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Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
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Carnival Paradise

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 05, 2022

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: V42

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

we had such a great time we are already looking into our next cruise!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
we were priority so they walked us to the front of the line - that was an immediate step in the right direction

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
lots of different options, i am currently on a diet and the ship still had so many delicious things i could eat at any of the locations

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
there was only one pool that was pretty full most of the time so we only went in once, we did mini golf which we loved (need places to put drinks though) my husband tried the fitness center and he said he was pleasantly surprised and had a great workout then steam.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
the entertainment/activities we attended were only Bingo which was fun and then the Military Appreciation. My husband retired last year from 30 years active duty in the Navy so it was amazing to us that they had this, really appreciated the recognition.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
did not travel with kids but i rarely saw them so the entertainment must have been good!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Todd made us feel welcome and appreciated, our waiters were always on top of everything and our room steward for V42 was FANTASTIC.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
layout was great, always clean (even the smoking section) no complaints

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
size was perfect, storage was perfect, two twins pushed together to make the king was a little uncomfortable because of the crack down the middle

Ship tip

buy the Cheers drink package, we did and it was really nice to not have to worry about paying $10/drink

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5
it was hot that day but we did no waiting outside to get on the ship so that was amazing

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
beautiful, got off the ship to get souvenirs for the grand babies

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
got off the ship to get souvenirs for the grand babies, vendors were very pushy so we didn't buy as much as we would have

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
had breakfast then priority disembarkation so super smooth
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