Nice family vacation.

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 33

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5
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Carnival Paradise

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 03, 2017

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: R39

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

I was a bit disappointed in this cruise. For the amount of money spent on the vacation I would have expected better accommodations. I would probably not choose this ship to sail on again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
This process ran smoothly. We purchased the "faster to fun pass" which made it much faster

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food was great, however, there was always a long wait for seating in the dining room.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
The pools were small and not child friendly. There was also a full day were the main pool had no water in it. Pools were small for the number of guest on the ship. No other amenities on this ship except for spa.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Shows were good after 8pm. The 2 days at sea were a bit slow and lacked in good day entertainment. Sat around a lot.

Children's Programs

4 out of 5
Children's program was great. My only complaint is you were charged after 10pm so you missed many of the good shows in the evening, such as adult comedy.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Most staff members were friendly and accommodating. There were a few rude staff members, specifically in the dining room.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
Ship needs major updating. Rooms were in bad shape and the ships decor was old.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
Cabin experience was horrible. We were a party of 5 in one very small cabin. 5 people should not be set up in this size room.

Ship tip

It's an average ship. It does not have the wow factor.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida Did not visit port

I live in Tampa

George Town, Grand Cayman

2 out of 5
Beautiful place with friendly people. We were in this port for a very short time. We were very rushed through excursion.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
This was a great port. Plenty of time to do excursions. And a little shopping.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Again, process was smooth and quick because of the faster to fun pass.
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8 Comments

Anewgg67    7 years ago

No Guys Burgers on this ship. Research is key. Older ship

cruiseluv    7 years ago

I sailed on the Paradise twice when it was still a no-smoking ship and loved it.

cdsimcox    7 years ago

Is there a Guy's Burgers on this ship?

GIL155    7 years ago

Good thing there are many other ships to choose from.

dotsdogangel    7 years ago

Yes. They did mention repairs scheduled in February. We did have a good time no doubt. I think my expectations were a bit higher since my last Carnival was nice.

jbbinder    7 years ago

I have not sailed on her (yet; we take her to Cuba next May), but I u see stand she is an older ship. She is scheduled for dry dock first of the year.

dotsdogangel    7 years ago

Yes. This was my 7th cruise. 2nd with Carnival line.

jbbinder    7 years ago

Have you cruised before?

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