Didn't receive money owed, very dirty dishes, but nice staff

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Carnival Paradise

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 12, 2016

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: E161

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

They never gave us our booking bonus, they combined ours and my mother's spending accounts and the one guest services agent was very rude. The dishes in the Paris Restaurant were so dirty every day, even the napkins looked like they were not washed, just wrapped up around the silverware! The staff (aside from the Russian woman at the guest services desk) was very nice though and the food at the Destiny Dining Room was pretty good most nights. 

Grand Cayman Island was a waste of time and really not interesting or pretty, but Cozumel was very nice and the residents were friendly and very helpful. I highly recommend using another tour company other than Carnival, as they are very nice and much less money. The taxi company set up a tour for us and we paid $120 for 5 people for over 3 hours and we got to see the chocolate factory, the shops, had lunch and then the beach. Very nice!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
It was good enough for a cruise, you're never in the room. We had 3 adults and 2 children and it was fine. Only problem was that the showers leak and wet the carpet. They did give us a credit due to this problem.

Ship tip

Be sure to head to the Serenity Lounge in the back, 21 & older only! I also recommend the small cafe near the Leonardo Lounge for their desserts. We got a giant slice of very good chocolate cake for $2.50!

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

3 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

2 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
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