Sailed on the Carnival Triumph Oct 24th for a 5 night Cruise. At embarkation we learned boarding had been delayed a bit due to a full crew inspection. We also learned while sitting in the terminal that the Captain was keeping close watch on a little storm named Rina.

Boarding started around 1230 so all was good. I have to say I've cruised a number of times on Carnival (this was #22) but was a bit concerned as lately it seems nothing good was being said about the Triumph! WOW did I worry for no reason! This was our 2nd annual Girls Cruise, there were six of us ranging from mid 40's to early 50's. We were in 3 balcony cabins on deck 7, two cabins next to each other on the port side and 1 on the starboard side. Those of us on the Port side had wonderful Cabin Stewards, they learned our names the 1st day and always called us by name. Our cabins were kept very clean and we even had 2 towel animals (one on each bed) 3 of the 5 nights. The cabin on the starboard side didn't have such good luck they felt their steward only did the basics and they only found a towel animal after asking for one!

Before leaving Galveston we also knew there could be a change in our Cruise due to Rina. The Captain and Tex the Cruise Director did a very good job of keeping us informed the entire cruise. We did end up switching the ports around going to Cozumel 1st and Progreso 2nd. Also our stay in Cozumel was short 8am to 2pm. But it really was not a big deal as it could have been much worse. The Legend ended up in the ports with us they missed Grand Cayman, went to Belize and Cozumel and had Progreso added as a port. Talked to a lot of folks off both ships and most were OK with the changes after all we were still on a Cruise, had port calls and were being kept well informed of the changes. Read more