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Carnival Triumph Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Carnival Triumph

7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 01, 2006

Ship: Carnival Triumph

Cabin type: Suite

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 14 years ago

Review summary

We had a very relaxing and enjoyable time aboard the Carnival Triumph on our Western Carribean cruise. The attention of most every crew member was wonderful, particularly our cabin steward and assistant and the staff in the dining room. Our 5- & 3-year old children enjoyed many activities at Camp Carnival, with different face paints each day and even a talent show at the end of the week. The dinner choices varied each night and the majority of the entrees were excellent. We also managed to select a couple of desserts to share each night.

Ports of call

George Town, Grand Cayman

3 out of 5
Like most every other person on our ship, we went to Stingray Beach. While it was very interesting to see the Stingrays up close and also snorkel at the nearby coral reef, the whole area was very crowded. There were two other ships in port that day, which meant 10-11 tour boats at Stingray Beach. While I'm sure many of the first arrivals had a wonderful day, we were a little disappointed by the fact that the number of Stingrays around us was very limited.

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

1 out of 5
If you golf and expect to play nice resort courses, definitely don't play at Sandals GC. It was very average and felt like a waste for the nearly $200 fee. The rest of our family went to Dunns Falls and had a good time, but I felt like a wasted an opportunity to see a little bit of Jamica.

George Town, Grand Cayman

3 out of 5
Like most every other person on our ship, we went to Stingray Beach. While it was very interesting to see the Stingrays up close and also snorkel at the nearby coral reef, the whole area was very crowded. There were two other ships in port that day, which meant 10-11 tour boats at Stingray Beach. While I'm sure many of the first arrivals had a wonderful day, we were a little disappointed by the fact that the number of Stingrays around us was very limited.

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
There simply wasn't engough time to thoroughly enjoy our excursion to the Xcaret Geo-Archaeological Park. We snorkeled through the underground caverns and swam with the dolphins, but felt very rushed to catch the ferry from the mainland back to Cozumel. We could have easily spent a full day, if not more, at this park.

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
There simply wasn't engough time to thoroughly enjoy our excursion to the Xcaret Geo-Archaeological Park. We snorkeled through the underground caverns and swam with the dolphins, but felt very rushed to catch the ferry from the mainland back to Cozumel. We could have easily spent a full day, if not more, at this park.

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

1 out of 5
If you golf and expect to play nice resort courses, definitely don't play at Sandals GC. It was very average and felt like a waste for the nearly $200 fee. The rest of our family went to Dunns Falls and had a good time, but I felt like a wasted an opportunity to see a little bit of Jamica.

Pros: Attention of crew, fantastic kids program, evening shows, many dinner choices

Cons: Time for shore excursions was too short

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