Carnival Triumph Review

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Family Fun on the High Seas

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Triumph
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cruisenow01
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Nov 2010
Traveled with children

My thoughts as we waited in traffic at the New Orleans port were numerous, some repeatable, some not. If New Orleans is going to have more cruises out of its port then it needs to figure out better access to the port parking than through a stop sign and over a train track. Plus no one was giving ground. It took us over an hour just to park. The traffic jam did not end there. With everyone trying to enter in the same place everyone was trying to get off, it was chaos. My only advice is leave early and do not expect your vacation to start until you are on the boat.

Now on to the fun, once we embarked, we headed to the Lido deck for some food. The ship was in good shape. We have sailed other ships and this was not the most beautiful ship that we have been on, but it is well taken care of and tasteful. We stayed in a Category 11 suite. The rooms were nice sized. There were only minor things like mold in the track on the shower and the stool at the vanity was faded, but overall a great room. My husband and I were in 1 room and my mom and children were in the room next door. There room steward, Putu, was the best.

I will say that the buffet, pizza, sandwiches, burgers, and other food items like that were good. Was it great food? No, but it was definitely good. The best food on the cruise happened on the second day at sea and I will get there, I promise. That night, we ate in the Lower London dining room and Made, our head waiter, really made each night enjoyable. We visited the California Wine Bar where we met our favorite bartender for the cruise, Slava. The next morning we enjoyed our day at sea by the pool. Our son discovered that the mid ship pool is like a wave pool. Our daughter enjoyed the hot tubs. My mother traveled with us, so at night, the children preferred Camp Carnival or eating on the Lido deck with her. Our second day at sea was again spent by the pool, but that night was really special. We signed up for the Chef's Table. It was amazing to see the kitchen and the food he prepared was delicious. It was a special night and one of the highlights of our cruise. The next morning we woke to see Belize City. This is a tender port, so that was new to us. Although tendering is a necessity in some ports, I did not enjoy that experience at all. The Belize Zoo was closed due to damage from Hurricane Richard. If you are into adventure then Belize has cave diving and Mayan Ruins to hike. If you are into animals, we have heard wonders about the zoo even though we did not get to see it. If neither of these appeals to you, stay on the boat. Belize City is unfortunately not the most picturesque of cities.

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Cabin 11

Lots of room, quiet, stool at vanity was faded and stained.

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