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Item: Carnival Paradise
Rating: 4.8
Author: rebeccamitchell

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

rebeccamitchell

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 23, 2023

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: U114

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This was a trial run with our 9 and 6 yo and it was wonderful! Also if you’re a suite guest you get priority everything! No lines getting on or off the ship. Which was huge! The lines were super long.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

There was a good variety of food. Although a bit bland it was still good. The staff was mostly excellent! One night was off with our waiter but no big deal.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

There is always something to do! This was the first cruise for my 9 and 6 yo. They loved all of the activities at the pool and trivia in the mornings.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Although my girls didn’t want to be in the ocean club they did go check it out. I found it clean and safe with lots of fun things to do and lots of organized activities.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Top notch!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

The ship was super clean. I only gave it four stars bc we were on an older ship so the design was a bit dated but still fantastic!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

This cabin was huge! Bigger than the same category we were in on Disney. Again it was a bit dated but super clean and spacious!

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

We did the private bungalow excursion… OMG DO IT! It was SO Amazing!

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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

The port was good/ok. Our dolphin excursion was a kind of tourist trap. You can’t take any of your own photos. They don’t take a family photo and ONE photo is $40! I found the food not good at all and the staff very pushy for tips. Pushy in a mean/aggressive way. We won’t ever go there again.

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