Relaxing Honeymoon Getaway

Item: Carnival Paradise
Rating: 4.9
Author: dlryan

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

dlryan

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 56

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 22, 2018

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: E8

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Me and my wife went on a Honeymoon Cruise over Christmas to getaway for the week and try to start our own tradition. This was a huge success and something that we will probably look into doing every year. The relaxation over Christmas is exactly what we both needed and thanks to Carnival and our ports in Cozumel and Mahogany Bay made this so easy where we didn't have a worry in the world.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Fast and simple. Was nervous being a first time cruiser but really easy!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

We heard some complaining about the main dining rooms so we stayed away from those for the week but had good experiences at all of the specialty restaurants and buffets.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Bingo, Shows, Casino, Karaoke were all good times. There was always something to do somewhere on the ship that sparked our interest.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Great shows with great performers!

Children's Programs

We didn't have any kids on board.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Waiters were always somewhere asking what you wanted next and our room steward KunKun was awesome.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Very clean and maintained

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

There was a lot more room than I expected when I heard how tight the rooms were. They were set up perfectly with plenty of room for comfort. Very clean and well kept.

Ship tip

Take items with you on embarkation that you need in the first 3 or 4 hours of the cruise.

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Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

This is where we boarded. Very easy to park and get into the port.

Thumbs Up 2

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

Very simple to leave the ship and go out into Roatan to do our excursion separate from the cruise excursions.

Thumbs Up 1

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Huge port, easy to get on and off of the ship and find a taxi to our destination. Tourism is #1 in this location so anything you need you're going to find.

Thumbs Up 4

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Simple to leave the ship.

Traveler Photos

2 Comments

cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Thanks for the review and so glad you enjoyed.

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Summerholiday 5 years ago

We done this a few years ago and love the Christmas cruise everyone there to have a great time and the kids are so excited it's awesome would recommend it for sure .....

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