Overall the cruise was ok but I was very put off by the constant pushing sales

Carnival Triumph Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 36

Overall rating:

2.6 out of 5
Carnival Triumph

5 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 19, 2019

Ship: Carnival Triumph

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2283

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall I was disappointed in the cruise I feel there should be more fun activities leading up to the ports instead of trying to sell everything under the sun. Also the food needs to be more available not just pizza. Pictures should be sold on packages instead of individual they are very very expensive and the way the ship presents them is extremely wasteful. The experience I had in this cruise has really made me leary to take another one.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
It was ok but the staff on the boat was not very helpful when we go on board

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
The dining room was amazing however the buffet and other places had specific hours of service. Prior to the cruise the buffet is out out there as available 24 hours a day that is not true only pizza is available pretty much 24 hours a day

Guy's Burger Joint

4 out of 5

Food was delicious and hot

Pizzeria Napoli

4 out of 5

Friendly and readily available

Paris Dining Room

5 out of 5

The staff was amazing

Grand Buffet

1 out of 5

It was portrayed as available 24 hours a day but it was only open about 6 hours a day

Blue Iguana Cantina

4 out of 5

Food was good but was cold some times

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
You could not enjoy the pool because the water temp was about 65 degrees and the hot tubs were full of little children. Another item I was very disappointed with on this cruise.

Universe Pool

1 out of 5

Freezing cold

The Fun Shops

4 out of 5

The shops were good just pricy

New World Pool

1 out of 5

Water was freezing

Club Monaco Casino

2 out of 5

Smoky and I did not like the games available

Entertainment

1 out of 5
The shows were good but conflicted with dinner schedules. Prior to the port visit all the shows during the day were to sell items in the ports. It would have been more enjoyable had the entertainment shows been during the day.

Rome Main Lounge

4 out of 5

Nice venue

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Dining staff was awesome, room steward was awesome, the rest of the ship personnel was not very helpful and some were quite rude. We were also given a card for tanzanite earrings at the Cozumel port and when we go there the place told us thru did not have them and gave us a selfie stick. I feel like Yolandi has dealings with these businesses to sell their jewelry and uses this type of thing to lore you there knowing they are not going to fulfill the offer.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
The ship was clean

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
The cabin was good, clean and comfortable

Ship tip

To get to Paris dining room you have to go to the 5th floor and walk to the back of the ship and then go to the third floor

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

3 out of 5
Did an excursion but there were people begging for money. While on the excursion people left us alone but when the excursion ended we were left to find our own way back.

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
This port was good but so many of the stores were just overwhelming with everyone trying to sell you something. My favorite place was the Mexican flea market. My mom and I went to mr sanchos and that was good but the water had some type of seaweed in it so we did not get in. The can ride back to the port was awful the driver was very rude and drove dangerously.

Progreso (Merida), Mexico

1 out of 5
This port was horrible!!!! We took an excursion to Mérida and the constant barrage of people trying to sell us stuff was very off putting. I ended our excursion an hour and a half early because I was so turned off by people constantly trying to sell us stuff. I do not plan to visit here again

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
It was pretty easy and quick

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