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Item: Carnival Paradise
Rating: 4.6
Author: CaCindy

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review

CaCindy

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 15, 2020

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: U84

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Nice smaller ship, lots to do if read the bulletin everyday. Relaxing during the day on sea days and fun at night.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Blue Iguana & Guy’s Burgers are great, but close too early at 6 pm. Deli was very good!

Elation Dining Room

3 out of 5

Food was good, waitstaff was just trying to turn the table and rush us out. Never offered coffee with dessert. Seemed annoyed when we asked for some,

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Really enjoyed Epic Rock, the piano bar and the band in the United States bar,

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Kids loved the kids club. Lots of children onboard. The grandkids were 2,5,6 & 8.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Room steward Excellent-Romli Waiters rude and busy. Seemed understaffed. Pizza counter help rude and long wait for pizza.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Smaller ship but well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Loved our cabin. Large suite with a king bed, a couch and 2 chairs. A bathtub and walk-in closet, Would definitely choose this room again,

Ship tip

Don’t worry about dressing up. Smart casual is more than most people dress.

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Ports of call

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5

We did the Stingray tour through Moby Dick Tours. Not enough time onshore, had to tender,

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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

We were in a suite and had priority disembarkation. Off the ship and through customs in 12 minutes.

5 Comments

MrandMrsFreese 4 years ago

Our first cruise is on carnival Paradise, we can't wait!

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

That’s for the review.

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CruzeFan 4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed it. I see complaints from some that there was nothing to do. If someone can’t find something to do on a cruise, they aren’t looking very hard. There are numerous activities throughout the day.

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portofrome 4 years ago

Thanks for your review

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Cruiserike0322 4 years ago

Great review. Sounds typical!

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