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Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western
5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)
Sail date: August 01, 2016
Ship: Carnival Paradise
Cabin type: Suite
Cabin number: V9
Traveled as: Large Group
Reviewed: 8 years ago
Review summary
I have been on several cruises with different companies, this was the worst. The ship needs to be put out of service or made into a couples only retreat. There was very little to do except drink. You couldn't even get in the very small pool --they only had one for the adults and that had the slide so the many, many kids used that one along with the pool reserved for them. The shows were very basic with very thought put into them. To be fair the ship is so small that there is no room for more entertainment or amenities. However, there was no excuse for the food. The Lido deck buffet was an embarrassment. The food in the dining hall was better but not much. It was a disappointing cruise. The one good thing was the people who served us and waited on us. Very, very wonderful people.
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Ship tip
The best meal you can find is the breakfast brunch in the dining room. Eat up because the rest of the food that day won't compare.
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9 Comments
Overkill 8 years ago
Hello,
I went on the Paradise 4/30/2016. The OP is correct. It is a smaller ship but that didn't bother me. What bothered me was the ship needs to be refurbished. There was rust on a lot of corners. The carpets were in poor shape. There were stains everywhere. The carpet by the main stairs/elevators smelled like moldy, dank carpets that needed to be thrown out. The food was below par for the buffet. Dinners were mediocre at best. The staff was very pleasant as usual. The room was poor. The covers, sheets and pillows left a HUGE cloud of lint floating in the air if you moved or ruffled them. I mean it was bad. Those linens should've been thrown out or washed better. I have no idea what was wrong with them to make clouds of dust in the air like that. Not just one day either. The entire trip.
So don't be so harsh on the original poster. He/she is correct. The boat is old, dank and needs to either be retired or really, seriously redone. I won't be sailing on that ship ever again. It was nothing like the Liberty I went on. That ship was pretty good.
I have a trip on the Glory scheduled in November. Hope its like the Liberty.
Anyways,
Have a good one!
kr1297 8 years ago
Bull1950 8 years ago
2sincere 8 years ago