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Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 53

Overall rating:

3.1 out of 5
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Carnival Paradise

4 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 23, 2020

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: M27

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

As you can see, very average. This was maybe my 15th lifetime cruise. On a scale of 1 to 15 it was about the 6th most enjoyable. No Wow moments! Stage show was best part, otherwise just average to slightly below average. Oh, worst part was the safety mandatory event pre sailing. God forbid there was a serious situation on board the passengers would be clueless as to what to do. The host for that, the comedians, other events were trying to be funny....they were embarrassing for the most part. I’m a consultant! Carnival needs a come to reality wake up call, in so many aspects...

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Very good! Easy and well thought out. Lots of smiles.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Very average. 6 pm dining slot. Every night we had to ask multiple times for items we had ordered. Butter! Appetizers! Desert ? How hard is this? Other dining average food, uninspiring in most aspects.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Loved the 70’s music show. Comedians ok, but barely OK. Pools overcrowded and way too noisy.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Too loud, only show I saw twice was the 70’s musical show.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
First day cordial... rest of cruise hard to get a good morning. Room was clean and well serviced.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Again, nothing above average. Yes clean and well maintained but not more than that.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Nothing to write home about. Interior cabin, no upgrade. Dont

Ship tip

Don’t do it. My next cruise will not be on a Carnival ship. I’ve been with you since just after you took over Princess Lines. Could see the influence of Princess on Carnival. No longer feel or see that.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

3 out of 5
Prefer Port Canaveral. Tampa inferior port in comparison.

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
Just OK. My first visit. Won’t go back...

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Well organized...customs very good. Process overall above average.As
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3 Comments

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Thank you for your review

CruzeFan    4 years ago

I wouldn’t judge an entire cruise line based on this cruise on an older ship with a short itinerary. Try a newer ship on a longer itinerary for a better experience.

DerekMire    4 years ago

U never been on a cruise so stop lying

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