Carnival Triumph Review
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We enjoyed our 4-day cruise on the Triumph. Our cabin, an interior on Deck 6, had a small flat screen TV. We assume that the other cabins have one now. We cannot recommend our cabin 6345 because of noise issues. The large vent on the cabin door turned it into more of a screen door. We could hear the people across the hall yelling at their friends down the hall day and night, people running up and down the hall, and doors slamming constantly, reminding us of a college dormitory. We could hear “woo” screamed often from the casino below us, and we could hear the drums and bass guitar from the group playing at the Casino Bar on Deck 5 at various times of the day and night, sometimes so clearly that we could identify the song. We also had 2 maintenance items that we reported to our cabin steward, Justo, immediately upon boarding: the reading light next to the wall did not work and was falling out of the fixture, and one plug did not work and was pushed back into the wall. He assured us he would notify electricians to repair these items, but that never happened.
We noticed some differences on Carnival, having cruised mainly on RCCL and Princess. The staff just hand-counted the people at our station at the muster drill, which was called a “safety briefing”. No announcements were ever given in Spanish. The Lido buffet staff did not serve or refill drinks, nor did they have ice water and tea ready to pick up. Purell was hard to find, mounted on the wall, and sometimes empty. Throughout the cruise we felt the ship was understaffed. The pools were way too crowded. The hair dryer in our cabin was like a vacuum cleaner hose – bring your own. The soap & shampoo in the shower were not good – bring your own. They should have mounted the dispensers above the soap dish, out of the way of your elbow and giving more width to the shower.
Guy’s burgers were the best, but they close at 6 PM. We ate them every day. The Lido buffet was good, too. Not gourmet food. The Blue Iguana had a salsa bar, but we never found chips to go with our tacos and burritos. Room service was limited but fast. Grilled cheese and coffee arrived hot.
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We cannot recommend our cabin 6345 because of noise issues. The large vent on the cabin door turned it into more of a screen door. We could hear the people across the hall yelling at their friends down the hall day and night, people running up and down the hall, and doors slamming constantly, reminding us of a college dormitory. We could hear “woo” screamed often from the casino below us, and we could hear the drums and bass guitar from the group playing at the Casino Bar on Deck 5 at various times of the day and night, sometimes so clearly that we could identify the song. We also had 2 maintenance items that we reported to our cabin steward, Justo, immediately upon boarding: the reading light next to the wall did not work and was falling out of the fixture, and one plug did not work and was pushed back into the wall. He assured us he would notify electricians to repair these items, but that never happened