Good value..ok cruise

Item: Carnival Paradise
Rating: 4
Author: cweed37

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

cweed37

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 25, 2023

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall enjoyed the cruise with family. Staff were excellent, pool too small for Spring Breakers but that can't be helped. Being a smaller ship we did feel significant rocking two nights of the cruise but we were on upper deck. I consider this a good value for the money cruise, nice ports of call and food that was just ok.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Fast on at 130 and into room no problem.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food was plentiful but dining room food was mediocre at best. Burgers, sandwiches pizza were all good however on last sea day one of our group became ill within 10 minutes after eating from salad bar.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Enjoyed bingo and casino. Always busy but crowded in pool and deck.

Entertainment

Did not attend

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our steward Ningah did a great job with our cabin. Everyone worked hard, nearly all were friendly and helpful. Room was cleaned well.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Smaller and older but always clean. Pool was too crowded.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Stayed in an obstructed view suite. Inside was adequate but tiny balcony was laughable.

Ship tip

Enjoy the trip, no high expectations.

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Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

4 out of 5

Live close to port. Great embarkation.

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Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

No excursion but did some shopping, flying chairs and drinks at the pretty beach.

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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Did snorkel at local beach club. Great servers,drinks and snacks.

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Somehow ended up waiting in long hallway for 30 minutes to disembark.

5 Comments

Mmjay 1 year ago

Especially during spring break, the pools and the warm hot tubs fill last. Thank you for your review.

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback. Wouldn’t it be fun if they could change the size of the pool to match the size of the crowds?😜 Glad you enjoyed your cruise on one of the oldest and smallest ships in the fleet.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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hollysmomtravel 1 year ago

Thanks

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience. Great review and attitude!

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