Friendly Cruise, Disappointing Destinations
Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western
5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)
Sail date: April 10, 2017
Ship: Carnival Paradise
Cabin type: Oceanview
Cabin number: E202
Traveled as: Family (older children)
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Review summary
The ship was nice - clean rooms, good food, super friendly staff and personnel. The destinations (Cozumel and Costa Maya) had nothing very enticing about them. ...there was nothing cultural or visually stimulating about either place. Neither is a place to go to if you are looking for learning about local traditions or getting a dose of a new culture. Fortunately, we signed up for a resort day and an adventure park - I had felt guilty about booking such an "American" excursion but knew I made the right decision the moment I stepped off the boat. Also, surprisingly, was the fact that even the taxi drivers weren't welcoming. In other travels, I've always found taxi drivers to be great resources and ambassadors of their locations, quick to recommend places to go and sites to see. Our rides were silently awkward drives to our destinations.
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Ship tip
The Muster Station drill is NOT OPTIONAL. Just get to your assigned station on time so you can get it over with and not keep the other passengers waiting for you!