Carnival Triumph August 2015 5 day pre-review

[Uebey]

Looking forward to also hearing about Casa en la Playa. We are doing it in February. Thanks!

[agmere07]

When was/is her cruise?

[Uebey]

Doing some math, I think it was Aug 10. She originally posted on Aug 5, and said they were cruising in 5 days, so I can't be too far off! [emoji12]

[Desiree D]

Anxiously waiting to hear back from OP.....

[AprilJ]

They sailed the 10th-15th, so hopefully they will post review soon! 😊

[agmere07]

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[TXGalAJ]

I was on the same cruise. Don't have time for a full review now but will definitely give some of the highlights!

 

Favorite Place to Eat: Blue Iguana Taco Bar near the pool (you can customize your taco/burrito with lots of yummy sauces and toppings).

 

Favorite Bar: Alchemy wins hands down for the quality of the actual drinks. If you like mixed drinks this is the place to go. Each drink was like a work of art and the bartenders were super friendly.

 

Best Entertainment: Piano bar. The piano player, Scott, was fabulous and had everyone at the bar singing along and having a good time. I've been to lots of piano bars and I've never seen the crowd so enthusiastic and engaged with the piano player.

 

Ports: Everyone already knows Cozumel. In Progreso you have to take a shuttle bus from port into town so it is a bit of a trek but it is a cute little town. Beaches didn't look like much. But worth going to once.

 

Stateroom: Triumph may be showing her age a bit here. The water temperature in the shower was never consistent, the buttons on my in-room phone didn't work and it was super cold in my room (there is no thermostat). I would also suggest that ladies bring their own hair dryer because the one in the room is attached to the wall in the bathroom and has a hose. II'd never seen anything like it before.

 

Overall impression: This was a fabulous cruise. The main dining room food/service was top notch, the entire crew were friendly and everyone seemed to be having a good time.

[AprilJ]

Thanks TexasGalAJ, glad you enjoyed, it's good to read positive comments! 👍

[agmere07]

I was on the same cruise. Don't have time for a full review now but will definitely give some of the highlights!

 

 

 

Favorite Place to Eat: Blue Iguana Taco Bar near the pool (you can customize your taco/burrito with lots of yummy sauces and toppings).

 

 

 

Favorite Bar: Alchemy wins hands down for the quality of the actual drinks. If you like mixed drinks this is the place to go. Each drink was like a work of art and the bartenders were super friendly.

 

 

 

Best Entertainment: Piano bar. The piano player, Scott, was fabulous and had everyone at the bar singing along and having a good time. I've been to lots of piano bars and I've never seen the crowd so enthusiastic and engaged with the piano player.

 

 

 

Ports: Everyone already knows Cozumel. In Progreso you have to take a shuttle bus from port into town so it is a bit of a trek but it is a cute little town. Beaches didn't look like much. But worth going to once.

 

 

 

Stateroom: Triumph may be showing her age a bit here. The water temperature in the shower was never consistent, the buttons on my in-room phone didn't work and it was super cold in my room (there is no thermostat). I would also suggest that ladies bring their own hair dryer because the one in the room is attached to the wall in the bathroom and has a hose. II'd never seen anything like it before.

 

 

 

Overall impression: This was a fabulous cruise. The main dining room food/service was top notch, the entire crew were friendly and everyone seemed to be having a good time.

 

 

Thanks for the quick update, great to hear a recent review! Looking for to our September cruise!!

[agmere07]

So she never came back, after all that hype, wow!!!!!

[lovermonkey]

So no pics etc? Already Oct. Did you forget about us?:D

[mcelromi1]

For those wanting to see recent pics of the Triumph. This is as recent as it gets!

 

http://www.zydecocruiser.net/CarnivalTriumph15/index.html

 

This guy is currently on the 11 day Journeys cruise on the Triumph (Oct. 24th - Nov. 4th) and he updates nightly, so he's only up to yesterday (the 28th). He even posts menus and fun times.

 

Day 1 (3 pages) has great pics of ALL areas on the boat. ENJOY!

 

The main page for the site is http://www.zydecocruiser.net. He's an avid cruiser and has picture reviews of many other cruises.

 

[side note: I have no affiliation with him. Came upon his site by accident and thought it was neat and wanted to share]

Edited October 29, 2015 by mcelromi1

[Desiree D]

This is fantastic-LOVE THESE Pics- menus- everything, so cool!

 

Thank you, mcelromi1, very much!

[lovermonkey]

For those wanting to see recent pics of the Triumph. This is as recent as it gets!

 

http://www.zydecocruiser.net/CarnivalTriumph15/index.html

 

This guy is currently on the 11 day Journeys cruise on the Triumph (Oct. 24th - Nov. 4th) and he updates nightly, so he's only up to yesterday (the 28th). He even posts menus and fun times.

 

Day 1 (3 pages) has great pics of ALL areas on the boat. ENJOY!

 

The main page for the site is www.zydecocruiser.net. He's an avid cruiser and has picture reviews of many other cruises.

 

[side note: I have no affiliation with him. Came upon his site by accident and thought it was neat and wanted to share]

 

 

Thank you!

[DES07]

love reading these and seeing all the pictures

[AprilJ]

Great pics, thanks for sharing!

[freedomcruiser891]

Stateroom: Triumph may be showing her age a bit here. The water temperature in the shower was never consistent, the buttons on my in-room phone didn't work and it was super cold in my room (there is no thermostat). I would also suggest that ladies bring their own hair dryer because the one in the room is attached to the wall in the bathroom and has a hose. II'd never seen anything like it before.

 

 

 

Triumph does have a thermostat type thing it's hard to find though. If you look closely on the air vent there is a handle that turns (ours was broken off on first cruise)

 

Going on triumph in January again thanks for the reviews and comments

[Wendrfl]

We cruise in less than 7 days now and this post was everything I was looking for. Thank you so much for sharing!