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Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
Carnival Paradise

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 17, 2017

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: E10

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Best vacation ever! This was my 5th cruise and the best one ever. Best cruise director by far! He broadway like productions, Love & Marriage show and Comedy acts were very fun! Best massage I ever had as well and I get them.routinely.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Loved that they let you goose your embankment time but due to incoming boat debarkation delays, this didn't help much. Once he boat was ready for us, it was great!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The main dining rooms meals were fabulous and the wait staff absolutely the finest: Polite, accommodating, and Efficient. The food in the buffets and other places available besides the dining rooms was never very good though. It was kind of tasteless. The best thing outside the dining rooms was the burgers, and ice cream.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
We enjoyed the evening shows with broadway like costumes, sets and talent. We also went to karaoke, the piano bar, a ladies Pampering Party, comedy shows, got a massage and teeth whitened, shopped all the shops, and listened to several bands. They have a really nice fitness center as well. The

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The entertainment is top notch. The cruise director Jaime Dee was beyond great.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All the staff were so friendly, never acted irritated when asked for something and always went above and beyond to make sure we weren't put out for anything.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
I didn't see any dust except inside the makings of the glass elevator. There were 2 of those and only one worked the entire time but maybe they have to be docked to get it fixed. Not sure. Our cabin was bigger and the bathroom bigger than I remember from past cruises years ago.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The cabin was adequate for just the 3 of us and the bathroom was bigger than the last one I took. I needed a shower chair and it was brought to our room asap. I do wish they had more plug ins. The best tip I read prior to sailing was to bring a power strip!

Ship tip

Bring a power strip as there's only one outlet. I did discover one above the bathroom mirror about the 4th day but for charging phones, running dryers and straighteners etc. you'll need a power strip. Oh and bring your own blow dryer too.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida Did not visit port

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5
Wasn't idea to use a tender but understand why. But when you get there you have to be aware of the traffic. It's a nice place though. We got there so early no stores were even open yet though. 😳 We swam with dolphins here which was fun but expensive!

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Loved Cozumel! We got to dock there so walked right off the boat to the island. Loved that the tourist shopping area was just foot traffic so we didn't have to content with cars driving in the street. We went to Mr. Sanchos al inclusive beach most of the day which was beautiful.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Got off the ship effortlessly.
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