Greetings! This is a day-by-day review of our cruise aboard the Carnival Triumph 4/15-22/2006. My wife and I are avid travelers, but cruising is still relatively new for us. We had taken a few weekend cruises with Royal Caribbean and a wonderful Alaska cruise on Holland America last year. We wanted to take a family vacation with the teenagers and came across the Cruise Critic group cruise, which we decided to book. We eventually ended up with 10 cabins (30 people), so we did get our $100 cabin credit. The following review is my experience during the cruise. Like most vacationers, I have always been interested in first hand knowledge instead of a sterilized guide book review. I will attempt to answer questions regarding this cruise, and offer my observations and insight. These are my experiences only, and may not match up completely with somebody elses experience. Hopefully this review will be beneficial, informative, and entertaining.

PRE-CRUISE:

We always try to start our trips a day early in order to prevent any last minute snafus. We live in Sacramento and the cruise left out of Miami. We are a family of 6 traveling together. I started investigating airfares 6-8 months prior to departure, and found the best deal on Jet Blue from Oakland to Fort Lauderdale. Airfare was $350 apiece, and the flight is nonstop. The flight was very smooth and we had plenty of legroom. They provided full sodas and lots of snacks, but no meals. We even got an overnight travel pack consisting of an eye shade, chapstick, and free headphones. Read more