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Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Cuba

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 77

Overall rating:

3.1 out of 5
Carnival Paradise

4 Night Cuba (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 24, 2017

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: E70

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Nice trip. Felt a little cheated because advertised as 2 days in Havana but the second day was so short it was wasn't really enough time to do any sightseeing. People were all very kind and accommodating. Met some very nice fellow passengers. Overall nice trip. Great to see Cuba. Past time to refurbish that ship

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Excellent. Seamless. Efficient

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Most of the food was good but some was awful. The buffet offered a really nice selection. The dining portions were ridiculously small-actually laughable

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Comedy shows and the two theater shows were excellent. The art auction was a joke-the guy kept offering $5000 pics even after it was clear no one in the crowd was interested. The Cuban performers were terrible. The safety briefing was WAY too long. One hour. Too repetitive Spa was very nice Long.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Except for the Cuban performers. All the he enjoyed entertainment was excellent

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Most were very nice and accommodating. Dining room staff had to deal with ridiculous configuration of tables that kept them running and slowed service. At times I they seemed overwhelmed and disorganized

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
Cleanliness was not a problem but the age of this ship dominates everything. It needs rehabilitation badly. Outdated and not esp attractive

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
Ugh. Only one outlet 110. Other One outlet 220? Luggage couldn't fit under bed. Windows dirty. No refrigerator. No hair dryer. One day we never had the room serviced at all. Had to call at 9 pm for towels. Just very OLD and unattractive. The shower was great. Room personnel were very nice and worked hard

Ship tip

Don't have high expectations. Ship is old old old and rocks constantly

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida Did not visit port

HAVANA, CUBA

4 out of 5
Did the 10 Best of Havana. Very interesting. Good tour. Wonderful tour guide. Only "complaint ". Not enough time to shop for souvenirs. Bus was wonderful.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Slow. Long lines
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1 Comment

shingaling    7 years ago

Those port times were posted on the itinerary though, so not sure why you felt cheated.

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