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AN ABSOLUTLEY WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE!!!! by
Jonathan S. from Carterville, IL Sailing date: Feb 2010Pros: Constantly something fun to do, excellent food, excellent service, superior staff!!! Cons: No clocks in room. The ship is beautiful, there is nothing i didnt like about it. I highly recommend this ship to anyone taking a cruise. The staff, the food, the service all A+++++! Ship QualityThe ship is HUGE but very easy to get around in. Everything is easily accessable. Staterooms are very clean and well kept, the room stewards are bar none the best! As for decorations everything was BEAUTIFUL! Dining/FoodWOW! All the food was delicious, buffet, main dining, smaller cafe's all were super! Stateroom QualityThe stateroom was very very nice, we had a balcony room and I highly recommend this as the view is amazing! Very comfortable and nicely located. (We were on the deck 6 forward.) Ship Staff QualityThere was never a time we wanted for anything, service was top notch! Entertainment & ActivitiesWe went to a few shows, Comedian, Magic and a Musical. All were very entertaining and nicely scheduled.  1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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  A fabulous cruise by
Milissa and James H from Gladys, VA Sailing date: Oct 2009Pros: Space in cabin and nearly soundproof, plenty of eating areas, so many bars, main dining was 5 star Cons: prior notification of embarkation process A beautiful ship, especially for being an older one. So many things to do that you sometimes forget you're on a ship! Lovely dining rooms, access to all areas was fairly easy once you made a few trips around the ship. Ship QualityVery clean and elegant Dining/FoodMain dining rooms were gorgeous and the food was excellent. Wait time was minimal. Stateroom QualityLOVED our stateroom and highly recommend the balcony upgrade! Ship Staff QualityEveryone we encountered was helpful, very friendly and professional. Entertainment & Activities
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What a wonderful Cruise!!! by
Sami M. from Silver Spring, MD Sailing date: Jul 2009Pros: Friendliness of the staff, Cleanliness of the ship, wonderful all around!!! Cons: Nope, none!!! What a wonderful time my family and I had. Great for adults as well as children. My 7 year old loved the Camp Carnival! Carnival definately set the standard for future cruises! Ship Quality
Dining/FoodAnything you could want at anytime. You don't go hungry or thirsty on this cruise. You have the same waiter/waitress every night in the restaraunt so they become very much a part of yoru family and they even have your drinks ready at your table when you arrive at your scheduled time! Stateroom QualityBeds a little firm for me, but that is because I like a mooshy bed! :) Ship Staff QualityWe didn't meet a cranky person in the bunch. Entertainment & ActivitiesAlways something to do! Watching the big screen movie on Lido Deck (outside) in the evenings were great!!! Children's ProgramsWonderful, my daughter had so much fun she wanted to spend more time there then she wanted to spend with us! We had to make her come to dinner with us (they could eat with the camp friends on certain nights). The staff remembered her name and always made her feel welcome. They opened at 8 am and closed at 9 pm for free camp, they also had evening activities (9 pm - 3 am) for a VERY reasonable cost!!! 
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Halifax, Nova ScotiaI don't walk well so we took a wheelchair with is, after our whale watching excursion, we headed to the shopping, it poured down rain so we headed back to the ship. It looked like there was plenay of things to do unfortunately, we just couldn't do too much!
Don't Miss: The whale watching excursion we purchased on the ship was well worth the money, it was a fun and very informative excursion! Saint John, New BrunswickSmall, but historical.
Don't Miss: Eat at STEAMERS right near the port...my husband said the lobster was the best he ever had. Reasonable priced!! Fresh caught and cooked, so fresh it even had coral growing on its head!!! 6 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Great 5 day Cruise by
Michele S. from Willington, CT Sailing date: Jun 2009Pros: Great Service Cons: 4a cabin Great 5 day Cruise!!
We had a GREAT cruise and found the ship and crew were wonderful!! One of our better Cruises!!
Cabins: We had inside cabin on Deck One/forward. Not bad...again got a great price for this cruise. Plenty of space. Notice some vibration but not uncomfortable. Didn't get a basket of goodies...but room was clean. Room stewards were good...very quick in cleaning and got the famous towel animals every night!
Food: Great! in London Dining room-upper floor. Great service from waiter...always a smile! Had great table mates (Bill and Katie). We sat at a table for 8 but only the 4 of showed up! Best meal for me was the Lamb chops and prime rib! Buffet food was good and pizza plentiful and grill great! Hot Pastrami.........yummy!!
Entertainment: We really enjoyed the shows. Big productions...great customes and set designs. Jorge the cruise director was sick so we only really saw him on the 1st night and last day. What little we saw of him...was very funny.
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Saint John: We decided not to book anything via the ship and try our luck off the ship. EVERYBODY is so friendly. Our plans was to hang around town. The greeters very helpful...she told us to take a city bus to Reversing Falls (2.50 pp). Interesting spot....try to see the little movie there...very informative about the falls (in the restaurant). We walked back, took about 50 mins...glad we took the bus there...up hill going...easy walk going back. We then went to the City Market. Interesting mix of local foods and crafts. Tried the dried seaweed....!!!
Halifax:
Again...the locals were very friendly. We booked the Hop on/Hop off bus on the ship. Cheaper then booking in port... Nice informative tour but not worth the cost (49.00)...we got off the Maritime Museum (great exhibit on Titantic). We went to Keith Brewery and decided to go the restaurant (Red Stag) there vs taking the tour (26.00). DH got a beer sampler and I got the corn chowder...very good!!! The weather was cool and rainy off and on. We decided to walk back to the ship and wished we did that instead of taking the bus tour. If the weather was better we would have tired to see Peggy's Cove
Overall the ports were nice....would have been better if weather was cooperating.
Tip: Check out the secrect decks on 9th and 10th floors all the way forward (doors in between 2 cabins). Great spot to veiw the Statue of Liberty...starboard side. Ship Quality
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
Saint John, New BrunswickDon't Miss: Reversing Falls...catch the informational video 5 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Fantastic cruise by
Nic B from Boulder, CO Sailing date: May 2009Pros: The food, people, excursions, everything. Cons: Nothing It was an amazing experience being on this boat. The triumph was a beautiful ship and very accommodating to anything we needed. I would go back instantly. Ship Quality
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Entertainment & ActivitiesI would have liked a tour of the entire area of the ship, like the engine room and navigation area. other than that it was superb.
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Belize City, BelizeGood snorkeling out on the Goff's Caye island, but also a fun main port to go walk around afterwards. lots of shops.
George Town, Grand Caymanthe snorkeling was ok, but it was a bad visibility day. Swimming with stingrays though was really a fun thing to do.
Ocho Rios, JamaicaDon't Miss: Dunn's falls and beach party. We had a blast there. 1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Carnival was outstanding! by
A Traveler from chicago, il Sailing date: Mar 2009Pros: The best part was coming into your room at night after all the fun and seeing a towel animal waiting to greet you Cons: pools were very small, they should just make at least one large pool My first cruise and it was wonderful. Do not hesitate to book with carnival they offer value at a great price. I really didnt need any thing ritzier..entertainment was great...beds were comfy...everyone was really pleasant. Ship Quality
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Cozumel, Mexicowe did the twister isla pasion excursion fabulous people are a little pushy
Don't Miss: shopping! George Town, Grand Caymanseat trek or helmet diving was the absolute best!
Don't Miss: do not miss the sea trek absolutley incredible Ocho Rios, Jamaicapeople are really pushy about buying there stuff...dolphin cove was excellant people were very nice
Don't Miss: swimming with dolphins 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Splendor on the Sea..... by
John and Marilyn from New Smyrna Beach, FL Sailing date: Jan 2009Pros: Nice, newer, large ship; friendly and efficient crews; wonderful get-away Cons: Well....can't really think of any cons. Perhaps that we had to get off the ship? Enjoyed the cruise and the ship. This is our fifth cruise with Carnival and it won't be our last. Triumph was big and beautiful, good layout and traffic plan; 3000 folks onboard, but never seemed crowded. Friendly and efficient staff; Good eats (oink-oink), good entertainment and good time. Carnival has drastically improved the debarktation process since our last voyage three years ago -- off in no time w/o hassle. We always stay in balcony or either of the suites -- this time we stayed in the smaller suite, which was more than roomy enough. The ship was clean -- all week long noticed crews busily washing sea spray off the outside of the windows and balconies, which was very much appreciated.
Carnival always does its best for a safe and enjoyable voyage....ahhh yes, tis the good life. We'll be baaaaack. Ship Quality
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Cant wait to go back. by
Karen from USA Sailing date: Aug 2007Pros: Staff and food. First time cruisers we didnt know what to expect, We were absolutely thrilled with everything and are planning our next one already. Dining/Food
Stateroom QualityBeds were not as comfy as I would have liked.
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Grand Turk Island
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Cruiseline Private Island)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
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Eric from Corona, CA, USA Sailing date: May 2007
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Grand Turk Island
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Cruiseline Private Island)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
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Wonderful. by
Mike from Ocala, FL Sailing date: May 2006Pros: So much to do...and nothing to do! One of tehm most relaxing trips in years! Entertainment & Activities
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