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Item: Carnival Paradise
Rating: 3.7
Author: Dshepard66

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review

Dshepard66

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 139

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

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5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 02, 2022

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: E233

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

The point of this cruise was to relax, watch the sunsets and read a few books. Paradise is still a jewel in the fleet. Weather was perfect in early May. Mostly adults on this cruise. It was a blast- marred only by the bad food on the last sea day.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

First 3 nights the MDR dinners and sea day brunch were great. It went downhill fast on days 4 & 5. Bad leftovers and weird menu choices ruled the end of our cruise. Carved turkey on day 4 lunch was served with cold mashed potatoes and bland gravy. No stuffing or carrots. The same turkey, much drier, was served at dinner on day 5. This time with no gravy or mashed potato. The side choice was rice with lentils- left over from the MDR Indian veggie entree. There was a pasta dish with shrimp in a tomato ceam sauce (from leftover tomato soup!) and it was cold. Not even lukewarm. These are a few examples. Carnival needs to quickly improve this or they will lose bookings. Thankfully the pizza and deli gave some hot food choices.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

This is my favorite place on the ship. Lots of people playing board games and it has comfy couches at the windows.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Blue Riband Library

5 out of 5

Large, comfy space with game tables. I curled up with a book for most of this cruise.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5