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Item: Carnival Paradise
Rating: 4.9
Author: quanswife

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

quanswife

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

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4 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 03, 2023

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: U171

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I took this smaller ship and shorter cruise as my maiden voyage to ensure I’d like cruising before taking a longer one. This was perfect! Not too big to navigate & plenty of activities to keep everyone busy

Embarkation

5 out of 5

It wasn’t to long of a wait to go through security etc

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The buffet was pretty good & the specialty dining had two of my fave desserts. Creme brûlée & Tiramisu and they got them both right!! Which is hard to do

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

I loved karaoke, the love & marriage show, I used the fitness center and they had good equipment plus a sauna and steam room.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

It was so much to do I wasn’t able to get around to any stage shows but the comedy acts were good & the ship had good DJ’s

Children's Programs

It was just myself and 21 year old daughter

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone was great! Very helpful

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

I don’t know how ships are supposed to be laid out. It took a while to figure some things out but overall I think by day 2.5 I had it mostly figured out. Common areas were clean

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

I think it was spacious & the bed was very comfortable

Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

We did not book an excursion. We did some shopping, went to a beach resort up the street which had beach access, a pool and drinks included as a day package that was inexpensive

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

It took a bit of time as expected but it was done in an orderly fashion

5 Comments

AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Welcome to the wonderful world of cruising. Glad you enjoyed your short cruise on one of the oldest and smallest ships in the fleet.

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Greengator 1 year ago

Thanks for your review

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4Kerrie 1 year ago

Paradise, my favorite fantasy class ship...

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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