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Carnival Triumph 2016 4-Day Caribbean Cruise Review
Day 4                        June 19,  2016                Day At Sea #2                                  
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Morning Walk Around The Ship's Interior Spaces:
            After a good night's rest, I woke up around 6:15am to make sure I had time to walk around the ship. By 6:30am I left my stateroom and started my walk by going to the Promenade Deck. There were very few people out and about at this time of the day, which allowed me to get some good pictures of the ship's spaces. Here are some pictures I took on the Promenade Deck:
Carnival Triumph Shops
Shops on the Promenade Deck
Carnival Triumph Atrium
Atrium - View From Deck 5
Carnival Triumph Skybox Sports Bar
Outside of the Skybox Sports Bar
Carnival Triumph Skybox Sports Bar
Skybox Sports Bar
Carnival Triumph Skybox Sports Bar
Bar Counter In the Skybox Sports Bar
Carnival Triumph Skybox Sports Bar
Chairs In The Skybox Sports Bar
Carnival Triumph Promenade
World's Way Promenade - Entrance By The Casino
Carnival Triumph Promenade
Chairs & Tables Along The Windows In The World's Way Promenade
Carnival Triumph Future Cruise & Shopping Expert Desk
Desk Shared Between Future Cruises & Port of Call Shopping Expert
Carnival Triumph Promenade
World's Way Promenade - Area Around The Casino
Carnival Triumph Casino Bar
Casino Bar
Carnival Triumph Taste Bar
The Taste Bar - would be open later in the evening
Carnival Triumph Promenade
World's Way Promenade - Area Around The Casino
Carnival Triumph Location On June 19
Screen Showing Ship's Location
Carnival Triumph Internet Cafe
Internet Cafe
Carnival Triumph Vienna Cafe
Vienna Cafe
Carnival Triumph
Seating Around The Vienna Cafe
Carnival Triumph Alchemy Bar
Alchemy Bar
Carnival Triumph Alchemy Bar
Alchemy Bar
Carnival Triumph Alchemy Bar
Side View Of The Alchemy Bar
Carnival Triumph Venezia
Entrance To The Venezia
Carnival Triumph Venezia
Stage Area In The Venezia
Carnival Triumph Venezia Lounge
Venezia Lounge
Carnival Triumph Venezia Lounge
Venezia Lounge
Carnival Triumph Club Rio AFT Lounge Stage
Club Rio AFT Lounge Stage
Carnival Triumph Club Rio Lounge
Booths & Seating In The Club Rio Lounge
Carnival Triumph Club Rio Lounge
Club Rio Lounge
Walk Around The Ship's Outside Decks: 
            After walking around the ship's Promenade Deck, I headed up to the Lido Deck (9). My camera lenses were foggy when I first went outside, but after having to step inside several times to defog my lenses they finally cleared. There were a few clouds in the sky at this time of the morning, but the weather would improve as the day continued. Here are some pictures of the outside decks:
Carnival Triumph Hottubs
One Of The Lido Deck Hottubs
Carnival Triumph Lido Deck
Lido Deck - Looking Towards Red Frog Rum Bar
Carnival Triumph Lido Deck
Lido Deck
Carnival Triumph Red Frog Rum Bar
Red Frog Rum Bar
Carnival Triumph Blue Iguana Tequila Bar
Blue Iguana Tequila Bar
Carnival Triumph Waterslide
Waterslide Landing - Was Not Yet Open
            The mini golf course was an extremely popular attraction on sea days. The balls and putts are located near the mini golf course. In the past, cruisers had to check out balls & putts from the Lido towel station. However, this is no longer the case. There are security cameras to catch people that try to take or lose the putts or balls.
Carnival Triumph Lido Deck
Looking Down At The Lido Deck
Carnival Triumph Mini Golf Course
Mini Golf Course - Located On Deck 12
Carnival Triumph Mini Golf Course
Mini Golf Course
Carnival Triumph Mini Golf Course
Mini Golf Course
Carnival Triumph Deck 14
Deck 14
Carnival Triumph Basketball Court
Basketball Court On Deck 14
Carnival Triumph Lido Deck Main Pool
Lido Deck Main Pool
Carnival Triumph Guy's Burger Joint
Guy's Burger Joint
Carnival Triumph
Guy's Burger Joint Logo - Handwashing Station
Carnival Triumph Lido Deck
Lido Deck
Blue Iguana Cantina
Blue Iguana Cantina
Carnival Triumph Blue Iguana Cantina
Tables & Chairs By The Blue Iguana Cantina
Breakfast In The South Beach Club: 
           Once again, I ate breakfast in the South Beach Club. Breakfast in the South Beach Club was scheduled to begin at 7:30am and end at 10:30am.​ Continental breakfast (pastries, juices, and fruits) opened at 6:30am. The Blue Iguana Cantina was open for breakfast from 7:30am until 10:30am. The omelet stations were a little slow to open on this morning, but by 7:35am the omelet station in the deli was open. It appeared the main breakfast buffet lines opened on-time. I enjoyed my omelet, some bacon, hash browns, and sausages. 
            Sea Day Brunch was being served in the Paris Dining Room from 8:30am - 1:00pm. Also, the Dr. Suess breakfast was taking place at 8:30am in the London Dining Room. The Dr. Suess Breakfast cost extra and it appeared reservations were required in advance. I will have more on the Dr. Suess breakfast later in this part of the review. 
              Here are some pictures of one of the breakfast buffet lines prior to its opening: 
Carnival Triumph Cereal
Boxes of Cereal
Carnival Triumph Breakfast Buffet Line
Continental Breakfast Line - Fruits
Carnival Triumph Continental Breakfast Buffet Line
Continental Breakfast Line
Carnival Triumph Main Breakfast Buffet Line
Main Breakfast Buffet Line
Carnival Triumph Main Breakfast Buffet Line
Main Breakfast Buffet Line
Carnival Triumph Main Breakfast Buffet Line
Main Breakfast Buffet Line
Carnival Triumph Main Breakfast Buffet Line
Main Breakfast Buffet Line
Carnival Triumph Continental Breakfast Buffet Line
Continental Breakfast Buffet Line - Breads
Carnival Triumph Continental Breakfast Buffet Line
Continental Breakfast Buffet Line - Pastries
Carnival Triumph Continental Breakfast Buffet Line
Continental Breakfast Buffet Line - Pastries
Continental Breakfast Buffet Line
Continental Breakfast Buffet Line - Fruits
Carnival Triumph Breakfast
Continental Breakfast Buffet Line - Hams & Cheeses
Continental Breakfast Carnival Triumph
Continental Breakfast Buffet Line - Hams & Cheeses
Carnival Triumph Yogurt
Yogurt
Carnival Triumph Breakfast Buffet
One Of The Main Breakfast Buffet Lines
Carnival Triumph Breakfast
Breakfast Buffet Menu By Line's Entrance
Carnival Triumph Continental Breakfast Buffet
Continental Breakfast Buffet
Carnival Triumph Juice Machine
Juice Machine - At Breakfast Had Orange Juice, Passion Fruit Guava, Apple Juice, & Iced Tea
         Following a filling breakfast, I went back outside. The ship's Lido AFT pool was still closed, but it would be opened for later. The retractable roof was still closed the first time I passed by the AFT pool, but when I came back by a little while later the retractable roof was open. I think it was a good idea to put a retractable roof on one of the ship's pools because people would be able to enjoy the pool space even in the rain. 
Carnival Triumph Lido Deck AFT Pool
Lido Deck AFT Pool
Carnival Triumph AFT Pool Bar
Lido Deck AFT Pool Bar
Gulf of Mexico
Waves At The Back of The Ship
           On the back part of Deck 11, cruisers on the Carnival Triumph can find the ship's jogging track. The jogging track seemed to be used by many people during the early morning and evening. There were some nights of the cruise the jogging track was closed due to high winds. At this point in the day when I walked by, there were not many people using the jogging track.
Picture
Jogging Track On Deck 11
Carnival Triumph
Looking Down On The AFT Pool
Carnival Triumph Jogging Track
Jogging Track
               The Promenade Deck was not crowded as I walked towards the front of the ship. Evenings were the Promenade Deck's busy time. This is because all of the bars, nightclubs, and lounges are being utilized in the evening. At night, there was live music at the Promenade stage by the casino's bar. 
Carnival Triumph Taste Bar
The Taste Bar
Carnival Triumph Promenade
World's Way Promenade
Carnival Triumph Cherry On Top
Cherry On Top
              There was not too much going on in the ship's atrium at this time in the morning. When I walked by there were not any trivia games or entertainment taking place. Later in the day, the atrium would be packed full of people playing trivia.
Carnival Triumph Atrium
Atrium - Deck 3 Level
Carnival Triumph Atrium Lobby
Atrium Lobby
Carnival Triumph Atrium
Sitting Area In The Atrium
              The Dr. Suess Green Eggs & Ham Breakfast was taking place in the London Dining Room. It was well past 8:30am and the breakfast was underway when I walked by. I peeked inside to see what was going on and there were many families dining. From what I could tell, the kids were having a great time. I do not know much about this breakfast except it cost extra. Here are some pictures from outside the dining room:
Carnival Triumph Green Eggs and Ham Breakfast
Entrance To The Green Eggs & Ham Breakfast
Carnival Triumph Green Eggs and Ham Breakfast
Green Eggs & Ham Breakfast Signage
Carnival Triumph
Photo Prop Outside The Dining Room
Carnival Triumph
Signs Outside The Dining Room
Carnival Triumph Suess At Sea Breakfast
Hostess Station For The Breakfast
           After walking around I went to Deck 9 to take a look at the view from the ship's front. I did not spend much time here because I wanted to head to the Future Cruise talk in the Club Rio Lounge. 
Gulf of Mexico
Blue Water of The Gulf of Mexico
Carnival Triumph Front
View Of The Ship's Front
Carnival Triumph Ship's Front
View Of The Ship's Front
Morning Activities:  There were several activities going on around the ship. At 10:15am, in the Rome Lounge, was a Towel Folding Fun class. This class  was free and would teach people how to make towel animals. At 10:45am was the "Towel Animal Theatre". I have not attended this event in the past, but have heard it is geared for younger kids. At 10:30am in the atrium lobby was "Morning Trivia". 

Future Cruise & Travel Talk:  Normally, I do not attend the Future Cruise & Travel Talk on my cruises because there are many other things going on around the ship. However, on this cruise I decided to attend this presentation. It was led by the onboard loyalty expert. She had a presentation that included all of the ships by classes and then information about a few select itineraries. I did not learn anything new because this presentation was geared for people that know little about Carnival. For those people, I am sure this presentation had lots of interesting information. There were a few things that were incorrect in the presentation such as "the Carnival Dream is our largest ship" (Vista is the largest now). Overall, the lady did a good job with her presentation.

After the presentation I went back to my stateroom before lunch. Our stateroom steward left a towel heart that had a pre-made note in the center. 
Carnival Triumph Towel Heart
Towel Heart
Carnival Triumph
Thank You Note From Stateroom Steward Team
Lunch In The South Beach Club: 
               Today was our last lunch onboard the Carnival Triumph. The main buffet lines opened at 12pm and stayed open until 2:30pm. The Blue Iguana Cantina and Chopsticks were also open from 12pm until 2:30pm. Guy's Burger Joint was open from 12pm until 6pm. Since today was our last lunch onboard the buffet was serving a special dessert selection known as the "Chocolate Extravaganza". This includes a variety of chocolate desserts and sweets related to chocolate. On this cruise, the "Chocolate Extravaganza" seemed much better than some of my other cruises. The selection of chocolate desserts seemed greater. My lunch from the deli and Guy's Burger Joint was extremely good. After eating, I got dessert from the Chocolate Extravaganza. I only got a strawberry ice cream swan because I was full. Here are some lunch and dessert photos:
Carnival Triumph Lunch
Lunch Plate From The Comfort Kitchen Line
Carnival Triumph Pastrami on Rye Sandwich
Pastrami on Rye Sandwich
Carnival Triumph Shrimp Tacos
Shrimp Tacos From The Blue Iguana Cantina
Carnival Triumph Guy's Burger Joint
"Straight Up" Burger From Guy's Burger Joint
Carnival Triumph Chocolate Ice Cream Swan
Chocolate Ice Cream Swan
Carnival Triumph Strawberry Ice Cream Swan
Strawberry Ice Cream Swan
Carnival Triumph Chocolate Extravaganza
Chocolate Extravaganza
Carnival Triumph Chocolate Extravaganza
Chocolate Extravaganza
Carnival Triumph Chocolate Extravaganza
Chocolate Extravaganza
Carnival Triumph Chocolate Extravaganza
Chocolate Extravaganza
Carnival Triumph Chocolate Extravaganza
Chocolate Extravaganza
Carnival Triumph Chocolate Extravaganza
Chocolate Extravaganza
Carnival Triumph Chocolate Extravaganza
Chocolate Extravaganza
Carnival Triumph Chocolate Extravaganza
Chocolate Extravaganza
Carnival Triumph Chocolate Extravaganza
Chocolate Extravaganza
Afternoon Activities:  At 12pm, ice carving was taking place on the Lido Deck.  Since I was eating lunch, I did not attend this event. It has been a few years since I have seen ice carving offered on a Carnival ship. There were several trivia games taking place throughout the afternoon as well as a game of bingo. 

          After lunch, I walked around the ship's outside open decks. Here are some pictures:
Carnival Triumph
View Of The Ocean
Carnival Triumph Funnel
Ship's Funnel
Carnival Triumph Pool Area
Pool Area
Carnival Triumph Jogging Track
Looking Down At The Jogging Track
Carnival Triumph Backup Generator Systems
Backup Generator Systems
Carnival Triumph Groove For St. Jude
Groove For St. Jude Information On Seaside Theatre
Picture
View Of The Ship's Front
Carnival Triumph
View Of The Ship's Side
Carnival Triumph Waves
Waves Created By The Ship
Decks 6 & 7 Front Areas:
           Throughout the cruise, I walked outside on Deck 9 to see the front of the ship. However, other decks have front areas too. Deck 6 and Deck 7 also have front outside areas. The first picture below is of Deck 7's front area. The other two pictures on the row below were taken from Deck 6. On my first cruise on the Carnival Triumph in 2010, Deck 7's front was an area that I constantly walked out on since my room was on Deck 7. 
Carnival Triumph Deck 7 Front Area
Deck 7 Front Area
Carnival Triumph Deck 6 Front Area View
View From The Ship's Front From Deck 6
Carnival Triumph Navigational Bridge
Looking Up At The Navigational Bridge
Carnival Triumph
View Of The Lido Main Pool Area
Carnival Triumph's Funnel
Funnel
Carnival Triumph Atrium Skylight
Atrium Skylight
Carnival Triumph American Table Dinner Table SettingAmerican Table Dinner - Table Setting
American Table Dining Experience - Last Night's Dinner:
               Tonight was our last dinner on the Carnival Triumph. At 5:45pm, the London Dining Room opened and we were seated quickly. We requested the same waitstaff as the previous nights. On this night of the cruise, the dining room had a large rush and was extremely busy. The waiters and waitresses were constantly busy throughout the entire time my family & I were dining. The food and service were once again great! While we ate our dessert, the waiters and waitresses lined up to sing "Leaving on a FunShip". For those that are not aware, this is Carnival's classic dining room farewell song. 
                 The service in the dining room was great this cruise. Our waitstaff did a great job! 





Here are some pictures of the appetizer and main course menus for this night of the cruise:

Carnival Triumph American Table Appetizer Menu
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Carnival Triumph American Table Main Course Menu
American Table Main Course Menu - Click Photo To Make It Larger!
Carnival Triumph American Table Port of Call Menu
American Table Port of Call Menu - Click Photo To Make It Larger!
Here are my dinner food pictures:
Carnival Triumph Bread Basket
Assorted Basket of Bread
Carnival Triumph Shrimp Cocktail
Appetizer: Shrimp Cocktail
Carnival Triumph Baked Onion Soup
Appetizer: Baked Onion Soup
Carnival Triumph Flatbread
Appetizer: Flatbread
Carnival Triumph Caesar Salad
Appetizer: Caesar Salad
Carnival Triumph Tiger Shrimp Creole
Main Course: Tiger Shrimp Creole
Carnival Triumph Prime Rib Main Course
Main Course: Prime Rib
Carnival Triumph Cornmeal Crusted Chicken Breast
Main Course: Cornmeal Crusted Chicken Breast
Carnival Triumph American Table Dessert Menu
American Table Dessert Menu - Click Photo To Make It Larger!
Picture
Dessert: Carnival Melting Cake (formerly known as Warm Chocolate Melting Cake)
Carnival Triumph Cherry Pie
Dessert: Pie A La Mode (Cherry)
Carnival Triumph Carrot Cake
Dessert: Carrot Cake
Carnival Triumph Stateroom
Stateroom
Sunset
Sunset
Carnival Triumph
Carnival Triumph
The Taste Bar:  
          ​   The Taste Bar is a place onboard where cruisers can get samples of things offered on some of Carnival's newer or upgraded ships. Tonight the Taste Bar was open from 5:30pm - 8:30pm and was serving samples of food from the Red Frog Pub. 
             The sample platter consisted of a Pepper Pot and a bowl of Fried Malanga Sweet Potatoes. The Pepper Pot was extremely good, but the sweet potatoes in the bowl were okay. Since I was not hungry, I did not go back for any seconds.
Carnival Triumph Taste Bar
Taste Bar Menu
Carnival Triumph Taste Bar
Pepper Pots - Waiting To Be Served
Carnival Triumph Taste Bar Plate
Taste Bar Plate
Vienna Cafe Sweets:
​             On the Promenade Deck is the Carnival Triumph's specialty sweets & coffee shop known as the Vienna Cafe. These things cost extra. While I did not purchase anything from this area, I did take a few pictures of the sweets for sale. Here are my pictures:
Carnival Triumph Vienna Cafe
Vienna Cafe - Sweets For Sale In Display
Carnival Triumph Vienna Cafe
Vienna Cafe - Sweets For Sale In Display
Carnival Triumph Vienna Cafe
Vienna Cafe - Sweets For Sale In Display
Carnival Triumph Vienna Cafe
Vienna Cafe - Sweets For Sale In Display
Carnival Triumph Vienna Cafe
Vienna Cafe - Sweets For Sale In Display
Showtime: "Big Easy" 
          Tonight's production show was "Big Easy". This show has a New Orleans and Mardi Gras theme. There were two showings scheduled in the Rome Lounge. The first showing was at 7pm and the second showing at 9pm. We went to the 9pm showing because our dinner time did not allow us to go to the 7pm show. I really enjoyed this show on past cruises on the Triumph. The singers, dancers, and showband did a great job! However, to my disappointment, the show mysteriously stopped halfway through. The curtain came down and the cruise director told us to have a good evening. There was no explanation as to why the show ended early. Most cruisers would not have known the show ended early unless they cruised on the Triumph in the past. The only reason I can think of is the ship's rocking was too bad to properly perform. 
Carnival Triumph Rome Lounge
Rome Lounge
Carnival Triumph Rome Lounge
Rome Lounge
Carnival Triumph Rome Lounge
Rome Lounge
          After the show ended early, I walked to the Lido Deck for a drink of water.  Here are some pictures of the ship at night:
Carnival Triumph South Beach Club
Tables & Chairs In The South Beach Club
Carnival Triumph South Beach Club
South Beach Club
Carnival Triumph South Beach Club
South Beach Club
Carnival Triumph Lido Main Pool Area At Night
Lido Main Pool Area At Night
Carnival Triumph Lido Main Pool Area At Night
Lido Main Pool Area At Night
Carnival Triumph Waterslide & Pool At Night
Waterslide & Pool At Night
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