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So now you are back and it's all in the history books. How did you enjoy the cruise? Did your husband feel comfortable in spite of the crowds? Did you get your table for 2? Did you get to do everything you wanted on the trip?

Yes we are hooked. We picked the best time to go. We never waitied in line for anything more than five min. We had the best waiters at dinner. Only complaint is the safety drill . I feel it could of been better organized, but I'm a very organized person so it may not be that big if deal to others . Yes we did get a table for 2. But the tables are so close to one another . We did really like the people we set next to. Very very nice. One thing we learned if u do not want to pay for excursions wait until the morning of and they have really good deals.

I am going on the Carnival Triumph May 13th and have Traditional dining at 6:00 pm. Can you recommend a table for 2? Thanks alot for this info.

We are leaving Saturday. I was able to call and all ready request a table for two. They didn't act like it would be a problem.

Last few questions I think. Are there still things in the spa free? What are the secret charges I should prepare for? We have all ready prepaid taxes and will continue to tip through out the week.

Can u please tell me the movies that are being played on the ship? Thank u for all ur help.

Did you feel like you had room to move around? Did you enjoy your trip? To be honest my husband is not a huge crowed person. I am starting to think I chose a terrible vacation.

This is not a silly question at all. This cruise was full with 3400 passengers - double occupancy capacity is in the neighborhood of 2700 and of course there were plenty of kids in those 3rd and 4th berths. I agree with Zac that the upstairs seating in the Lido buffet/South Beach Club is a lifesaver. The serving lines all over Deck 9 get a little congested and around the drink stations, but it all moves quickly. While Guy's Burgers stayed busy most of the time, service was still very fast.

 

The pool areas were likewise crowded, but we were able to find a chair or three open the two days we took a dip; the aft pool seems a little less popular than the two at mid-deck. But it seemed like a lot of people dropped by, put the kids in the water for maybe a half hour, and then moved on to something else. Trivia games got a little overcrowded a couple of times in the capitol atrium, but then other times there were only a few players. The Rome lounge always had plenty of empty seating for all the shows we saw.

 

The first night at the kids' club there was some kind of weird backup problem at 9:45-10 for pickup and we parents were all pretty annoyed just standing around for about 20 minutes; this never happened again and pickup and drop-off were easy the rest of the cruise.

 

We had Faster to the Fun and we also arrived very early on embarkation day so that we were the 3rd FTTF family to board right after the Platinum/Diamond/Suites passengers just before noon, and we were also in the first group off the ship back in New Orleans. We parked at Fulton Street Garage and took the first shuttle bus; we were on the interstate at 8:03 a.m. If we had parked at the port garage we might have saved another 10 minutes.

 

In Progreso we had a private tour with Lawson's to Uxmal and The Choco-Story and knew we were pressed for time, so we went down to Deck 0 at around 7:30 (announced port time was 8:00), before they even had the line roped off. We were the first passengers off the boat and took the first taxi into town.

 

We were in stateroom 2441. This was an aft room so there was no "thru" traffic - the only passengers passing that way were in the 10 or so rooms further back from us and we only occasionally and briefly saw or heard anyone in the hallways near us.

 

So the moral of the story is, knowing the ship will be full, if you have something that is a priority for you, plan to beat those inevitable crowds to the punch.

That would be a great price. However, its our first cruise. I am so worried we will not get back in time and be left..

Has anyone done this excursion? Is it worth the money? Thank you!! any tips are appreciated. We are leaving on Carnival Trumpiah on April 29th 2017.

May be a silly question, but was the ship very crowded? We are traveling on April 29th. Was there a lot of kids? Thank you so much for answering questions.

Has anyone traveled the Triumph the last week of April? Was there a lot of children? I am wanting to book the cruise for April 29th, but I keep reading this is a very packed ship. Any information would be so helpful.. Thank you so much .Have a Blessed Night.