Nice, affordable getaway

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 56

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
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Carnival Paradise

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 27, 2020

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: M104

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Overall, a nice, affordable getaway. I prefer more active vacations and probably would not select this in the future. Grand Cayman made the trip worthwhile and I fully intend to return there!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
smooth and organized process. We got on the ship in an orderly fashion.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The food was just ok. Low quality buffet style food. I prefer healthy, high quality, fresh ingredients (fruits and vegetables). Also tortilla chips would have been great to go with the large salsa bar.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
The ones we participated in were nice. I prefer to be more active and most activities were sedentary.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
We saw the 80s show and the Amor Cubana which were excellent. The performers are extremely talented and we were impressed that they performed the same show 3 times per night!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
we cannot say enough good things about the staff. Juan Carlos our deck bar server, Bukhari our room steward, Nenjah our favorite dinner server, Natombe in the spa.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
staff did an excellent job of keeping the ship clean. We did not like the smoking section in the middle of the top (walking) deck nor the smoking in the casino.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Size, cleanliness were all fine. If we could add a tip, it would be great to add more shelves or storage on the walls ;0

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

1 out of 5
Debarkation was a nightmare. They had 1.5 customs agents processing all 2200 passengers. It took 2.5 hours to get off the ship and another 30 minutes to get out of the parking lot.

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
By far the highlight of the trip. We went on an excursion with Captain Bryan and snorkeled the reef, swam with stingray and stopped at starfish point. Grand Cayman is amazing!

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
we spent a day at Mr. sanchos all inclusive resort. Martin, our server, was wonderful. We relaxed on the beach.

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
1.5 border agents processing all 2200 passengers. Horrible. Took 2.5 hours to get off the ship
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2 Comments

Cruiserike0322    4 years ago

slnihem    4 years ago

Nice review! We are doing the same exact excursions as you leaving feb 15th! I’m glad to hear your review!!

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