This is our 4th cruise, first with Carnival. We sailed the Triumph out of Galveston. Since we live in TX, this was an easy 4 hour drive the day of sail away. We arrived at the port at 12:45, and 20 minutes later we were onboard! DH dropped me and the luggage off at the pier. Porters are quick, so be ready! Then he went across the street to Galveston Park N Cruise. We did the indoor parking, and it was $45 for 5 day cruise. Met up with DH and we went to the VIP embarkation. We had an Ocean Suite, so embarkation was a breeze. We were onboard in no time!

We went to our room 7270 to see if it was ready. It was not, but we dropped our carryon off, and went to explore. We booked the cruise 2 weeks prior, so we got a room across from the elevator. I was a little worried about noise, but it wasn't an issue. We asked our steward to empty the fridge, and he did no problem. He kept us in plenty of ice, but there is an ice machine further down the hall to get your own. Our room was plenty big enough for the two of us, with lots of storage. We didn't come close to using all of it. The balcony was long, but not very deep. We had 3 chairs and a small table. We asked our steward if we could get a lounger, but he said no. One of the chairs reclined back, so we made do.

I got a soda package for $36.98. They had regular Dr. Pepper, but not diet. So I drank Diet Coke. Read more