Not one of our favorite trips

Carnival Triumph Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

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Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

2 out of 5

11 Night Southern Caribbean Carnival Journeys (Galveston To San Juan)

Sail date: October 24, 2015

Ship: Carnival Triumph

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9268

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

My husband and I were underwhelmed by the service on the Carnival Triumph. Many of the staff were unfriendly, the cabins (we had a balcony cabin) were very dated, no night stands in the room, no fridge in the room, very old television set whose picture had green spots on in the upper corner, the internet service was in and out even though we paid $150 for the entire trip. We would be watching a program and the satellite would cut out and not return. When the buffet was open, the salads containing mayo were not on a bed of ice, other items like french toast were old and crusty sitting over a sterno too long. All in all not good. The itinerary was very good but the ship and her staff left a lot to be desired.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Ship tip

Pick a different ship

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Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

3 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

3 out of 5

Bonaire, Netherlands Special Municipality

1 out of 5

St. George's, Grenada

3 out of 5

Fort-De-France, Martinique

1 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5

22 Comments

TraciDuncan 9 years ago

Got off the triumph today. Never watched tv cause I was having to much fun doing other things & had no desire to get on the Internet

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cbanks01 9 years ago

I've sailed on the Triumph twice and feel it was worth every penny I spent! I learned some things on the first one that I changed on the second one, but we had a blast both times!!! It's truly what you make of it!

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briangibson 9 years ago

Well I plan on getting roudy at the casino had a great time last year same ship and same date in December

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JessChris2009 9 years ago

@Larabrooks120869 Yeah, same here! We don't mind if it's dated, we're not there for the decor! As long as the beds are comfy, our balcony has a good view (how could it not?) and there's good food, company and entertainment we're happy campers! :) Enjoy the Fascination!

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xzochye 9 years ago

I was just on this ship in October and loved it. It may be older but it was clean. Staff was great! Very friendly and outgoing. We had a window room on the second deck. It came with 2 night stands and a flat screen tv. I got the social media package for 24 hours just so I could communicate with my son to check on things back home. We had a great time and would recommend this ship!

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theseasforme 9 years ago

Thank you Jess&Chris...nice to hear you had a great time on the Fascination! This will be my first on this ship...and yea being outdated I expected from an older ship. I am not the picky type so that will not bother me one bit. All I ask for is a nice staff and lots of food and entertainment....i go to just get away from technology and demands, lol. Oh...and to see different places and meet new people!

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JessChris2009 9 years ago

Larabrooks120869 We were on the Fascination in 2014 and LOVED IT! Parts were a bit outdated (which you expect from a ship that isn't brand new) but we didn't mind at all! We had a great time and the staff was incredible!

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debbieandjohn 9 years ago

just got off this cruise... the staff was awesome! It may be dated but it fun ship! Loved this cruise!

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briangibson 9 years ago

Triumph bound December 5th

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theseasforme 9 years ago

I can't speak about how the TV or internet is because I could care less about all of that technology on vacation but the staff are awesome and the food was good.

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theseasforme 9 years ago

I have been on Triumph twice and loved it....going on the Fascination December 14th!

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briangibson 9 years ago

or the water would be too wet

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terry115 9 years ago

if that where so they would want it paid for

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briangibson 9 years ago

hope they never cruise again don't ruin others experience because you have to be miserable to be happy. I bet they are democrats.

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brucecarlakaup 9 years ago

I do not watch TV or get on the Internet on vacation?????

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roger1959 9 years ago

why would someone go on a cruise to watch TV ,sound like same people that finds something wrong with everything , for every negative thing people find if they would change the way they look and think you will find as many positive things, life is short enjoy it be positive,

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sharock 9 years ago

we were on the same cruise we had a good time. staff was friendly - the rooms do need a refurb but its expected the ship over ten years old.

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terry115 9 years ago

sounds like you had fun great review

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lazyGreg 9 years ago

dede1116 have you been on the boat recently

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dede1116 9 years ago

aggh the poop cruise ship!

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lazyGreg 9 years ago

if you hated it so much why the 2 stars

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DaveNAlison 9 years ago

Have u been on other cruise lines?

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