Never again

Item: Carnival Paradise
Rating: 3.3
Author: nyukcubed

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

nyukcubed

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 04, 2022

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin number: M30

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

I wouldn't go on this again if it was free. Seriously. This was our first cruise and had I known I wouldn't have wasted the time and money. I've heard people rave about cruises but if they are all like this I don't understand why. You will get constantly bombarded with announcements to buy stuff. They let people wait in the Library for dinner. Makes for a very noisy area when you are trying to read. I read later that Carnival is the "Spirit Airlines of the sea". That is a pretty accurate description of this ship. The food was mediocre at best. I had the prime rib, salmon and mahi. All bland. The pool is too small.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Food was bland. Drinks way too expensive.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

We were so bored.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

The best thing was the comedian Mike Winfield. If I could give him 5 stars I would. The rest was just ok.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All of the staff was great.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Way too small. The pool was small. Stay away from this ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Beds were a bit small but the rest was good.

Ship tip

Don't go on this ship. Too small. Nothing to do unless you want to spend a lot of extra money. Bring cards or a game.

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Ports of call

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

4 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

Soooo long to get off.

12 Comments

mreddick 2 years ago

Thanks for your review

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cruisefreak11 2 years ago

Should’ve done something else. This is not the ship for a first cruise. It’ll be our third time on her. So we know what to expect.

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celinajames79 2 years ago

Sorry to hear that. I had a blast.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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1CruiseGram 2 years ago

Try again on a different cruise line but wait for Covid issues to die down and the cruise lines get more employees in place

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byhisgrace 2 years ago

Thanks for your

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2BeeHappy 2 years ago

Sorry you didn’t have a great time. We were on the paradise May 21 and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Sometimes small ships aren’t for everyone, try again.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Appreciate your view

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blessednettie 2 years ago

I love cruising but I've learned that cruising is not for everyone. Sorry you didn't enjoy.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your advertised expectations. Perhaps cruising isn’t for you. If you decide to try again, you may wish wait until things return to “normal”. Appreciate your feedback.

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Dumfy75 2 years ago

Thanks, and sorry you didn’t enjoy, maybe cruising just isn’t your thing?

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donf407 2 years ago

Thanks for your review you have to understand you choose a budget cruise line and sailed on one of there most budget friendly ships you get what you pay for I myself don’t mind the “budget” experience but can totally see how it’s not for everyone

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