Enjoyable but seemed to be a lot of "technical" problems with the ship & crew

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

donharris

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5

Verified Review

6 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 30, 2023

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: M125

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

The Pub Crawl in Key West was well done. Great tour guide. Knowledgeable and fun. The Ice Cream machine ALWAYS broken. Pizza guy would disappear to make each individual pizza order. Most of the time you had to wait and wonder if the counter was manned at all.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

2 out of 5

First night stage show was good. 2nd show was "modified due to technical difficulties"...the cast sat on stools and sang. The violins were delightful.

Children's Programs

no children

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

staff polite and helpful but not eager to be friendly. Especially the bar tenders appeared overworked, understaffed and not happy. The restuarant staff was matter of fact and not overly attentive. Almost like a diner.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Nice cabin. Could use a chair or couch. Bathroom was small. Not bad for an inside cabin.