Family ship?

Item: Carnival Paradise
Rating: 3.7
Author: bittyboomom

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

bittyboomom

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 50

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

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4 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 13, 2019

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: M54

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

I do not feel like I got what I paid for. If you are trying to take a FAMILY vacation- this isn’t your ship. If you have no kids and all you want to do is sunbathe and drink - this ship is for you.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

It was very chaotic

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Be aware there is just one small pool. It stayed crowded. The arcade is not a arcade. There were like 3 video games and the rest were the money wasting claw machines.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Leon the cruise director was great!! The shows..... not as family friendly as you would think. The epic rock show, a lot of hip grinding, legs spreading wide open and butt slapping. The comedian was suppose to have a a PG version- so I thought that would be family time. He started off complaining about politics. A ten year old doesn’t care!!

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

If you have a toddler - I’m sure the entertainment was great. Anything older - nothing for them to do.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Dudi took very good care of us!!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

The staff worked very hard to make sure the ship was well taken care of.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

It was a very small room but the beds were comfortable. My only con was the pull down bed blocked the a/c from getting to the main bed. That part was a little uncomfortable.

Ship tip

If you like to drink - this is your cruise! Family vacation- find another ship! Do more research!

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Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

Our excursion was canceled. Did a little shopping.

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Disembarkation

1 out of 5

The worst. Security was so mean!!! All they did is yell at people.

5 Comments

Cruisinsjj 5 years ago

The children’s program for my 10 year olds was great. Lots for older kids to do on this ship

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funboomer47 5 years ago

Next time do your homework on not only the ports but the ship too. Happy cruising!!.

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donf407 5 years ago

Next time take your kids on a Disney Cruise leave carnival for the grown ups also Time of the year makes a huge difference we usually go in December or January kids are in school and the boat is not filled with 20 somethings looking to party

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jstubblefield 5 years ago

I would never take kids on Carnival. It’s known as a party cruise for a reason. Go with Royal Caribbean if you want a family cruise.

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anoceanlife 5 years ago

Sounds good to me . I never sail when schools out or pick adult only ships

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