we had a good time

Item: Carnival Paradise
Rating: 3.7
Author: bobettecm

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

bobettecm

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 20, 2023

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: U299

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

this was a decent cruise - not the best i've ever been on. the ship was smaller and older, but everything was adequate

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Guy Fieri's burgers were GREAT! one person in our group ate there four times, on a five day cruise! brunch in the dining room was very good. the buffet was ok. pizza was good. main dining room dinners were good. nothing was really good except the burgers and the poolside cantina burritoes.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

never got in the pool. wanted to use the library at night for games etc but there was some special event in there it seemed like every night. that was inconvenient. also, the game situation in there was great, but the book selection was terrible! send someone to a thrift store and buy some books! good grief. i left both books i brought with me, so at least a couple people will have something to read next cruise!

Entertainment

3 out of 5

we missed the evening shows of other cruise lines. two comedians on board - they were ok. i won't go to an R rated show so that meant the evening shows were out. we liked towel folding and trivia and karaoke

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

dining room staff were great, steward was also very good.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

elevators in the main atrium weren't working so it seemed like we did a lot of back-tracking to get places. also a hall was blocked off the whole cruise, so you had to find a way around that

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

four of us in there, so it was tight, but it was fine