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Carnival Triumph 2013 4-Day Cruise Review
Day 4        June  30, 2013           A Day At Sea                                            
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Daily Overview:  Today was the last full day of the cruise and the second sea day.  The weather was nice in the morning, but in the early part of the afternoon the skies became cloudy and the seas became a little rough.  Some of the front outside decks got closed in the afternoon and they never reopened during the cruise.  My morning started out by walking around and looking at the empty pool area and outside decks.  Many people were still sleeping after a long day in Cozumel or staying up late for the deck party that occurred the night before.   Typically, the deck chairs would be getting claimed as early as 8am.  However, that was not the case today.  Here are some pictures I took while walking around:

View of Sunrise From Balcony
View of Sunrise From Balcony
Lido Deck Looking Towards AFT
Lido Deck Looking Towards AFT
Newly Installed Hottub on Lido
Newly Installed Hottub on Lido
Red Frog Rum Bar
Red Frog Rum Bar
Blue Iguana Tequila Bar
Blue Iguana Tequila Bar
A Pool & the waterslide
A Pool & The Waterslide
Rows of Deck Chairs & Waterslide Behind
Rows of Deck Chairs & Waterslide Behind
Big Screen & Ship's Funnel Behind
Big Screen & Ship's Funnel Behind
Waterslide
Waterslide
Side View of Pool & Waterslide
Side View of Pool & Waterslide
Hottub
Hottub
Ship's Pool Area
Ship's Pool Area
Big Chess Board
Big Chess Board
Waterslide Goes Over Atrium Skylight
Waterslide Goes Over Atrium Skylight
Mini Golf Course
Mini Golf Course
Looking Down at Lido Pool Area
Looking Down at Lido Pool Area
Basketball Court
Basketball Court
Waterslide Entrance
Waterslide Entrance
Entrance to Mid Ship Elevators
Entrance to Mid Ship Elevators
AFT Pool
AFT Pool
Aft Pool Hottubs
AFT Pool Hottubs
Entrance to Aft Pool Hottubs is Closed
Entrance to AFT Pool Hottubs is Closed
Guy's Burger Joint Custom Seating area
Guy's Burger Joint Custom Seating Area
Just Stepped Out From Atrium View
Just Stepped Out From Atrium View
In South Beach Club
In South Beach Club
Omelet Station in Chopsticks
Omelet Station in Chopsticks
Boxed Cereals
Boxed Cereals
Breakfast in South Beach Club:   Today's breakfast was very good.  My omelet was very good and was so filled with food that it broke when the chef was placing it onto my plate.  I used the omelet station by the aft pool.  Today the omelet station gave me my omelet on a separate plate, so I had more room to get some of the breakfast sides.  Here are some breakfast pictures:
Omelet
Omelet
Plate of Potato, Bacon, & Sausage
Plate of Potato, Bacon, & Sausage
Zoomed in on bacon
Zoomed in on Bacon
After breakfast I walked around the World's Way Promenade to the front atrium and then I went to various places around the ship after that.  Here are some pictures that I took while walking around:
Side of Alchemy Bar Looking Towards Big Easy
Side of Alchemy Bar looking toward Big Easy
Alchemy Bar
Alchemy Bar
Alchemy Bar
Alchemy Bar
Promenade Stage
Promenade Stage
Looking Down In Atrium
Looking Down In Atrium
View of Waterslide Through Atrium Skylight
View of Waterslide Through Atrium Skylight
Atrium
Atrium
Some Pastries With Cream Cheese
Some Pastries With Cream Cheese
Club 02 15-17 Yr. Old Lounge
Club 02 (15-17 Yr. Old) Lounge
Entrances to Club 02 and Circle C
Entrances to Club 02 & Circle C
Looking Down at Lido Deck
Looking Down at Lido Deck
View of Waterslide
View of Waterslide
Mini-Golf Course:   I did play a few rounds of mini golf in the morning.  It was windy, but not enough to ruin the game.  In order to play mini golf a person would have to go to the towel station with their Sail & Sign card to check out clubs & balls.  The materials had to be returned by a certain time in order not to be charged.  When we were finished we returned the clubs & balls to the towel station and the man crossed us off the list.
Looking Down
Looking Down
Blue Water of the Gulf of Mexico
Blue Water of the Gulf of Mexico
Stairs up to waterslide
Stairs up to Waterslide
Lunch in the Main Dining Room:   For the first time this cruise I had lunch in the main dining room.  The Paris Dining Room (aft dining room) was open for lunch.  The desk attendant did not give us a choice of sitting alone or with other people.  I was able to use my free drink coupon that I got for being a gold level VIFP member.  I got a Strawberry Smoothie which was very good!  The food in the main dining room was not that great.  I took one bite of my appetizer, which was antipasto, and had to sip water to try to avoid throwing up.  My main course was much better, but it was not my personal favorite.  I skipped dessert and went to the Lido for the Chocolate Extravaganza. 

Chocolate Extravaganza on Lido Deck:   The Chocolate Extravaganza was held in the South Beach Club during lunch.  There was not a very big chocolate selection. I enjoyed having an ice-cream swan and some other chocolate food items. 
Antipasto
Antipasto (Worst thing I have ever had)
Chinese Pepper Steak
Chinese Pepper Steak
Strawberry Smoothie
Strawberry Smoothie
Chocolate Extravaganza on the Lido
Chocolate Extravaganza on the Lido
My Plate
My Plate
Balcony
Balcony
After lunch the weather started changing and got very windy.  I walked around on the open outside decks. The waterslide was also closed during the afternoon because of the threat of bad weather.   Here are some pictures:
Waterslide & Ship's Tail
Waterslide & Ship's Tail
Tail & Ship's Waterslide
Different Angle of Last Picture
Jogging Track
Jogging Track
South Beach Club & Jogging Track
South Beach Club Skylight & Jogging Track
Jogging Track Looking Towards the Front
Jogging Track - Looking Towards Front
Shower Near the Funnel
Shower Near the Funnel
Vienna Cafe:   Vienna Cafe is located in the World's Way Promenade about mid-ship.  The Vienna Cafe is a pay-extra for beverage & sweets shop.  There were a variety of sweets that people could choose from and there was also ice cream for people to buy.  I did not buy anything here so I cannot review any of these items.  I took some pictures of the sweets for sale, but I did not post names because I do not know the ship's name for the food items.  Here are the pictures:
Cafe Vienna
Cafe Vienna
Picture
Ice Cream Area on Cafe Vienna
Through the Glass Is Club Rio
Through the Glass Is Club Rio
South Beach Club
South Beach Club
South Beach Club is Empty
South Beach Club is Empty
Big Painting and Stairs to Upper Floor
Big Painting and Stairs to Upper Floor
Looking Down at Buffet
Looking Down at Buffet
Upper Floor of South Beach Club Door to Outside Decks
Upper Floor of South Beach Club Door to Outside Decks
Stairwell & Elevator Area
Stairwell/Elevator Area
Atrium
Atrium
Shore Excursions Desk
Shore Excursions Desk is Closed
Cloudy Skies
Cloudy Skies
Under the Lifeboats
Under the Lifeboats
Other Ship in Gulf of Mexico
Other Ship in Gulf of Mexico
Looking Towards Back of the Ship From Balcony
Looking Towards Back of Ship From Balcony
Last Night's Dinner:   The service was once again great and the food was very good!  I enjoyed having Crab Cake, a Caesar Salad, Grilled Flat Iron Steak, and Baked Alaska.  I took some food pictures during dinner, but I did not post names because I do not know all of the names of the food items.  Here the pictures from tonight's dinner:
Stateroom:   The stateroom was turned down tonight and had another new towel animal.  We did not get a new newsletter because we would be disembarking the ship the next day.  We did get our chocolate mints and they were good.
Chair & Table With Bar Menu On It
Chair & Table With Bar Menu on It
Towel Animal on Bed in Stateroom
Towel Animal
Sunset
Sunset
Wonderful World Production Show:    Tonight's production was called Wonderful World.  There were two showings of this show and people were told to come according to their dinner time.  This show was very good and had lots of costume changes.  The show was very different from what I remembered it to be in 2010.  After the show I did some more walking around the ship. 
Self-Service Laundry Area
Self-Service Laundry Area
Guy's Burger Joint
Guy's Burger Joint
South Beach Club At Night & Empty
South Beach Club At Night & Empty
South Beach Club At Night
South Beach Club
Lots of Empty Tables in the South Beach Club
Lots of Tables to Choose From
AFT Pool Area
AFT Pool ARea
The first picture of the next row is of a stairwell.  This stairwell was open until the last night of this day of the cruise.  During the first part of the cruise the other side's stairwell was closed and getting worked on.  I was surprised to see stairwell work happening this quick after drydock. 
Closed Stairwell on Starboard Side
Closed Stairwell on Starboard Side
South Beach Club
South Beach Club
Crowded Lido At Night
Crowded Lido At Night

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