First & Last Cruise too Cubai

Item: Carnival Paradise
Rating: 3
Author: apslcook

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Cuba

apslcook

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

5 Night Cuba (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 25, 2017

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: E73

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Will never sail on the Paradise again and will not return to Cuba I find Communist countries very depressing. The crew and food saved this cruise from being a bust.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

The cruise started off badly with a "CATTLE CALL" boarding in Tampa

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Food was good and the wait staff excellent

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Average

Entertainment

3 out of 5

average

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The crew in all departments were great

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Need more balcony staterooms

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

I was given a Handy Cap room which I did not request with a bed that must have been on the ship since it was built

Ship tip

Unless you need one make sure your room is not handy cap accessible and not near the atrium

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Ports of call

HAVANA, CUBA

3 out of 5

A one time destination for me if you have been to one Communist country you have seen then all

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Much better than the boarding

16 Comments

GRWILK 7 years ago

So I guess North Korea is totally out of the question?

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glomarrone 7 years ago

Cuba is on my bucket list but don't know if I will get there now with Visa restrictions in place for Americans.

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jwolf 7 years ago

It's communist country , really !!!!!!

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Bubba54 7 years ago

Thanks for the review

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BonMike 7 years ago

It's room as that you were so disappointed with your cruise. I don't know what you mean by cattle call embarkation and you neglected to explain. Boarding is generally done as quickly as possible to get the 2000+ guests onboard in a timely manner. If you find all Communist countries to be the same, I wonder why you booked a cruise to Cuba. I've only heard good things about the resorts, friendly people and nice merchants. How did you find it depressing? Was it because they did not have all of the modern luxuries that we have in North America in our materialistic society? Handicapped rooms are generally only booked by guests not needing them, when no other rooms are available. Did you check to see what type of room you were going to be in prior to booking? I have always found that researching the cruise, ports, ship layout etc means that we will have a great time. If you cruise again, perhaps doing some research prior to booking will help you too.

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josephjacono 7 years ago

Did you not read where you were going? Typical of people in today's society that DO NOT read and comprehend things!

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askeegan 7 years ago

Sorry to hear about your cruise experience. The Paradise is an older ship and even with retro fitting she is still not the best, that is for sure. I am shocked that you did not like Cuba. Being Canadian, we have the luxury of going to Cuba often and I have always found the people there pleasant. No haggling over prices, and the resort areas are beautiful. Hopefully your net cruise will be a better experience.

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bpage1959 7 years ago

More room for those of us who love the Paradise

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GIL155 7 years ago

And you booked this cruise for what reason?

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askoleern 7 years ago

Paradise very old and tired...

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LoDivaLoca 7 years ago

I was on Paradise last year, and she was fabulous. I had a great time with all the activities, and the staff was amazing. Maybe the destination wasn't your cup of tea, but that isn't the fault of the ship.

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clindo20 7 years ago

Fake News!

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clindo20 7 years ago

Education is key! Know what your getting into.

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olldbob 7 years ago

you booked a cruise with 2 days in havana but dont like communist countries, seems strange. what else was wrong with paradise and what other communist countries have you visited

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apslcook 7 years ago

Will make sure that I will not sail on the Paradise again

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olldbob 7 years ago

didnt you know your ports of call before you sailed

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