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Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

1 out of 5
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Carnival Paradise

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 13, 2017

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: M258

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Favorite part of the cruise was relaxing at the pool. Some food was terrible, rooms were out dated, entertainment  was just ok. Next time I cruise will make sure it's a newer ship, and get as much information and details as possible

 

 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
Breakfast was good, lunch was awful except for hamburgers, hot dogs, and corned beef sandwiches. Dinner 1st night ordered Flat Iron Steak, was absolutely horrible, didn't taste like steak at all. Staff was excellent in dining room

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5
One of the late shows were so bad people left in the middle of it. I've never been on a ship where some of the crew , we're seen drinking at the late shows, very unprofessional!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All were excellent

Ship Quality

1 out of 5
The pool needs to be refurbished, tiles are all rust stains, shower in room tiles are worn and rusty stains. Not enough lights in room, no electrical switch in bathroom.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
The cabin was small but clean. Very, very small TV with little light except for ceiling light.shower tiles are worn and rusty, need to be replaced, and last but not least, shower pressure is nonexistent, it's so slow

Ship tip

Try and book on another ship, this one is 30plus years old!

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5
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4 Comments

ScottNWDW    7 years ago

We were just on the April 29th cruise and thought the ship, service, and staff were awesome.  I knew going in that the ship was older, I've been on a few of her sisters in fact.  The only real disappointment we had was a few weeks prior we heard the itinerary would be changed from Key West to Costa Maya. Upsetting yes, but as it turned out we enjoyed Costa Maya a lot more than Cozumel.  In actuality the rooms in these older Carnival ships is actually larger than the standard staterooms in the newer classes of ships.  As far as the liquor goes, that is common as well on cruises these days.  They are required to hold it for you until debarkation.  

WVCruisinCarrs    7 years ago

My first cruise was in November on the Paradise. I knew going in that the ship wasn't the newest one out there. You do your research before you book. This app for example is a wealth of knowledge. We had a wonderful time on her!

Cruizers17    7 years ago

Cruizers17    7 years ago

Bologna!!! We just cruised the Paradise and it was Awesome!!! You just can please some people ... a cruise is what you make of it. Geeez!!!

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