Carnival Triumph Review
Still lots to love about this cruise, but sad to see so many budget cuts
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This was my 14th cruise, 10th with Carnival, and 3rd on the Triumph.
Embarkation was quick and easy. We had a signed up for an 11:30 to 12:00 time slot. I pity those who didn't get a time slot early because they probably didn't get on the ship until 3:00. I view this new system as big reason to avoid Carnival in favor of other cruise lines. I hope they go back to the way it was before. Those who don't get on the ship by 2:00 had to carry on all of their luggage - another reason to book another line.
Once on the ship, we got some lunch with just a 5 minute wait for the Iguana. Lines weren't too bad until about 2:30, when they got a lot longer. The buffet food was the usual Carnival stuff - it looked pretty good and had a nice variety.
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Interior
It was a standard inside room. We could have upgraded to an outside cabin at one point for no extra cost, but we didn't want to be on deck 2 instead of deck 7. This room is very convenient to the pool area and we make multiple trips back and forth to get a drink out our room, or sunscreen, or the camera, etc.