On March 19th my family and I set out for a Western Caribbean cruise on board the Carnival Triumph. We arrived the night before from NY and stayed @ the Courtyard By Marriott Downtown Miami. Took a cab there from the Miami airport which cost $20.00 with tip. The hotel was 5 minutes from the Port of Miami and this hotel offered free breakfast and transfers to the Port for a total of $145. GREAT DEAL!

Embarkation was smooth took only about 45 minutes (we pre registered).

Once on board we found our cabin to be spacious enough for the 3 of us. We had selected an ocean view cabin. This was OK but for our next cruise we have booked for this up coming February '06 we have booked a balcony cabin. The cabin was very clean I can not complain about anything our steward did. He was always near enough to make up our room within 15 minutes of the "please make up our cabin" sign being put on the door. Our room was freshened up 3 times a day. This was a wonderful change from a hotels once a day service. Read more