After reading the reviews I was a little concerned about going on the Triumph, but like I knew already, a cruise is what you make it. Boarding wasn't that bad, we arrived at about 10:15 and a train was going through so that blocked the traffic for a while. We parked in the parking deck for the pure convenience of it. ($16 day / $112/week). I think they gouge you on the price but I would still pay it for the convenience. The porters are waiting at the top of the garage and took our luggage, we parked, we backed our vehicles in so they were almost touching the wall just in case someone else had a key less remote that would trigger our trunk to open unknowingly. It didn't happen, but better safe than sorry. Check in was very easy, we were given zone numbers and told to sit in the chairs until our zone was called. Our number was called about an hour later and the fun began.

Our cabin Steward, Clemente and his assistant Harry greeted us as soon as we were able to go to our room. They kept our room clean and seemed to know our routine so our room was never dirty. They were always easy to find, but we never needed anything since they were on top of it. They even let us know if someone had knocked on our door since our family was spread all over the ship. The ship is older but the rooms are clean so the pink bathroom didn't bother us. I would pack my own blow dryer if you need one since the one in the bathroom probably should be retired as it gets hot and it would take a long time to get your hair dry if it was longer than an inch.

We ate supper in the main dining room and our waiter, Made, the assistant, Tatianna and the Matre'd, were great. Made and Tatianna had there hands full with us. We were a large group and we switched seats between 3 tables, somehow they remembered our names after the first night and remembered what we liked. Our 18 month old grandson was with us and he LOVED the dining room, after the first night his milk was waiting for him and he was ready for the bread. The Mac n Cheese is very good and if you like hot chocolate, you should try it. The meals were good, we have had better but it was good. The waiters danced and sang every night which we liked. The Matre'D was the best we have had, he not only came to the table, but he carried on a real conversation not just with our tables but with every table, he really seemed to want everyone to have a good time in his dining room. Read more