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Item: Carnival Paradise
Rating: 4.3
Author: randyman

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

randyman

Contributor Level: Cruise Director

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 115

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 10, 2016

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: u54

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

We took our 2 nieces on this cruise with us and it was spectacular. It was the first cruise for the girls and 2 years later they are still talking about it. We plan to do another cruise with them after they graduate college.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Very slow and hectic took about an hour and a half to get through lines and onto boat

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The main dining room food was adequate, the upgrade steak for $20 was horrible. The lido deck food was poor and needs updating but worked.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

One of the highlights of this cruise was the adult scavenger hunt, everyone in our group had a blast and won 2nd place.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

The stage shows were surprisingly good for a smaller boat.

Children's Programs

no kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our room steward was very attentive and was always available to help. The wait staff was tremendous, worked very well with each other and were very professional.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Ship design is same on most carnivals boats, common areas are clean but look old and worn down.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

The room was very spacious and had enough room for all 8 of us to meet every night before dinner for drinks.

Ship tip

If you get the chance book the grand suite, it is worth the extra money for all the extra room and early boarding privileges.

Thumbs up

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

It was slow and disorganized.

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