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Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Cuba

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 157

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

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5 Night Havana & Cozumel (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 05, 2018

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: R93

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Carnival always has better food than RCL. We did the Chef's Table and it was extensive but I wasn't really impressed, beware that they charge a service charge on the surcharge but they don't tell you that. I called and got the service charge refunded. I guess I wasn't impressed because I am such an extensive chef myself. It was a lot of fancy little dishes. I think it was the crab that made me throw up that night. I frankly would have rather done the Captains Reception and ate Prime Rib instead. :)

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

There just wasn't any entertainment, because I don't consider calling people up and having them do silly things as entertainment. The one show they had ummm like is the same show that had for ever. They need more shows and new ones! The called it Epic Rock and Roll and I do not even consider singing a bunch of songs from the Tommy play rock and roll. They did a good job but I have never been on a cruise that did the same show every year. Most cruise change the shows.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

I let them select it was very comfortable.

Ship tip

Make sure to purchase at least one excursion for Cuba.

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Ports of call

HAVANA, CUBA

5 out of 5

It was really historical. We went on the bus tour and they took us all over. Oh hey the "Cuban" expert the ship hired: Heidi I can not believe they actually pay her to sell her book after her little talk. She said at the end she would only take 5 questions, what? She said we could come up and buy her book for $20 and ask her questions. I asked her if I would be permitted to give out gum to people bc my friend back home escaped from Cuba in the 60's and said they love gum. Heidi's answer was that is not the impression we want to give. We??? Who in the heck is we? She didn't like that question. BTW there are plenty of toliets that are free and they all have seats and toilet paper! Go to the hotels. Man did Heidi steers a stray! Listen if they have a cuba talk it is very laughable.....You will learn more on the bus tour! The bus has a toilet and gives you water.

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Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

We bought an excursion from Cozumel Fun and it was a Jeep ride, no one else was on it but me and my husband and the guide was super, he drove us instead of us driving the jeep, my husbands choice. Been here so many times. It is very regulated. Very easy to get on and off except the powers to be lead you all over the place so you have to walk past the shops. That was inconvient when we came back bc my bottles were heavy and I did buy right in the Port Area downstairs. Also if you dock at the regular dock I just found out this time there are tons of stores right accross the street, you don't have to take a cab to go uptown.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Traveler Photos

American Crocodile we saw on our Jeep trip

1 Comment

IkeDeb 6 years ago

Nice

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