First time family cruise—fantastic

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 51

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
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Carnival Paradise

4 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 26, 2019

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: E34

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Great first cruise experience. Everyone in the family had a good time (7 of us ranging from 6 to 40), which is no small feat. We will probably do another one. Thanks again, especially to Mehluli, Miguel and Al.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
All good, but some of the old women at the front were super anal, giving us a hard time about double-sided printing and staples in the barcode. I had 5 kids with me and their attitude made me nervous out of the gates, but we got through

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Better than expected.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Why is the pool so small? The hot tubs never had less than a dozen kids in them. Other than that, no complaints. Kids loved water slides. My wife and I hit gym and spa. Spa is pricey.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Leon was fantastic. His nightly music trivia/dancing/singing events in atrium bar were so funny. He is talented. We also went to the comedy shows which were great, and the rock shows, also very cool.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
Only our 6 yr old daughter participated, but she made friends and had fun. Glad to have all the options and full list of activities.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Mehluli Mpofu, Miguel Rey, and Al Farisi were our service staff. Those guys are so awesome. Can’t imagine a better trio. Always professional and on it, hardworking with great attitudes, and fun and super nice. They made the trip extra special.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
No complaints. We did find a beetle in the salad bar.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
All good, as expected. Perhaps the window could have been cleaner for a clearer view.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

4 out of 5
I say to fly into, but not much down by the port.

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
We had a good time at the beach and shopping.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Line was a bit long, but it moved.
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