A mixed experience

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

AnubhavJain

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 01, 2017

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: E26

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Favorite was the little magic show by Mr. Suraj at the Destiny Dinner Hall. Lot of improvements can be made

1. The stateroom shower leaked into the room causing foul smell all through the stay.

2. The internet speed even for the top package was awful. Even staff recoganized that.

3. Entertainment was only geared towards one ethnicity of people.

4. Duty free items were more costly than retail prices in mainland.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

hardly any. most shows and entertainment had 18+ requirement.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Our stateroom had water leak from shower into the room. The shower hot and cold did not mix well

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Very Very Poor. Our stateroom had water leak from shower into the room causig foul smell all the time. The shower hot and cold did not mix well

Ship tip

Service and people were great! Food was good!

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Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

1 out of 5

9 Comments

captainjen 7 years ago

Don't beat down on the criticism of Internet. I have taken cruises with adults taking online classes that needed internet for things and also have taken cruises away from elderly parents and wanted to stay in touch in case. Yes you can't expect speed but the fact is needing internet could be for many reasons not necessarily for enjoyment!

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mjwhaap 7 years ago

there was also 1028 children 18 years of age younger and every one of them had internet the slow the whole ship down it was the highest child count that Carnival had on that cruise ship

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mjwhaap 7 years ago

at guest services they were giving 75% refund on the internet and Carnival has the price match guarantee if you take a picture of the item bring it to them you will get it at that price I was buying cartons of cigarettes for $20 a carton

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7 years ago

When I am in board I put my phone and iPad up! I am strictly on family time not internet. I can do that at home

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josephjacono 7 years ago

try unplugging for the couple days away. too many people these days feel the need they have to stay connected it's pretty comical!!

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willwork4cruz 7 years ago

Items for sale on a ship cost more than on land; supply and demand. The ship caters to the majority ethnicity on board; again economics.

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imthatdude 7 years ago

I work Networking as well, it's comical

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alleycat51699 7 years ago

As a network engineer, it amuses me that people expect satellite Internet in a big floating Faraday cage with tons of electrical equipment to be fast.

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olldbob 7 years ago

internet on ships is always useless need to be desperate if you pay for such poor servive

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