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Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 21

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5
Carnival Paradise

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 07, 2022

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin number: U15

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Kind of disappointing. The ship seems old and in need of maintenance. It's definitely a smaller ship so that felt limiting. The food was ok, with a lot of meals being overcooked. The staff were friendly overall so that was nice.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Moved pretty smoothly but one person checking us in didn't look at the correct forms and I had to get back in line.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The food was ok. There were a few drinks that were shown to be included in the drink package that they did not have on board.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Pool, shuffle board. The pool was very small and very crowded. The shuffle board was the same surface of the deck, so it was difficult to play. Didn't bother with the pitiful looking mini-golf course.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The singers were pretty good. They let us know that one show was their first time performing and there was a little more practice needed. One singer with a thick accent was pretty distracting. The piano bar player was extremely talented but distracted by the lack of cleanliness in the piano bar. The comedians were ok, not great. The first karaoke dj was great. The last karaoke dj was 20 minutes late.

Children's Programs

no children

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Great room steward and friendly staff. The wait staff was either great or neglectful. We were disappointed with guest services and we pre-purchased a drink package and wifi prior to sailing and the charge didn't go through so we had to pay more once we were on the ship.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The ship seems really outdated and we noticed lights out in several areas of the ship. There was also an additional vibrating that we felt on and off throughout the sailing. It felt like whatever was causing that was repaired while we were docked in Cozumel.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Nice size room. Extremely clean and well kept.

Ship tip

Lower your expectations.

Ports of call

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

3 out of 5
Nice little shops and nice to be at the beach. but unless you have an excursion there isn't much to do.

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
Nice shops at the port and easy to get to tours.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
very easy
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4 Comments

donf407    2 years ago

It’s a great little party ship at a budget price

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Oops 😬 thanks

Frogboo95    2 years ago

It truly is a cute Ship

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Sorry this cruise didn’t quite meet your expectations. Appreciate your feedback. Sounds like you need newer and bigger ships.

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