First time cruiser

Item: Carnival Paradise
Rating: 4.4
Author: Enyo1991

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Enyo1991

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

Verified Review

4 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 14, 2024

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: U75

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 8 months ago

Review summary

This was our first cruise and we really enjoyed it. It was relaxing and we were able to drop our kids off at camp ocean which two of our three loved. My youngest did get hurt when a crowd rushed the stage that he was dancing in front of with some other kids, they were the only ones out there then they brought out the glow sticks and he ended up with a knot on his forehead because he got hit when a crowd of grown adults rushed up to get the glow sticks. I feel like they should really hand things like that out in a more organized way. Other than the one incident we loved it and plan on doing it again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very quick! Even if you don't have priority it still moves at a fast pace.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food in the dinning room was slow going we usually had to wait about an hour and it was ok. Food in the buffet area was also ok nothing to write home about. Guys Burgers and blue iguana was amazing though!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

The comedy club was amazing

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

My kids loved the Dr. Seuss program!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The room steward went above and beyond in taking care of us!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

By no fault of the staff there were a lot of dishes just kind of throw in random places like the floor in the elevator waiting and seats when you go through the promenade deck. The one glass elevator never worked though and several times we went to take an elevator and at least one would be down.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Our suite was very spacious and clean the only complaint is that the bathroom has a strong cat pee smell that made us a little sick. Another complaint would be that the neighbors trash kept coming onto our side of the balcony thanks to the gap between the bottom of the divider.

Ship tip

Bring the 12 pack one canned drink is $4 so I less you plan to buy the bubbles package make sure to bring a 12 pack or two.

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Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Super quick! We had no issues getting off the ship.

7 Comments

Gwbigdog 8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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carolj68 8 months ago

Welcome Welcome to the wonderful world of cruising. Thanks for your review and glad you had a great trip

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Ruby13 8 months ago

Welcome to cruising. Glad you had a good time.

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javawoody 8 months ago

Glad you enjoyed your first cruise

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cruising2004 8 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful first cruise! Thank you for your review and welcome to cruise life!

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HeavySeas 8 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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Lounray 8 months ago

thanks for sharing

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