Our family's favorite type of vacation is a cruise. This is our 15th cruise. We left out of New Orleans and embarkation was easy, as usual. Next year (fall), two different Carnival Cruise ships will be leaving out of New Orleans and we plan to try those.
THE SHIP: The Triumph is showing its age a bit but is maintained and clean. The staff was friendly. It is a fun ship for all ages. We plan to take our kids back in March 2011. There is a water slide but with limited hours. They show movies at night on the main pool deck and have plenty of seating or you can swim or go into the hot tub while watching the movie. This seemed to be very much enjoyed by families, a good way to relax in the evenings.
ACITIVIES: Same as any other cruise we have ever been on, the very typical cruise games and activities, nothing new at all.