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Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 28

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
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Carnival Paradise

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 26, 2022

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: R193

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

paradise was small ship -Lei Lei the director was awesome, very animated, great energy very small pool, small "water park" like 3-4 slides, not much to do outside on top deck for kids besides the mini golf and ping pong table. food was great - loved guys burgers! photographers were very aggressive, took about 3-6 pics at each backdrop [about 5+ backdrops a night] photos were printed on display to grab attention then "recycled" if not bought - terrible idea given the pictures were SO expensive, $15-20 a piece. 4 year old LOVED the ocean kids club - great staff. Joined bingo and deal or no deal, very fun!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
smooth, fast

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
the staff in the main dining rooms are super friendly and attentive

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
on board activities are okay - pool super small/crowded, mini golf over crowded, water slides small, not too much to do compared to other ships

Entertainment

4 out of 5
bingo and deal or no deal were fun

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
the children's club were great - my daughter really enjoyed attending and playing the games

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
room steward was amazing - friendly and attentive

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
small room but okay

Ship tip

be ready to get harassed to take pictures everyday - photographers were aggressive and pictures were way too pricey ($15-20) a pic

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
disembarkation was terrible process - took an hour to get from room to port.
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5 Comments

lawsjk    1 year ago

We really liked the Carnival Paradise!

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise on one of smallest ships in the fleet.

WhippetMum    1 year ago

Thanks for your review

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing