Fun Trip to Key West

Item: Carnival Paradise
Rating: 4.8
Author: Rickeyd53

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Rickeyd53

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 37

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 08, 2017

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: U044

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

This cruise was great. The crew and staff was great. Tampa is a great and easy port to depart from. The ports were great and will visit again. The only problem was, this five day cruise was too short, about the time you get used to the ship the cruise is over.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

One of the easiest embarkations.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

All were great. Also finally, when they say you can get pizza 24 hours a day, you can get pizza 24 hours a day.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

They were great.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Great shows, were always packed.

Children's Programs

I had no children travelling with me.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Our Room Steward, Oja, was great. It was difficult to get drinks in the sitting area outside the casino. You had to go to the bar to get your drink and when you return to your seat someone else had taken them.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Was easy getting around.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Cabin was inside and was big enough to store a walker that did not need to be collapsed. It was a little hard getting the walker in the room but not as difficult as on other ships.

Ship tip

The ship is an older ship that is scheduled to be refurbished soon so they were always working on, but was great. The crew and staff were great.

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Ports of call

Tampa, Florida Did not visit port

No time.

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Key West, Florida

5 out of 5

Was easy getting around and not far from the port.

Thumbs Up 4

Cozumel, Mexico Did not visit port

Wife was not feeling well.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Was very easy getting off ship and customs was a breeze.

2 Comments

GIL155 7 years ago

You know the solution - one week cruise coming up!

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Summerholiday 7 years ago

We know what you mean my hubby and I first took a four day cruise thinking that cruising was not for us 18 cruises later we have not had a bad cruise yet we have been to some amazing places and have great memory's we mostly do back to back or get off one have a couple of days somewhere then join another have left from just about every port as we travel from Australia we like to make the most of the places when we arrive if I was you I would check out the cruises available if if you book well in advance and do at least a seven day and another for seven days that goes the opposite direction we have done all the Caribbean ,Bahamas,Alaska ,and the Pacific islands from Australia the cruises are very cheap in America compared to Australia so we make the most while we're in the USA and yes five days is why to short maybe next time do some homework and plan it's well worth it ... we have 75 days until we leave Australia on our next adventure cruising is great value you can spend as much or as little as you want... enjoy ð¹

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Meh...next time just fly straight to Mexico and stay at an all inclusive resort instead of doing cruise

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