More than I expected.

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 33

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Carnival Paradise

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 23, 2017

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: R83

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

It was well worth the time and money. I'd recommend it to anyone.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Not too bad, we were a little of what to expect but the team at the marine terminal was very helpful and eased our stress level.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The food was high quality and delicious. We spent of our time on the Lido Deck aft of the pool most every morning.

Leonardo Lounge

4 out of 5

We participated in Karaoke. The DJ, Leon, was super friendly and really helped us make some lasting memories.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
I enjoyed the gym and the topside lounge chairs. We played mini golf, swam in the pool briefly and dipped in the hot tub. The kids enjoyed the game room and the pingpong and large chess set as well as the shuffle board gaming area.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Leon was awesome during Karaoke nights.

Children's Programs

my kids are too big for that.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our steward, Julius, really went above and beyond for us while we were there and went out of his way to help us out on the debarkation day.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
All was really clean although the stateroom was a little smelly at first but I just figured it was the ship smell. We got used to it pretty quickly.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Considering we had 4 people in a stateroom it was comfy.

Ship tip

If you're bringing kids, consider getting a separate room that you lock them up in.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
Beautiful water, but getting past all the vendors was a hassel. I guess that never changes. We did have a very friendly tour guide take us around on a horse buggy ride.

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
I'd fly back here for a week in itself. Great people, but need more time there to really take advantage of the area.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
The last days are the saddest. But overall we really transitioned off rather painlessly.
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