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Why Go?
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 Typical Carnival big-ship fun with tons of activities
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Great nightlife options: Camel Club Casino, White Heat Dance Club
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New Orleans becomes the homeport at the end of 2009
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Huge Camp Carnival kids' facility for ages 2 - 14; teen disco
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Fall 2008 Dry-dock added outdoor big-screen theater on sun deck
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Itineraries and Ports of Call: Caribbean - Eastern • Caribbean - Western
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Carnival Triumph Review
Editor's Note: Carnival Triumph emerged from a two-week dry-dock in September/October 2008. Additions to this middle-aged ship include a Carnival Seaside Theater and new "Circle C" facility for the 12-14's. Cabins were also renovated, with balconies added to 14 cabins (a nice addition, but a far cry from the 314 balconies Celebrity added to Century in 2006). New carpeting, wall coverings and tile work were also put in.
With four swimming pools, seven whirlpools, tons of bars, a giant casino and a daily schedule of activities that will make your head spin, the Triumph lives up to Carnival's "Fun Ships" motto with gusto. A passenger looking for a little peace and quiet could easily find themselves locked in their cabin ordering room service for the duration of the trip, but if you can (or care to) look past the crowded bars, loud music and long buffet lines, you can definitely relax on the Triumph. Head to the Oxford Lounge for your nightcap rather than the Hollywood Dance Club or sunbathe on the Spa Deck rather than on the crowded levels surrounding the main pool. I hope the female passenger who had so much fun late one evening that she left her underwear on the main staircase eventually found the, um, privacy she was looking for.
With all the drinking, partying and resulting debauchery that takes place, the biggest surprise is the number of families and the scope of the onboard children's program. Camp Carnival's activities for kids are as diverse as the adults' and run from early morning until late at night. Children's World, the main play area, has sand art, educational computer games and plenty of space for jumping and tumbling. I wasn't at all surprised when a little boy, maybe 4, told his parents who had come to check on him that yes, he was having a lot of fun and no, he was not helping the counselors clean up.
You have to appreciate the attempt of the Carnival Triumph to take you on a trip around the world, even if you're really just on a four-day, one-port cruise like I was. The ship's theme is the world's greatest vacation destinations, and with names like Club Monaco, The Big Easy and Hong Kong Noodle Co., there is real diversity on this ship -- in entertainment, in dining, among your fellow passengers and, of course, among the lovely crew members.
So when two of the Carnival dancers -- he from Moscow and she from Canada -- got engaged to be married in front of a crowd of Americans late one night in a New Orleans-themed piano bar and then were serenaded by a pianist from New Zealand among lots of cheers and hugs from strangers, I really wasn't surprised. That seems to be the idea on the Carnival Triumph -- to bring people together with good times and, at least in this case, love.
Read Complete Carnival Triumph Review
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