Carnival Triumph Review

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First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Sep 2009
Cabin: Interior

As a first time cruiser I was a little concerned about cruising with Carnival after hearing so many negative reviews on the internet. I was also a little concerned about the destination that I would be the youngest person on the ship, we are 27. There were many ages on the ship including young children so those fears were unfounded. I had an excellent trip and there are many reasons why.

First of all the embarkation procedure went very smoothly and quickly. We arrived at the terminal building a little early as we had arrived in New York the day before and had to check out of the hotel, so when we checked out we just went straight to the pier. There was already a line-up when we arrived and many people waiting to get on the ship, therefore the posted time when they tell you when to get there must just be a guideline. They checked us in very quickly and we waited for about 20 minutes for them to call our section number to embark on the ship. Our stateroom was ready and we were able to go right there and drop our things off before heading up to the Lido deck for lunch. We stood in line and had the New York Deli for lunch that day and it was wonderful. There were many long lines at the buffets throughout the week but that's pretty standard for any vacation I've ever been on and I travel a lot. By the time we were finished with lunch our suitcases had arrived and we were able to get them unpacked in time for the muster drill. The muster drill went very quickly and we only had to have the lifejackets on for abou 5 minutes. We were back in our staterooms to deposit the lifejackets and get the camera in plenty of time to see us sail away from New York. Went right by the Statue of Liberty it was great.

The stateroom: We had an interior room on the 8th floor right behind the bridge. For this cruise we didn't feel a balcony or even an ocean view room was necessary as it was cold weather and we were sailing north instead of south. I was very nervous as I can get pretty claustrophobic however the room was large by cruise standards and more than adequate for the 2 of us. There were 3 closets, some drawers, a desk that went along most of one wall. The bathroom was also an adequate size with a shower with wonderful water pressure. The hairdryer on the other hand looked like a vacuum cleaner and I was very happy I had read that in another review and brought my own along, ladies bring your own dryer! There was more than enough space for all my cosmetics and my boyfriends toiletry items in the vanity. The elevators were quick and plentiful and we never had trouble returning to our rooms. When I cruise again however I will get a window or a balcony as I was feeling pretty seasick for the first few days and the only thing that made it go away was going outside or looking out a window.

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Interior

Cabin 4D

New hairdryers, maybe a light blanket underneath the duvet for those who think that the duvet is too heavy. also a relaxing chair would be nice in the staterooms somewhre to sit that isn't the bed, otherwise pleansantly surprised with the staterooms.

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