ( remember we were by the elevators) we were right above where we needed to go to get off the ship. Read more