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Item: Carnival Paradise
Rating: 4.3
Author: alexcarv

Carnival Paradise Cruise Review

alexcarv

Contributor Level: Purser

191 Days Till Next Cruise

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 18, 2024

Ship: Carnival Paradise

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

Carnival Paradise was my worst cruise so far. No sport court, food at dining restaurant was ok (no filet mignon on elegant night as I had on carnival magic), they were removing golf and ping pong equipment after 6pm

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Very spacious. Lot of storage

Ship tip

No sport court !

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Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

11 Comments

GoCCL 7 months ago

No sport court? OMG! No filet m? Double OMG. funny review.

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a1mudpuppy 7 months ago

As i write this reply I am in the dining room waiting for my prime rib because the surf and turf is an additional $23. I agree with you. Worst cruise ever. Ill write a review about all the issues when we get back. Hope the trip gets better

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Gwbigdog 7 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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seviedebi 7 months ago

This is one of the smallest of Carnival's ships. Always research your ship so you are not surprised or complaining after your cruise. It's still a vacation. As always, it's what you make of what you have.

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Shh813 7 months ago

Sorry about that. You should have done more research on the ship before booking it. Hope the rest of the cruise was good. We love cruising. Best vacation ever!

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maryred 7 months ago

Seems the reviewer forgot to research the ship prior to booking. Being perhaps the oldest and smallest Carnival ship currently sailing it will lack many activity facilities found on ships built after the new millennium. But from my personal experience on her you could hardly beat the personalized treatment by the crew, because if the smaller passenger population.

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HeavySeas 7 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Lounray 7 months ago

Thanks for sharing.

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MorGee 7 months ago

You really do expect too much from that oldest ship on Carnival Fleet, probably the oldest and smallest ship in the USA. Try newer and bigger ship if you want all that ... bells and whistles. Celebration, Mardi Gra, and Jubilee have rooms for you. Better yet. Icon Of The Seas, if you can afford it

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javawoody 7 months ago

Sounds like you need to do more research before selecting your next cruise

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cruising2004 7 months ago

Thank you for your review.

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Other reviews of this sailing

Overall good cruise. We brought some friends along for their first cruise and they are hooked.