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Item: Carnival Paradise
Rating: 5
Author: karlynblair

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

karlynblair

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 42

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

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5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 16, 2019

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: M245

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

This was our first cruise and we enjoyed it immensely! We plan on doing this again very soon

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very pleasant! Check in was quick and our room was ready before we even boarded

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Loved the tacos at the Blue Iguana! Main dining had plenty of different options each night and the desserts were amazing! Loved that they offered late night snacks in the Paris

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Pools/hot tubs were pleasant! Mini golf and ping pong tables were fun! Our kids loved the water slides

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Loved listening to the Wrecking Crew-they were fun!

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

My kiddo participated in the Sharks program-he loved the scavenger hunts! My teen loved the teen center-they offered video game consoles that were handy on the bad weather days

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Can’t express how amazing the staff was! We loved our room steward who always made sure we had everything we needed! Also loved our main dining room waiter

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Everything was clean

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Bed was very comfortable-loved drinking coffee out on our balcony in the morning

Ship tip

Just relax and enjoy the time on board! Also take advantage of the Faster to Fun-it was nice to board early and enjoy the ports quicker

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Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

No excursion done but the city of Tampa is very nice

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George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Beautiful!

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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

My favorite of ports-we didn’t do an excursion but we rented a car and spent the day at Punta Sur Eco Park

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very easy

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2 Comments

AuntPinkie 4 years ago

Welcome to the wonderful world of cruising! Thanks for sharing your experience!🛳

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AimeBalbon 4 years ago

Thank you for your review. We will be in Carnival Paradise in Dec 2020 too and this would also be our 1st time with Paradise. I have a question, if we are not doing any excursion in Grand cayman, is there a beach we can go and how much would it be? Is there at least a good view outside the port if we just want to get off the ship and walk around a littme bit? Thank you.

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Other reviews of this sailing

This cruise was horrible! The boat smelled moldy and you could see rust and mildew. The dining options were not good at all. We only ate in the main dining room for breakfast. The buffets were disgusting. The dinner in the main dining room was inedible.

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