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Item: Carnival Triumph
Rating: 4.7
Author: Brendajgeralds

Carnival Triumph Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Brendajgeralds

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

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5 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 30, 2017

Ship: Carnival Triumph

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 7295

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

I can't stress enough to spend the extra money for a sweet you have priority check-in you have priority waiting online to before and after the cruise and they spoil you. I also prepaid for our tips with . Good decision. Get as much prepaid as you can.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

We booked a suite and had priority to board and had free refreshments while waiting to board.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

We prearranged soft drinks and water to be s by to our room

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Karaoke and tossed the bean bags

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Very enjoyable

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

They loved Dr Suess

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

They were very tentative and friendly

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Book a suite and get priority on everything. Bypass all the lines.

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Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5

We absolutely love New Orleans. All the different shops including Cafe Demond. People are SO friendly.

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Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

We booked a Three Reefs tour but, due to hurricane Nate hitting in 1 day, it got cancelled so we booked Salsa and Salsa tour. This Salsa tour is mainly for big drinkers and none of us drink alcohol. It was a waste of our time. Very boring.

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Progreso (Merida), Mexico

5 out of 5

We actually love the small port. We didn't get past the port of call at the docks. We visited all the shops there and they were exactly what we needed at good prices.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very smooth and quick

10 Comments

Brendajgeralds 7 years ago

I hope everyone has a great time in your future cruising

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LMG1988 7 years ago

Sweet of you to get your husband a suite :) Hey, if you can and want to, go for it!

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LMG1988 7 years ago

Yes, always prepay, and tip extra... & to anyone we feel led to. I don't think I could ever remove tips. I have at a restaurant, but that is another story.

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Brendajgeralds 7 years ago

Same here

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GIL155 7 years ago

DerekMire - I am identical to you.

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DerekMire 7 years ago

I prepay up front and still tip extra

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Brendajgeralds 7 years ago

That's good information to know. This is the 8th cruise for us and the first Suite. It was a surprise 70th for my husband and I wanted to make it extra special. I didn't know about having the mandatory tipping removed from guest services. I like tipping whomever I feel gave us good service. Thank you very much for the information.

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GIL155 7 years ago

Someday, we will get a suite, but it will have to wait a few years. Agree about pre-paying as much upfront as possible.

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chadley77 7 years ago

Not everyone can afford or even want a suite. I'm happy with a cabin with a balcony or an inside cabin. We have cruised 4 times and haven't had a suite yet. We have always prepaid gratuities except our last cruise. We had them removed at guest services. We gave our awesome room steward a much better tip than he would have gotten had we kept the prepaid gratuities on our bill. We each gave him $60, so he was very happy. Plus we tipped the servers who waited on us in some capacity as we went along, such as the servers at the steakhouse and the dining room, and at the bars when we got drinks on the Lido deck, etc.

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IkeDeb 7 years ago

Good advice!

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