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You might also consider one of the L-shaped cabins on decks 6 & 7. They are all rated as category 8A on Deck 6 & 8Bs on Deck 7. The room is laid out different, slightly bigger with more closet space. The bed is a standard queen size (doesn't come apart) but your feet face the window. The real feature is the balcony is twice the size. We stayed in 7419 on our last cruise. Balcony had a lounger, two chairs, and a small table.

There are two L-shapes on Deck 7 and 4 on deck 6. They are the same on all ships of this class and the Conquest class.

They are the same price as the regular cabins next door but with a larger balcony. I'm surprised that Carnival doesn't charge extra for these. They do tend to get booked up quickly. I attached some photos of our cabin during Jan 2014.

FTTF is worth every penny if you can get it. Had it on our last cruise and it was a big time saver. Managed to snag one for our Jan cruise. Would be really disappointed if we didn't have it.

I'm curious how FTTF affects the check in time. The earliest available checkin time for our Jan 25 Freedom cruise was 10:30. Did I get that time because we have FTTF or can you just show up whenever with FTTF? I think overall the staggered times sound like a good idea, we'll see how it works out in the real world.

We are also considering it for our upcoming 6d/5n cruise out of Galveston in January. The total cost for us with gratuity would be $459. I would make a go of it no doubt but DW might drink 2 or 3 drinks a day. But we do tend to favor the more expensive drinks and its appealing to not worry about how much a drink costs or what the bar tab is currently. It would be nice to sit a bar and just keep trying new drinks, who knows might discover a new favorite.

Also technically you can buy Verizon/AARP/Citibank gift cards to apply to your S&S at a 10% discount and drive the costs down a bit as well.

The ability to drive to the port is a big plus for us. Its a five hour drive for us and maybe $60 in gas now. Plus a night in a hotel (Springhill suites on Boradway $75) and pier side parking (Galveston Park N Cruise $46). Compared to flying to Miami ($700ish) plus the transfer ($60ish) to the port.

I like the fact that when we're done we walk across the street, get into the car and leave, no more waiting on shuttles, waiting at the airport, getting probed by TSA, etc.

Cruises for us are more about maximizing our vacation dollars and keeping costs reasonable. I want to spend more money on booze on the ship than I do with American Airlines to get there.

My first thought was booze. Many, many years ago DW and I went on our honeymoon and I was 20 and she was 21. Carnival was cool with the arrangement as long as DW bought all the booze. Course that was many, many years ago.

Under Texas law a spouse can furnish alcohol to an underage spouse in their presence. Not sure how such things are viewed on the high seas these days since it hasn't been an issue in many many years.

Agree with the above for Galveston Park N Cruise. It is literally right across the street from the terminal building. Its $46 uncovered for the 5 night cruises. Book ahead, they do fill up.

Last cruise I went and dropped DW and the luggage off, the hardest part was getting out of the lot then turning around and coming back to the parking which you enter through an alley. I was met by staff who had my name and vehicle info on a clip board and they directed me to our spot. It is closest parking I know of. You could nearly throw a baseball from the parking and hit the terminal building. For our next cruise in Jan we'll probably just drive straight to the parking and walk our luggage across the street.

I could literally see our car from our balcony while the ship was in port. Upon arrival back in port it was an easy stroll back to the car, no shuttles, no more waiting, just get in and go. Highly recommended.

Finally was able to book FTTF for our January cruise (it opened up today for some reason :) ) Received the email confirming it so I'm ok there but where when I'm on My Carnival info do I find it? It doesn't show as an excursion for Galveston (which is where I found it). Any clues?

 

second question is i know it means you can get into your room faster but will your luggage get there faster?

 

Does it do anything for when you are leaving the last day?

It will show up in your excursions for your departure port but it usually takes a couple of days. Make sure to reprint your boarding pass and luggage tags and check that say F2F on them. When you unload your luggage at the pier make sure the porter sees your F2F tags and he'll slap a big orange sticker on them that marks them as FTTF. Our last cruise the bags showed up around 3p outside our room. They are supposed to deliver fttf luggage first. At dinner the first night in the MDR we sat with a couple who hadn't seen their luggage yet. They told us the next night it was there when they got back from dinner around 8.

Just getting on the ship first and then your room ready and not having to drag luggage around for hours is so worthwhile. Its worth every penny.

On debarkation you get Zone 1 tags and you can either self-assist off first (meaning you take all of your luggage with you and drag it off the ship) or tag your luggage for zone 1 and be right behind the self assist with your luggage delivered to the pier. Someone in our group from last cruise left the ship about 7:15 and was driving out of the parking lot by 7:45.

We've always purchased our insurance through another party like TravelEx or TravelGuard. For our Jan Freedom cruise which costs about $1300 for two of us our policy with TravelGuard was $117. This includes trip cancellation, interruption, baggage loss, etc. It also has a $50k medical and $500k evacuation benefit. It also has several flight related benefits which since we're not flying don't really care about. This was their mid-tier plan. If you purchase within 15 days of the initial trip deposit they waive pre-existing conditions. And yes you can add a cancel any reason for about $50 which we did not.

I usually look at the policies through the before mentioned insuremytrip website and have always ended up with TravelEx or TravelGuard. Now that being said I've never filed a claim with any of them so I can't tell you really how good they are. However Carnival's insurance was $79/pp and didn't have near the variety of coverage that these policies do.

If you see it, buy it. If you're wanting it and it's sold out you have to stalker check the website to see when it becomes available. We personally love it.

The last two cruises it was sold out when we booked. They opened up a few more 16 days before the last cruise and we got one. This next cruise they opened up a few 80 days out. I found it at 12 midnight and bought it. When I checked again at 4a it was already sold out again.

Good luck!

Here is my detailed FTTF review from Feb 2014 on the Triumph. It may have changed somewhat since then.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1983295

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We were on the Triumph in Jan 2014 when we last visited Progresso. There are several positives about this port of call and a few negatives, I think it all comes down to how adventurous and flexible you are. I do agree that in many ways this is more the "real" Mexico than other such places like Cozumel.

The boat docks at the end of a very long (4mi) peer. There is a duty free store and some vendors and I recall a small bar there right off the boat. The prices in the store and the vendors are excellent. (Much cheaper than you will find in Cozumel for the same type of stuff.) My wife negotiated a price on a ring from $120 to $35. (I felt it was worth about $50 so we were both happy.) The liquor prices in the shop were outstanding as I recall.

The buses drop you off in the marketplace area. Here other buses are available to take you on city tours or to other areas. I believe buses for pre-booked tours pick you up at the ship and drop you off at the marketplace. There are tons of different vendors, crafts, art, junk, dope paraphernalia, and crazy stuff everywhere. In some ways I felt like fresh meat as there are tons of people vying for your attention and more importantly your $$. No one was overly pushy or aggressive, there are just tons of them from street kids to vendors, to old people, most selling something, some begging.

We walked down toward the beach which is to the east of the pier. There again are tons of vendors lined up ready for business. Lots of massages, lots of trinkets, drinks, food, etc. We found that the farther we walked down the beach the less we were approached. We probably went nearly 1/2 mile until we found a spot/restaurant that seemed a little more laid back. Some places want to charge for a table/spot on the beach, some don't so ask ahead of time. Ask for a menu of drinks/food so you know what you are ordering. I recall our menu being in US dollars but others said theirs was in pesos. You might establish what the dollar to peso rate is. As of this writing the official rate is 1 USD to 16.5 Peso. Most were happy to use a 1 USD to 10 Peso conversion because its easy math. (I don't recall what the official rate was two years ago.)

We spent a nice afternoon on the beach just people watching, eating, and drinking. I recall DosXX being like 2.50 USD each and it would have been cheaper if we went more local beer. (Like $1) I think for the two of us, lots of food, many drinks, plus tip was like $50. Many vendors roamed up and down the beach and they always approached and if you just waved them off then went on. I recall our waiter having some "conversations" with several about not coming back. Fun to watch.

Our waiter spoke fairly good English. He said that at the time (and I believe currently) only one Carnival ship comes to Progresso. They only come twice every 14 days so the whole town turns out because they depend on the ships heavily for income. There was lots of military and police riding around, on motorcycles, in the backs of pickups, walking along the road. Never felt unsafe, but your never really left alone.

After a few hours we returned to the ship again via the market. We went to the aft lido deck and watched people come running back to the ship to make it on time. Good times. Literally as the ship leaves the town folds up and they are done until the ship returns in a week or so.

Several people we talked to roamed deep into Mexico seeing ruins and various other sites. Some took tours, many just got on the local buses and headed out.

While Progresso doesn't have the higher end stuff you see in Cozumel for basic trinkets, liquor, and common items, you cannot beat the prices or at least the willingness to haggle with you. They won't on Cozumel. Real people, real town, only tainted by cruise ships 4 times a month.

Cons lots of people vying for you $$ and attention at all times, not the most peaceful.

We sailed on the Triumph that left Jan 27 (Monday) of 2014 with the same schedule and found that while the boat was full, there did not seem to be all that many children on board. We have now booked on the Freedom for Jan 25 of 2016. We met several people who had decided to cruise within a week of the sailing because Carnival dropped the price for them. They will always fill the boat because they make their money on the excursions, booze, casino, etc.

Being as the cruises in Jan are one-half to one-third the price they are in the summer DW and myself think the value is very good. We are also from the DFW area and like to stay at the Springhill Suites just as you come onto the island. You can usually score a $70ish/night room rate and the place is quite nice, just not close to any of the other Galveston attractions.

Great info in your post. Thanks.

 

One question, it says you get a special phone #. When did you received it, and did you think it was useful?

 

Thanks again.

 

 

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There was a special extension number on our FTTF welcome letter but we never called it. Any problems we had we talked to our room steward and he took care of them.

Since our port visits were not tender ports we did not use that part of it either.

What part are they lying about ?

I think some people are viewing the statement from Carnival that the outage was 8 minutes versus the entire length of the incident which was around an hour.

I think they are being truthful, power was completely out for about 8 minutes. After that systems, lights, etc started coming back up. However we noticed that some systems would come back on then quit after a few minutes so there was some up/down. It was around an hour for everything to be back to full power and the propulsion to start up again. In that time the bow went from facing roughly north to nearly SSE. You could see the wake trail from our room plus the angle of the sunlight changing.

I would scratch Nachi and book Mr Sanchos 1000% better food,unlimited as well and cheaper than Nachi (we have done Nachi 3 or 4 times and Mr sanchos the last 2 .Its much better)

 

I would budget more than $30 for random things ,remember taxis are not cheap and just little things like bottles of water or a baseball cap add up fast

Spent last Thursday at Mr. Sanchos. We were going to go someplace else but got re-directed to Mr. Sanchos and we were very glad we did. The adult all-inclusive for Mr. Sanchos is $55/pp and the taxi is $14 each way if you do not share a cab. We split a Taxi with another couple and we did not do the all inclusive and spent about $75 for drinks/food. Had a great time, next time would probably do the all inclusive because we didn't eat much and just drank (a lot.) Mixed drinks are 7/10/15 and beers are $4/ea without the all inclusive. Make no mistake the drinks were STRONG. It was a lovely beach with lots to do or just kick back and take it easy. They want to sell you photos, parasailing, and other activities but they were not pushy and only asked politely once. There are also massages but did not see the price. The bathrooms were large and clean.

Only thing I'd tell people to be wary about is the taxi. They charge a set price per trip and the costs is different for each vehicle type. There is no bargaining and the costs/locations are laid out on big signs. Car taxis to Mr. Sanchos and back are $14, mini-vans were like $22 and a full 15p van was $28. On the way back we shared a ride with another couple and they put us in a 15p van and charged us each $14 so no savings. Hold out for more people or make them put you in a smaller vehicle. Also make sure everyone in the vehicle is going to the same place or they will want to charge $14 to drop you off at Mr. Sanchos and charge the full price again for another location even if its next door.

Other than that a great time, can't wait to go back.

We were on the Breeze beside the Triumph in Cozumel on Thursday. It was nice to see her again, we were on her in 2002, brought back many fond family memories. Thanks for the firsthand account. We had terribly rough seas Thursday night then some clouds and rain on Friday until around 2:00 pm. But still an overall wonderful cruise.

We all enjoyed eyeballing the Breeze. We had rough seas Wed night from Progresso and Thursday night but woke up to sunshine and calm seas on Friday. Like you this was our first Carnival cruise in over 10 years and I was concerned about some of the reviews I had been reading about the ship and the line in general. There were some things we missed but there were also several new things we discovered that more than made up for it. I am working on a full review.

Again this was a very minor incident in the week. We had a very enjoyable cruise and almost everyone I saw, young/old, rich/poor, singles or groups were having a blast. The bachelorette party group was very entertaining the whole week. They by all accounts had a very good time. Maybe we are just very easy going and don't get worked up about too much.

I would have gladly stayed on board and gone again if we could.

I've seen lots of threads about FTTF and questions about various ships and ports. Here is our experience with FTTF on the Jan 27th sailing of the Triumph.

In short would we get it again? Absolutely.

We arrived by car in Galveston at the terminal around 10:30. We were directed to a porter with a cart. He helps you unload you luggage and makes sure that it has tags on it. Show him your boarding pass or your luggage tags that have the F2F label on them and he will slap a big orange sticker on the side of your suitcases.

The entry area in terminal one is towards the west side. There is a big sign on the door about priority boarding which you can enter through or go through the main doors, really doesn't make a difference. There to the right is a rope line/switchback with a sign that says Priority Boarding Diamond/Platinum/FTTF. A carnival agent scans your boarding pass and we went through the line. People were just starting to stream into the terminal at this time so there was no one in front of us in the FTTF line a just a handful of people in the regular one. You walk through this massive empty switchback rope line and a security agent inspects your documents and scans your passports. You then enter the security screening area. There is not special metal detector/xray for FTTF but you are kind of directed through the closest one. After passing through security there is a table where they inspect liquids. They were quite thorough and the one lady knew a thing or two about hidden alcohol as I chatted with her while she went through my entire 12 pack of soda and case of water can by can, bottle by bottle.

After that area an agent is standing next to an elevator that is roped off. If you show him your FTTF boarding pass he opened up the rope and put us straight up the elevator while everyone else goes on down the hall. Once upstairs signs directed us to priority check in by going right while other signs point normal people left. We curved around to the right past the captains lounge and saw the full check in counter with dozens of agents and terminals. The last several on the far left were FTTF and another agent was manning the que who checked our pass again and directed us up to the counter. There were maybe about 10 people in the main check in line.

We were quickly checked in and given our S&S cards and they told us about the FTTF sticker on the back. We were directed to a roped off seating area right next to the boarding gate. We were told we could sit anywhere we wanted but the red area was for FTTF. They shortly announced they would start boarding around 11:15 and we hung out and met several people from our FB group there. From the time we drove up, parked and were waiting by the gate, was about 30 minutes.

Several people have wondered how many FTTF passes there are. From my estimate at boarding time there were approx 150-175 dia/plat members and about 100 FTTF. That is just counting the number of people who were ready to board at that time so I'd say the total number on board is probably around 500 but that is a SWAG.

Around 11:15 there were about 100 people in the FTTF area. They brought through the wedding parties and everyone whooped and hollered for them. Then they announced the diamond/platinum members as they walked through and everyone pretty much glared at them. After that they announced FTTF boarding and everyone else pretty much glared at us as we walked through the gate. Zone 1 one was called immediately after us and were were on board by 11:25.

We hit the elevators and went straight up to Deck 7 and straight through the fire doors. (Hint: you have to open the one that says "open me first" on it because they interlock.) I enjoyed walking right past the signs on the fire doors that say "Dia/Plat/FTTF only until 1:30" We went straight to our room and unloaded our bags and met our cabin steward Lawrence. Our room (An L-shaped 7419) was ready and a welcome FTTF letter was on the bed.

We were then able to go exploring and eat lunch on the Lido deck all without having to tote around our luggage. This in and of itself was worth the $50. For two hours we watched people drag around the suitcases and we felt special that didn't have to.

About 3p we were leaving our room and right outside was our luggage. I guess they don't knock but just drop it off so we drug those inside, unpacked and were ready to go. I saw the crew delivering luggage still around 8p when we returned from dinner.

I only went to guest services once during the voyage and there were 10 people in the regular line and one pissed off Italian dude in the FTTF arguing with the purser about his credit card. They finally handed him a phone to call mastercard with and took care of my business. While in line they asked if you were dia/plat and you just show them the red sticker on the back of your S&S card. They pointed several people who showed up to the back of the regular line. And yes the regular line glares at you.

For debarkation we were originally given Zone 9 tags. Later that evening an fttf letter with Zone 1 tags was slipped under our door. It advised that if we wanted to self assist off to be at the Rome lounge at 8a or if we were checking our luggage to be in the lounge at 9a and we'd be the first off. The rome lounge is steps away from the gangway so had we made it there it would have been an easy off versus waiting up on deck. Turns out the ship arrived 4 hours early into Galveston so they started self assist debarkation shortly after 7a. They called Zone 1 at about 8:00 while we were eating breakfast. They were on Zone 12 when we finally headed off the ship at about 8:45. The customs lines were pretty full by then so it was about 30 minutes to get through all of it. No biggie, we were not in a big hurry to leave. I guess if the ship had been on time then we would have been slightly ahead of the big rush. Someone from our FB group later commented that they left the ship at 7:20 and were driving out of the lot by 7:45.

Overall I think the FTTF was worth it and I would be sad to cruise carnival again without it. The rooms being ready were worth it alone. FTTF was originally sold out when we booked our cruise at the last minute but I kept checking back and about 16 days before sailing they opened up some more and we got one. WORTH EVERY PENNY. The only people I hear complaining about FTTF are the Dia/Plat cruisers. I understand their complaints completely but not feeling sorry for them. Maybe one day we'll be on the other side of the fence but until then I'll gladly pay $50 for FTTF.

A very good description of the event. I also was on the cruise and at the rear pool area. We stayed up there and continued to have a few adult cocktails. BTW notyours75 we were in 7400. I will say that while the Triumph seems to be cursed, the crew did an excellent job. The situation was small but could have possibly gotten worse but the crew responded quickly and expertly. Some of the passengers not so much. One couple came back up to the pool area with their life vests

Yes I got a kick out of the various responses from people. Some would have stayed at the bar until the water over topped it, others were probably already down at the muster stations while others were punching the buttons on the elevators wondering why it was taking so long. One couple we talked to told us about how they made plans to jump from the lido deck and swim to one of the oil platforms. I asked them if they realized that the oil platform was probably 20 miles from us and if they had considered the fact that a jump from that height, even into water, would probably be fatal in and off itself. No they had not thought of either of those facts. There is a huge but subtle difference between sheep and lemmings.

When your out at sea you trust in the crew to do the right thing and take care of you. Our waitress told us later that evening with a laugh that she knew how to lower and drive the life boats so if it got bad she said to meet her at life boat 7 and we'd all make our escape. It was a memorable moment to a great week. Almost everyone I saw around the ship was having a good time before and after the blackout.

Just came back from the Triumph. I love the sauna/steam rooms after a good workout. Who wants to wear clothes to a steam room? Defeats the whole purpose. On the men's side I'd say about 60-70%% of the people are just wearing a towel. Only saw one guy in the steam room go completely nude and I think he was an officer on the ship.

Think European and be comfortable, its not a modesty issue and no one is there taking notes. I think we Americans get too hung up on the issue.

You mention that the fire doors closed. Were these able to be opened if you needed to get through one to get back to your cabin?

Yes they are the same doors they close at the beginning of the cruise to keep you out of your cabins until 1:30 (Unless you are FTTF/Plat/Dia which is another review) They are heavy doors but you can open them and then they just close behind you. They are normally held open with magnets so I suspect when the ship lost power they closed automatically.

There were no staff directing anyone on the upper decks that we encountered, most were going about their normal business. I suspect the real action was on Deck 0. Would be interesting to hear from someone on the lower decks what their experiences were. I did not hear any passengers talk about smoke in their cabins or even anyone seeing any smoke besides that coming from the smoke stack. Jen did make a mention in one of her announcements to go the Lido deck if you needed some fresh air, I assume it meant there was smoke somewhere in the ship. It just never made it up to Deck 7 Aft where we were. I am not sure of the exact location of the incinerator room on Deck 0.

We were in 7419 the last 2 Octobers..Was the rusted out hole on the inside of the bathroom door still there ?:D

Yes, was really the only thing wrong with the cabin. The rest of the bathroom looked like it was brand new then that.

As for the 8 minutes I think that is the amount of time that Carnival is saying the ship was completely without power. After about 10 minutes some lights started coming back on, etc. Propulsion was out for over an hour and was the last thing they powered back up. So technically they are being truthful, they just didn't have "full" power after 8 minutes but they did have some power.

The wife and I just returned from Galveston where we spent the last week on the Triumph. Overall a great week and I will write up a full review shortly. However I've been getting questions from friends/FB people about the incident which we referred to as "the blackout". I'm not going to tell you what exactly happened but I will recount our experience and what we saw. Overall it was pretty much a non-issue.

Around 3:30 the wife and I were up on the Lido deck by the after pool. The sound/feel of the engine stopped and we could feel the ship start to decelerate. An officer, maybe the captain, got on the intercom and announced something that sounded like it was in Italian. Someone in the crowd asked what he said and someone else said "He said they lost power". About that time I noticed the fire doors close to the elevator area. None of the carnival staff appeared all that concerned though the pizza chef closed up his shop. The bar staff continued to walk around and talk with guests. The ship began to vibrate as they deployed what someone said was the "thrust reversers" and the ship came to a dead stop rather quickly.

I went where I could see the smoke stack and thick brown smoke was billowing out both sides of the whale tale. It was much darker than normal exhaust. About this time the cruise director Jen came on the speaker and said they were having technical difficulties that caused a loss of power. (No kidding was a response I heard.)

The "captain" got on the speaker again called out "Alpha team to the incinerator room deck 0" and then repeated it. A few moments later he came back on a gave the crew further instructions on staging locations on Deck 0 and some things I could not understand. About this time I could smell fuel oil or diesel on the lido deck area. It did not smell burning to me nor was any smoke visible on the deck. However the whale tale continued to poor out brown smoke.

At this point I decided it was best to be in our cabin and pondered such questions as "What do you need to wear if you have to abandon ship?" Again a quick check of the crew showed them to be looking more annoyed than alarmed so I was ok with that. But I didn't want to be on deck in a swimsuit if things went south.

We we downstairs to our cabin in the aft of Deck 7. (An L shape 7419) Emergency power was on and the lighting strips on the floor were lit. All the fire doors were shut. I marveled at the people trying to summon the elevators. Our cabin was dark except for the emergency light and the fact that its a balcony cabin. Jen gave updates every 10 minutes or so. She assured us there was not a fire but smoke from the incinerator room. I could smell a faint smell of the fuel oil.

I was amused that during one of her announcements some kind of alarm klaxon was going off in the background and you could hear people talking excitedly in what I think was Italian while she urged everyone to be calm. I have no idea where she was exactly in the ship however. We poked our heads out of the balcony and it was like a prairie dog camp with everyone else sticking their heads out over the side and talking to each other. We had been traveling approx north and the wind/current began to blow us southeast.

On a positive note a big school of jellyfish came up next to the boat and we could watch them float around. Not something we would have seen otherwise.

After about 20 minutes in the cabin the ventilation system came back on. The lights/ventilation/sanitary system came on and off a few times. After about 1 hour from the start Jen announced that full power has been restored and they would be starting the propulsion system soon and would slowly come up to speed. After a few more minutes we could feel the engines again and the ship slowly came back around to the north and regained speed.

We then ventured around the ship and noticed that the power fluctuated a few more times and the emergency power came back on in the hallways. We avoided the elevators for a few hours. We went up to the secret deck 9 right above the bridge. Several bridge officers (one of which I believe was the captain) were standing around talking on the phone and to each other. They did not appear upset or stressed. The captain stopped and greeted us warmly as we walked by. The world then returned to normal and we continued on our way.

I spoke with several of the staff throughout the evening including our waitress. They did not act excited about it, just kind of like it was no big deal. I did see one lady about an hour later walking around the lido deck with her life jacket in hand. Way to be prepared.

As I said after that everything was fine, dinner was served on time and the shows went on. We arrived in Galveston this morning about 4:30 instead of the scheduled 8:30. Jen said it was because they wanted to beat the forecasted morning fog, however I suspect this was to get a few extra hours of repair time in.

So do we know for sure what happened? No but Jen talked about it at the show that night and she spoke about what a great crew they had on the Triumph and how hard the crew had worked to get everything back in order. My impression was that nothing really bad happened but that we might have come close to something really bad. At no time was anyone in any danger and if the hour adrift was the worse thing that happened to anyone then you had a great trip. As Jen said during one announcement, "Things happen at sea". We're not the least bit upset by it, we felt it was handled professionally. However if Carnival feels like they need to give us a do-over cruise to make up for it I'd be happy to submit a list of days we're available and we'd be more than happy to sail the Triumph again.

The wife and I just arrived home from a great week on the Triumph and I look forward to writing a full review here shortly.

That being said I'll give you a brief account of what happened. I don't share the sentiment of the previous firsthand account, carnival staff handled the matter well and it was pretty much a non-issue. We drifted in the gulf for about an hour while they brought all the power systems back on-line. There were frequent announcements from the cruise director updating us on what was going on and while I don't think they were telling us the whole truth I think they were telling us what we needed to know which was that it was under control and to stay calm.

I think I'll just write out a full account in a new thread.