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Item: Carnival Paradise
Rating: 4.6
Author: CrusingJakeRN

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

CrusingJakeRN

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

5 Night Bahamas (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 18, 2023

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: G21

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

Was a nice weekend getaway. Overall great time and value but disappointed in the room steward. Only saw her the first day and once on the last day at sea. Definitely not the usual service we've received in our other 2 cruises where are steward was seen EVERY day and even multiple times a day, smiling and remembering our names

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Much beter group this time around on the Paradise

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Overall everyone was great. Would give 5 but our room steward was hardly seen. Was probably our worst one so far. Shocking as we thought that being in the suites would result in the same or better service we've seen on our 2 cruises prior.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

While it was clean, you could tell the ship was heading to dry dock in a few weeks. Top floor/mini golf deck smelled like sewer too.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Be early to the shows, stairs are your best friend

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Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Wasn't much of a wow port to us

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Bimini, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Beach off the pier is beautiful, but overall nothing special in the near vicinity.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Quick once again

Traveler Photos

8 Comments

KariJason 11 months ago

Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to get back on the Paradise again.

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wbahoy 11 months ago

Saw our room steward on day 1 and never again. Room was always made and cleaned when we were not around. The way it should be I think.

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jwasney 11 months ago

U have to understand that they don't know if u have covid...if I was a steward I would make my presence known....they surely can't work if they have covid

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Gwbigdog 11 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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lsbs 11 months ago

Glad that you enjoyed your cruise. Thanks for sharing.

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cruising2004 11 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful time on your cruise. Thank you for your review and pictures.

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javawoody 11 months ago

As long as my cabin is made up, I don’t need to see my cabin steward.

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cortneyb 11 months ago

I always think of the room stewards as the room fairy. it's a surprise when you don't see them and your room is made up. I might be in the minority here, but in don't really give a darn if I see them everyday. as long as I see them day 1 or once during the cruise and I'm being taken care of.... that's all I care about

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