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Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Cuba

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Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 68

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5

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5 Night Havana & Cozumel (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 05, 2019

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: R226

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This is good if you are in the party and dance 24/7 mode. Dancing in the formal dining room is a good reason not to go back. There are plenty of places to dance. That should not be one. Communication is poor at best, even with an app that everyone has. It is amazing that this is not streaming live data about what is going on. We saw Havana. Otherwise this is for young families or party people I guess.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

They do this well.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Dining room service was excellent. Food was average for a local diner. Not one meal sticks out.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

About what you would expect from a ship this size.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

The comedians did very well. There was some nights lacking in options.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The waiters are pushy but we understand.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

About standard for the class.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

The sink was slow. The shower size was a good point for this boat. The room was great for two people.

Ship tip

Be careful of shore excersions. It would be something that should be thier expertise but does not seem to be true. We were two hours late in Havana. No excuses, just failure of the boat to plan correctly.

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Ports of call

HAVANA, CUBA

1 out of 5

Two plus hour late start. Not much information waiting for this two hours. It seemed that they have never been to this port before? The tour was then shrunk down by two and one half hours so it was drive by. Use the local ones if you are going here. They customs people were very friendly and almost happy to see you. The process is simple.

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Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Its Cozumel. Drink shop and be merry.

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

We were very early. Another time that we were not quite informed that we were going to be let out early.

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