Carnival Triumph versus Carnival Elation

Fellow cruisers, do you recommend Carnival Triumph or Carnival Elation and if willing, please tell me why you recommend that one.

Fellow cruisers, do you recommend Carnival Triumph or Carnival Elation and if willing, please tell me why you recommend that one.

Elation, the triumph feels too crowded.

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Definitely the Elation. The layout of the Triumph felt choppy and constantly felt crowded.

The Elation just went through a refurbishment. Choose Elation.

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I prefer the Elation also due to exactly what was listed above. The design of the Triumph is poor in my opinion and crowding a problem. The Elation now has almost all amenities with the recent 2.0 upgrades. I would personally avoid the front of the ship and those new rooms on deck fourteen with the elevator issues though.

Another vote for Elation, unless you want to watch Dive In movies. Triumph has the screen, Elation does not.

Triumph. Alchemy Bar. Sports Bar. Seafood Shack. I also like the entertainment better. Triumph still has the older shows with the orchestra pit. They fly in a magician from Vegas for a magic show and a burlesque show. And Triumph has dive-in movies. I also like to stay on Lido deck and fantasy class doesn't have that.

I’ve been on both, and even though I love the Dive In movies and really enjoy the sports bar, I’d choose the Elation. I felt like the crowds aren’t as “nicely contained” as they are on the Elation. I’ve been on the Dream class and I felt like the crowding wasn’t much of an issue there either. But the Triumph? It was bad. Wayyy worse than I’d ever had before or after.

However, sometimes I think the time of when you’re going on the cruise makes a difference. Maybe the Triumph during a non-peak time wouldn’t feel so crowded.

For me it would depend on when - if you are talking after the Triumph dry dock next year, I would chose her.

Triumph. It has great size balconies that include a sofa in the cabin. While Elation has balcony cabins now, they are smaller. We [emoji177] the Conquest size ships - not too big, not too small.

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Triumph. It has great size balconies that include a sofa in the cabin. While Elation has balcony cabins now, they are smaller. We [emoji177] the Conquest size ships - not too big, not too small.

 

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Triumph is not in the Conquest class. Conquest class has a steakhouse, an extra food venue above Lido and a much bigger Lido buffet that Triumph does not have.

First, you can ALWAYS count on someone to "correct" you on this page. [emoji849]

Second, I did NOT say that the Triumph was a Conquest class ship. Rather I said we [emoji177] the Conquest size ships. Third, have a nice day.

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I think the Triumph shares the same layout as the Victory and also the Destiny before she was Sunshined.

We have been on Triumph out of NOLA but not on Elation. We enjoyed the Triumph and didn't feel the overcrowding. The public spaces were nice.

Does Elation have a deli?

Does Elation have a deli?

Yeah