Relaxing 5 day birthday cruise

Item: Carnival Paradise
Rating: 4.6
Author: buffy0773

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

buffy0773

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 25, 2023

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: E191

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Enjoyed sharing my cruise with my friend and a first time cruiser. I like the size of the boat and going out of Tampa.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Embarkation was very quick and smooth.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The fairly good everywhere. I just had a problem because so much had either tomato on it, in it, or around it. I try to watch my allergies without causing a problem but between the tomatoes & my beef allergy food was very limited. Now that the deli makes sandwiches up prior I couldn’t get a sandwich (minus sauces) on this cruise either. Never had this problem prior.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

I usually sit in the water around the pool but it was not filled and was super hot to walk on.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Comedy shows were limited but very good. Last show was good.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Personnel are always outstanding. My steward JoJo was great.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Comfortable except for Duck down comforter. I didn’t get any sleep first 2 nights due to sneezing and coughing the whole time. The 3rd night was a bit better but storage of bedding needed to be somewhere else not in closet with my clothes. There also is plenty of room to have more storage in the room so not sure why space not used. JoJo kept our room very clean. This was my birthday cruise and I felt terrible the entire trip. I pretended to be ok for my cruise friend who was on her first cruise. This was my 22 or 23rd.