Not a KIDS friendly Ship

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

hl305

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

2 out of 5

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5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 23, 2016

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: R46

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

I contacted several times before booking the cruise, I stated that I need kids friendly ship everytime and I also stated that I like to visit Kennedy Space Center before the cruise.

Overall cruise was fine, it was a party ship not a kids/family oriented ship, did not meet our needs, plus Kennedy Space Center was two hours drive from Tampa, agent should have recommended another ship from Port Canaveral

Kids were not happy, therefore overall experience was very poor

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ship tip

Not a KIDS friendly Ship, cruise is setup for adults

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Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

3 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

8 Comments

danlor5456 8 years ago

But it was only one inch away on the map ? 🤓

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wberry00 8 years ago

Maybe you should have consulted Google for information regarding the location of Kennedy Space Center.

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Bull1950 8 years ago

Some people can never be happy

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batch123 8 years ago

Did you look at a map? Tampa and Kennedy Space Center are on opposite ends of the state. But yea, thats Carnivals fault for not being able to beam you 200 miles across the State of Florida in seconds. Wow, just wow.

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MrsOneal 8 years ago

Seriously? The missing on Kennedy Space Center was your own fault for not doing your research. Did you look into the kids programs? I'm sure you would've found something as there is plenty of activities for children.

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rich0219 8 years ago

We love Carnival because they are so kid friendly! Did your kids go to Camp Carnival/Ocean? Or any of the numerous activities listed like the dance contest or the parties each night? I barely saw my kids because they were always wanting to go to the different activities and loved every minute! The distance from Kennedy Space Center, is on you. Did you look at a map before booking?

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twangster 8 years ago

The ship departs and returns from Tampa. Kennedy is on the opposite coast of FL. Why is that Carnival's fault?

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TNTGreen 8 years ago

All of Carnival ships are kid friendly. They all have Camp Carnival/Ocean that your kids could have attended where they do kids activities. They also have the Dr Seuss breakfast and parade. Now is it Disney no but they are kid friendly. Now as far as the Kennedy Space Center that is research you should have done on your own prior. If it's not a carnival excursion they can'tconfirm or guarantee

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