Vacationing in Paradise

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Carnival Paradise

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 20, 2016

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: r-136

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Carnival Paradise is an older, smaller ship but still has the goods to make for an enjoyable vacation. Recommended for newer cruisers that don't want to start at the top. Great dining food, wish they had open sushi buffet. Also would be great if they had smoked salmon at breakfast buffet. Room steward very personable, we chatted every day. We sat at a table for 10, great fun as we lucked out and had wonderful tablemates. Our waitress and assistants were over the top great. They knew all our names and conversed every night. Really enjoyed the Serenity section, aft. The main stage nightly shows were average, as were the comics. All in all we had a wonderful vacation @ Grand Cayman and Cozumel.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

Older ship, cabin very clean, Room Steward top notch

Ship tip

Arrive in Tampa a day early just in case your flight gets delayed as ours did. Save a deck chair early in the Serenity section. Relax and enjoy the ride.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5
Make sure you take the trolly to Ybor and eat at Beninies Italion restaurant. We actually ate there 2 nights.

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
Swim with Stingrays on the Buccaneer. Great time.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Felt very safe, cab drivery very accomodating.
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1 Comment

stacytucker    8 years ago

I have always said that a "bad" day on a cruise is so much better than a good day at work. Lol. It's all what the cruiser makes of their vacation. I am so glad to know that we have picked a good choice for our Dec vacation this year. Thank you for your review.