Carnival Triumph Review

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Review for the Mexican Riviera Cruise on Carnival Triumph
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CravinCruisin
First Time Cruiser • Age 30s

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Sail Date: Apr 2012
Cabin: Balcony

Upon getting on the ship easily, we got to our rooms, and then immediately went to the buffet. I had to ask if it was free because it didn't seem like we could eat like this for five days for the price of the room. Now, it isn't four star exceptional, but everything is chili's quality or greater. I found nothing of low quality, and the buffet and sit down food similar, but there are certain things only available there.

The lack of soft drinks was made up for by great juice offers in the morning and always available pretty good sweet tea. Drinking juice and water is probably better for you if devouring alcohol / food. I especially enjoyed eating the Caesar salad from the 24/7 pizza buffet late at night and drinking hot chocolate on the upper decks. You're all alone,with a hot glass of chocolate and the wind whooshing by. A particularly nice experience.

As for entertainment I spent most of my time with my mom or my brother and his friend. I didn't really attend any shows, besides listening to the family of musicians who played in the casino. I spent time in there at the bar smoking cigarettes and watching people gamble. You can only smoke at the bar in the casino, or while you're playing games - I found this to be an odd rule.

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Balcony

Nice position mid ship, can hear the water while lounging on the balcony in a robe with pillows, and a comforter. Shower and bathroom were adequate, four adults fit in one cabin fine. 1 on each bed, 1 on a roll away, one on the drop down. The drop down design is scary looking but seems plenty stable. The beds were just fine. Definitely no complaints with the room, other than it could use an updated look like Carnivals new ships with the LCD instead of CRT tvs, could be a bit modernized, but it worked fine, was still nice, and I hate that Vegas hotels gut the entire thing and redesign it every year or two. The waste could be a bad thing.

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