There are two Las Vegas style revues "Wonderful World" and "Century Cafe`" which are both well worth seeing. The featured performers include the astounding magic of Kevin & Caruso. For sheer enjoyment don't miss either of Eddie Capone's Comedy routines-- an early family show with the Triumph Orchestra and a late night adult show. Laugh! --- it is healthy for you. The last night on board the show is "Carnival Legends" where fellow guests perform on stage, with the Triumph Orchestra, singers and dancers, by impersonating such famous stars as the following: Madonna, Presley, Sinatra, etc...
There are also all the usual activities on board: Bingo, Slot Tournaments, Pool activities, Trivia (where Vincent won 1st prize --- A Ship on a Stick!). Camp Carnival is for cruisers 0 - 14 years and Club 02 is for those 15 - 17 years. On this cruise there were over 300 Venezuelan girls on their "Quince" party. These young ladies were both playful and pleasant. There were over thirty of them seated near us in the dining room. There was fun for all ages on board.
Debarkation from the Carnival Triumph
Debarkation began at 8:30am when the ship was cleared by the authorities. We had assistance from our cabin with the wheelchair all the way through Passport check, baggage collection, and customs. Wheelchair travelers were given VIP tags and our luggage was easily located. Henry D'Roza assigned special staff to assist the special needs group off the ship and this was greatly appreciated.
Carnival Triumph Ports of Call
- 9-2-06 Miami, Florida Depart 4:00pm
- 9-3-06 Sea Day
- 9-4-06 Cozumel, Mexico Arrive 7:00am Depart 10:00pm
- 9-5-06 Sea Day
- 9-6-06 Grand Cayman Arrive 7:00am Depart 4:30pm
- 9-7-06 Ocho Rios, Jamaica Arrive 8:00am Depart 3:30pm
- 9-8-06 Sea Day
- 9-9-06 Miami, Florida Arrive 7:00am
Conclusion
This was our third cruise on the Triumph and the seventh on a Carnival Lines ship. As we stated before, our cruises on Carnival ships are getting better mainly because the cuisine has definitely improved and we have learned what to expect on these cruises and how to make the most of them. Both of us suffer from limited mobility, especially Vincent who requires a wheelchair when going a significant distance; thus we bring with us a companion chair, which he can use on board. Especially on these modern mega ships, it is important for us to book a centrally located cabin, possibly close by the elevators, so that we minimize the effort of getting to the dining room, theater, lobby and other interesting places we wish to visit. The last few cruises on Carnival or Costa ships, we did have wheelchair accessible cabins, but they were located far away from the elevators and the center of the ship, thus requiring unnecessary stress on both of us. On this cruise we opted for a mini suite more centrally located and closer to the elevators, but we had to give up the convenience and facilities available in the wheelchair accessible cabins, such as larger shower with safety hand rails and a wider access door to the cabin. We have made this criticism before, but it seems to have landed on deaf ears. We wish to get the attention of those responsible for the designing and planning of new ships to take in consideration the needs of handicapped passengers by positioning clusters of wheelchair accessible cabins in all categories, centrally located and nearby elevators.
We have enjoyed cruising on this ship and we plan to have many more cruises on Carnival Ships, but we hope that someday on some newer ship we'll be able to book a centrally located wheelchair accessible cabin just like those we can get on Princess or Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. We have booked six more cruises for the next few months: Sept. 23rd on the Caribbean Princess, Oct. 15th on the Freedom of the Seas, Nov. 8th on the Carnival Legend, Nov.26 on the Norwegian Jewel, Dec. 9th on the Queen Mary II and Jan. 20th on the Voyager of the Seas.
Happy Cruising!
