First time i was dissapointed!

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

2 out of 5
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Carnival Paradise

4 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 18, 2017

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: R146

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

(1) THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1996 THAT I WAS PUT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SHIP FOR MY STATE ROOM. I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING WITH CARNIVAL FOR MORE THAN 8 OR 9 CRUISES!

(2) SAW THE SAME FOODS TOO MANY NIGHTS, NO SEA FOOD NIGHT.

(3) THE TEENAGES HAD THE CLUB EVERY NIGHT.

(4)THE BINGO GAMES WAS FULL OF LIES! $5,000 GIVEAWAY ENDED UP BEING $500 GIVEAWAY, SOME PEOPLE WAS ANGRY AND LEFT THEIR CARDS ON THE TABLES.

(5) ROOM WAS NOT CLEAN, ONLY THE BEDS WAS CLEAN, DUSK EVERYWHERE AND BATHROOM FLOOR TILE VERY DIRTY, WALKED ON THE TOWELS.

(6) MOST OF THE CREW WAS NOT FRIENDLY, EXCEPT THE CABIN PEOPLE AND THE BARTENERS.

(7)THE THEATER SHOWS THEY GET A SCORE OF (5)

(8) MOST OF THE CRUISE THEIR WAS NOTHING TO DO FOR THE OLDER CROWD ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. WILL NEVER TAKE A CRUISE ON PARADISE AGAIN.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
COMMENT AT THE TOP

Ship tip

DON'T DO THIS SHIP UNTIL IT IS RENEWED,

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
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9 Comments

GrandmaNet    7 years ago

All I can say is I hope you keep your word and not sail Paradise. I'm sailing her in 241 days and so looking forward to having an awesome time! I'd rather not have it overshadowed by a negative, complaining passenger. You make your own fun. It's your choice. If you happen to get lemons along the way, learn to make lemonade and enjoy the good things!

lcoble    7 years ago

Castiel, are you a Supernatural fan? Anyway, I'm going on the Paradise in August, it will be my first time but my 8th Carnival cruise. I have learned that anytime I read a comment like this, it's usually from a very unpleasant person who can't be pleased by anyone. Everything that you complained about could have been addressed and handled while on ship, but obviously you didn't even try. 

Castiel    7 years ago

The $5000 bingo prize is awarded if you get a full card in 49 called numbers or less. People walked away because they're sore losers. Had a lot of dusk in your cabin, huh? Hopefully you had an inside cabin. If your room is dirty why didn't you talk to the head of housekeeping? And maybe you weren't friendly to them, which is why they ignored you. It goes both ways.

300poundelbowdrop    7 years ago

wberry00    7 years ago

Seems like you are just a negative person.

ScottNWDW    7 years ago

1) Unless you booked guaranteed interior you were not just placed there.  You could have chosen a specific stateroom.  2) There was a seafood option each night in the dining room and in the Paris Restaurant Buffet.  I had seafood every single day while on the ship. a couple of days even had it for breakfast.  So there was no lack of seafood options. 3) Teenagers have their own club.  There are more than enough clubs on the ship.  What were you looking for?  4) Bingo is a game of chance.  If you didn't fill the card within the numbers called, you lose period.  If they say you need to fill the card in 50 calls to get the $5000, guests what if you fill the card in 51 calls you only win $500. 5)nOur room was spotless all the time, our room steward was super friendly and kept our room spotless.  If your room wasn't you should have spoke to them and /or guest service. 6) The entire crew was friendly.  Most of the crew acknowledged us, usually with a. smile but they were always friendly. They are hard at work. 8)what is int that you were looking to do?  There was plenty of things to do on the ship every day all day. They may not have been activities you wanted to participated in, but to say there was nothing to do is wrong.  In the evenings there were shows throughout the ship and during the days there were activities both inside and outside.  There were times we looked for a quiet spot just to get away from it all.  Personally I think you were upset because you got a room that wasn't what you had hoped for and you let that give you a bad attitude for the rest of the cruise.  My advice would be to choose your stateroom when you book your cruise.  This way you know where you will be,  I've been on 8 Carnival Cruises dating back to 1985 and have NEVER been disappointed.  

JusMe    7 years ago

When you book the cheapest cabin "run of the ship" or a "interior Guarantee"  You get the left over cabins that nobody wanted to book,  so you get the worst cabins on the ship.

justincox    7 years ago

(1) You were put in a stateroom at the bottom of the ship? You didn't book your room? (3) The teenagers had what club every night? My understanding is they have their own area, separate from the adult club. (5) If the room was truly dirty, you should of spoke to the cabin steward. Guest services would be your next option if the steward was unwilling to fix the issue. (6) I feel like you may have had a bad attitude, seeing as things clearly weren't up to your standards, and you interpreted busy crew members as unfriendly. That's just my opinion though. (8) I think the lack of a night life for thd older crowd is because there isn't a demand. Most of the older cruisers tend to either call it an early night, or else do what the younger crowd is doing.

picalo    7 years ago

but certainly they told you that someone has to block out the whole card with only so many bingo balls being called.

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