Carnival Triumph

Pros: Departs beautiful NYC, relatively inexpensive, clean and new ship.
Cons: Extremely crowded, lackluster buffet, disappointing kids' club.

Our family just returned from a 6 day 5 night cruise on Carnival Cruise Line’s Triumph from New York City to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada. We were two adults and two children (ages 4 and 7) and we traveled with another family, two ...

Pros: *TOTALLY RELAXING *Lots to do *Friendly staff *Dinner!
Cons: *Debarkation *Drinks expensive *San Juan party on boat

Notes About Review:

Added sections on transportation to port and debarkation, October 27, 2002.

First, allow me to apologize for the bad pun in the title. I promise that I'll avoid making any more in this review. ;-)...

Pros: Price, Cabin, service, and diversity of entertainment choices.
Cons: Disco unavailability until late, ubiquitous photographers, photo prices.

My husband and I just returned from a 7 day cruise on the Carnival Triumph. As frequent cruisers (32 to date) we know to avoid taking Carnival during the summer since the younger cruisers generally dominate the entertainment and outer decks. This cruise, ...

Pros: Nice ship. Nice employees.
Cons: TOO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE!

This was my second cruise ever. The first one did not impress me and I swore I would never go on another. I'm so glad that I took the chance and tried one again. I had heard ahead of time that Carnival was cheap and not a good cruise line to take. ...

Pros: St. John, Balcony Stateroom, Pizzeria
Cons: San Juan, Bartending Staff, Limited availability of shore excursions

This is my review for our journey aboard the M.S. Carnival Triumph April 27, 2002 – May 4, 2002 visiting the Eastern Caribbean. My boyfriend Scott and I, ages 32 & 24 respectively, are the lucky travelers. This was our first cruise.

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Pros: Nice ship, very clean, great entertainment. Good food.
Cons: Constantly "hawking" Art Work and Jewelry over the ships' PA system. Poor customer service.

If you are looking for a romantic cruise with visions of "The Love Boat", then Carnival Cruise Lines Triumph might not be for you. Our recent trip on CCL started out with great promise and everything was going great and as planned, until we got on the ...

Pros: sailed out of Norfolk, nice big ship, big cabin, tons of food
Cons: mediocre dining room service, not enough daytime activities

We sailed on the Carnival Triumph on a 6-day Bahamas cruise out of Norfolk, VA. First off, three cheers to Carnival for having cruises out of Norfolk. It is an easy drive to the port for us, and so convenient not to have to fly to get there. Made the...

Pros: Food, service, decor
Cons: Expensive drinks, Jamaica.

The week of June 28th my husband and I, along with my parents, his parents, and both of our 18 year old brothers took a cruise on the Carnival Triumph. We left from Miami on Saturday. We had all decided to arrive the night before so that there would be...

Pros: Carnival is always fun, great casino, western trip has fun excursions & fun people
Cons: Not clean, not great service, food sub par, staff not attentive

My fiancé and I went on the Carnival Triumph on 12/13 - 12/20. We had a great time overall because of the people we met and the activities we participated in outside of the cruise on our excursions. I do not want to complain, because I wish I had some ...

Pros: Scotee the Pianoman, Back Massaging Chairs, Oxford Bar
Cons: Videotape Unavailable for Sale, Dirty Balcony

We arrived in New York City for a four day cruise to Halifax, Nova Scotia. After enduring line after line and security checks, (they actually take your picture and store it in the bar code of your "Sign and Sail" card) my wife and eight others(5 adults,...

Pros: Beautiful Destinations, Typical Cruise Perks
Cons: Not Enough Teen or Children Activities, Not Enough Time in San Juan, Puerto Rico

A few months ago, my father surprised my teenage sister and I by taking us on a seven day cruise to San Juan, St. Thomas, and St. Croix aboard the Carnival Triumph. Although I cannot compare this cruise to others, I feel that I can give a valuable...

Pros: Spacious staterooms, wonderful spa, plenty of options for shore excursions, dining room (dinner)excellent
Cons: EMBARKATION AND DEBARKATION!! Buffet food

My husband and I decided to take a cruise about two months prior to our sail date. We have been to the carribean twice, but never on a cruise. We chose the Triumph because it was one of the newer ships, and it was going to the islands we wanted to...

Pros: Great ship, incredible size
Cons: Typical Caribbean humid weather

I am writing about a 7-day cruise aboard Carnival’s Carnival Triumph, which departed Miami on Saturday September 1, 2001. This itinerary is for the Eastern Caribbean, which includes the following ports of call: San Juan (Puerto Rico), St. Thomas, ...

Pros: Amazing ship, great entertainment, food excellent! a lot better then we expected.
Cons: a little crowded in some parts of the ship

now i myself an an experienced cruiser, have been on many ships...and this one truly was the best. the beauty and electricity inside this ship blew my mind as did the attention to detail on the design of the ship. this ship wasn't perfect though, but it...

Pros: entertainment, employees, friends, ship
Cons: food, fly away program, departure

Carnival Triumph Eastern Caribbean 12/09/2000

This was my first cruise. A friend and I just wanted to get away for a few days and relax. Our travel agent suggested that we try Carnival as our first cruise line. She found an eastern Caribbean...