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I agree with the previous posts in that a balcony on the Lido deck is the best location on the ship! Enjoy!

Great information, we are planning to stop at Mr. Sanchos for our day in Cozumel and this is just the type of things I need to convice DH that we're making the right choice Thanks!

We plan on checking it out for both lunch and dinner when we're on the Navigator

Wonderful photos thanks for posting,

I hope that they will add some "life" to the solarium, I love going there to relax. The pictures of the Nav really look bad especially when compared to other ships.

Great review I especially love all the pictures of the ship. We sailed on the NOS back in 2006 and its great to see all of the upgrades that have been added to her. Looking forward to our cruise.

We prefer to be on the second level of the MDR near the railing and when it just DH and I, we prefer a table for two.

Looks like you had a fantastic time, Those crabs look amazing! I'm putting that restaurant on my go to list.

Welcome back from what I'm sure was another great cruise. Looking forward to reading your review and seeing your pictures.

We just returned on Saturday from a cruise onboard the Triumph. We had a fantastic time. The weather was beautiful althought ist was a bit foggy as we left Galveston. In Progresso we visited Uxmal Mayan Ruins and it was breathtaking if you're into that sort of thing, I would highly recommend it to you. In Cozumel, we hired a driver to take us on a tour of the island, we saw so much in a short time we visited Coconuts for a quick drink and appetizer and took lots of photos of that awesome view.

The Triumph is not the newest or even the fanciest ship afloat but we had an amazing time and are already looking forward to booking another quick getaway.

We felt so bad for everyone yesterday! Waiting to get off ships, the waiting to get on ships and for sure all those with missed flights.

 

To all waiting, hang in there!!

We went down to the pier area yesterday and it was a little depressing looking at the faces of folks waiting to board the ships.

We walked along the Strand and checked out some shops, met some nice people and found great ice cream.

We are at the Courtyard Marriott guess we will grab some breakfast and take a morning walk along the seawall

Guess we will see you onboard.

We're sailing on the Triumph today also and are anxiously waiting to see what the weather does. Our hotel was gracious enough to say that we could stay in our room as long as we needed to today hopefully that will only be until noon.

I'm not the OP, but was on the Magic last year and found the special number useful. The light bulb was not working in our bathroom when we got in. I kept calling guest services but nobody ever answered. I called all the other numbers that I thought might work (room steward hotline, housekeeping, etc.) but just could not get through to anybody. I was beginning to think my phone was broken. Then I called the special number, somebody answered right away and sent a repairman right away. Then the FTTF dept called afterwards to make sure it was fixed and we received another call later in the week surveying how useful he found FTTF.

 

We loved it.

Shame on the staff, its unfortunate that you had to go to such lengths to get that done. That was a $50 service call basically

I love these bags, they hold everything, I like the way you can remove the pouches. I really wanted to order another set when I saw that they were the featured special but I had ordered a set a year ago and couldn't bring my self to add to my already overflow of clutter. :D

Thanks for all of the first hand accounts of these events. Good to see that Carnival handled it responsibly. Looking forward to our cruise next week.

We were in Cozumel on January 25, 2014 and had arranged for a car and driver with Tours Plaza. We were fortunate to have Marco as our driver. He was excellent! There were just the two of us and we were picked up in a full size, air conditioned van at the cruise port.

 

Marco took us anywhere we wanted to go, so we started out in town and viewed the various monuments. We wanted to buy vanilla, so he took us into a local grocery store and helped us pick out and pay for four bottles. Then we visited and toured the tequila factory followed by the chocolate factory. From there we went to San Gervasio (the main reason for our trip). The ruins now cost US$9 ($5 + $4) to enter. As has been mentioned, guides are optional but we wanted to explore on our own. We did encounter a bit of a hard-sell by the guides, but told them no thanks. Also, as has been mentioned, be sure to wear walking shoes as the paths to several of the ruins are a bit rough. Of course bug spray is pretty much a requirement too. We then asked Marco to recommend a locals restaurant for lunch. He took us to a place that he enjoys and we asked him to join us for lunch. The meal was OK but not great. I would not eat there again. Unfortunately, I don't remember the name of the establishment. Marco is an excellent guide and knows much about Mayan history and culture. His English is good and he is studying French. We enjoyed our time with him very much. I cannot recommend Marco more highly.

Another glowing review of Marco, I'm really excited to meet him.

I'd have to say waking up the first morning on the ship, getting room service, and reading the fun times planning the day. There is just something special about the first full day:D

I would have to agree with you, waking up the first morning is GREAT!

Great it looks like we're in good hands. Thanks for your replies

I just got off the Triumph yesterday. My biggest hangups with traffic flow are:

 

 

• Photographers and backdrops taking up an ever-increasing width of the Promenade deck in the evenings.
  
• Putting in Guy's Burgers and Blue Iguana seems to have decreased the size of the passageway leading into the main Lido restaurant. Traffic really bottlenecks here, especially when people are stopped at the adjacent beverage stations. I wasn't on the Triumph before the 2.0 upgrade but am comparing this to what I remember on sister ship Victory several years ago.
  
• Traffic also bottlenecks horribly at the drink stations next to the main Lido restaurant serving lines. It's really a horrible place to have people stopping for drinks amid (1) traffic going between the front and back of the ship, (2) people lined up for the buffet, and (3) people going between the buffet and the tables, or just wandering aimlessly looking for open tables.
  

We were on the Triumph in October and I have to agree that the photographers really have the route to the Paris Dining Room congested. We found it to be a little anoying but nothing that would stop us from cruising on Triumph again. In fact, we'll be on the Triumph in a couple of weeks.

We received our confirmation from Sofia yesterday so we're all set. OUr driver for the day is Marco; I've not seen his name mentioned on this thread has anyone had any experience with this driver?

Thanks for your review we are sailing in a few weeks and are really looking forward to it.

We have sailed on the Triumph twice. our first time was out of NOLA and once out of Galveston this past Halloween. We had such a good time we are booked back on the Triumph in a couple of weeks for a Valentines Day Getaway.

We have cruised on ships of all sizes including Oasis and Breeze and what I like about the Triumph is its intimate feel. We really enjoyed sitting in the atrium during the evening and listening to Jerry sing C & W. The entertainment on the ship was great!

We've stayed at the Courtyard Marriott on Seawall, its at the far end of the seawall but we enjoyed out stay there in October. We have already reserved the same hotel for our upcoming cruise next month. The staff was very friendly and helpful, they offer free parking for the cruise and even provide a prompt shuttle service to/from the port.

Thanks for the list of good places, I was looking for the exact information. We're coming down a couple of days early and this helps!

Welcome back from what sounds like a great cruise!

How much was the taxi from the port to Paradise Beach?

I don't have any but would like to see a set of them too for our upcoming trip.