First Cruise experience

Item: Carnival Paradise
Rating: 4.5
Author: cubalinero

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

cubalinero

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 3

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 12, 2022

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin number: E3

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

For my first cruise experience overall was great ,it shock me the gratuities amount but there is not choice ,I prefer to tip staff personally

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Great

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Main dinning room doesn't work fine you have to wait long time, the food is too small portions ,I prefer the buffets

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Pools designs are not according to the cruise size and amount of people

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Children's Programs

I did not have small childrens

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Excellent service,great the rooms service staff

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Great

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

According to description ,the ac was not too cool

Ship tip

Be prepared to expend a lot of extra money inside the cruise

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

So fast and well organize

10 Comments

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