Carnival Paradise Cruise Reviews - Reviews

REALLY GOOD FOOD! Wonderful Cruise and staff. Carnival food was excellent in both the sit down dining for breakfast/dinner and also the fresh baked pizza. We are Gluten-free and you can pre-order breakfast/dinner for the next day at dinner time to make everything simpler and quicker. Also our photoshoot photographer was the best we have had yet, and we are very happy with his work on our family photoshoot onboad the cruise.

Warm salads in the dining room, smelly floors, drinks average $12-20 without the drink package

I like Carnival but is beginning to dislike Carnival. Every menu is the same since I started cruising in 2009. Over the years, the same breakfast items, lunch and dinner items continue to bore me. I believe that many of us are eating differently and healthier and Carnival should try to please us with this option. My appetite was different because there were not many choices without meat. I did choose FREE options of a veggie burger, tuna sandwich and fish tacos but other than that, there were no other choices. I purchased seafood and sushi for over $25 each. Pizza was plentiful, long lines waiting for it, but always served hot and fresh. 4-days were short and sweet. Our room steward knew us by name and was sure to call us by name every time we saw him. He kept out room clean and made sure it was comfortable too. Jonny, the cruise host is kind and funny. He shows love and respect to all.

Overall, be prepared. It's old so the air may not work, the sewage stinks, it's not the cleanest and definitely eat in the dining room. None of the salt shakers worked so goof luck getting any flavor on your food.

We chose the wrong time of year to sail: Kids out of school and tropical storms. This was a difficult cruise to rate because we had heavy seas due to the Tropical Storm to our West. It actually started near Cozumel and went northward. That caused some rough seas - difficult to sleep at night. We also had too many kids using the hot tubs. There were two pools available (one with slides), but the kids seem to be attracted to the hot tubs and want to use it like a pool. The only other issue was late night partiers making noises in the hallways. I had to call security on the second night because they were very loud (2 am).

Although I understand its their policy, I did not see anything requiring me to hand carry my wine onto the ship. I primarily searched for prohibited items and saw that my party could easily bring 2 bottles. I also saved all of my emails from carnival and can find nothing there about this. I understand its in some agreement I signed when booking, so while the rest of their website is lacking in explanations I could have accepted this. However, I had planned to carry my wine on board as I don't trust leaving my bags with something this expensive in the hallway. However the porters were very effecient and took my bag while I spoke with the car valet and before I had the chance to remove them. But that's not the BAD part. I was lied to constantly by the service desk as to the fate of my wine. (LIED TO) I was orginally told that they would be returned the following evening. Intended for a depart celebration.. but I agreed. The next night I was told that the wine was back at port, but because the porters took it from me I would be given a complementary bottle later that evening. When I followed up to see where its at I was told it was to late to deliver and to expect it late the following morning. When we got back the next afternoon from our excursion I saw no wine, I called and was told they were not allowed to deliver this particular cheap brand to the room. I had to raise caine at the service desk to get it delivered. The following evening I asked the service desk where I could pick them up when we got off the boat and I was told "I've told you from the beginning that your wine was disposed of on shore before the ship departed." LIES LIES LIES.. constant LIES. Is this how you train your service desk? When I got off the ship I saw where devices like hair driers were being given back and I asked them if they might still have my wine. They said that items like that would have been put on the ship, that they have no control over those, and its up to the people on the ship what to do with them. What in the living heck is going on? Ship Security needed more attention. There were two large groups of young teens that were having an East Side West Side confrontation most of the trip. Several times I entered an elevator area to be confronted with these two groups threatening each other with severe violence including "You know you're going to die today. The water looks awfully nice and blue, you'll love it there." and several times my party was almost run over by them as they ran after each other like wild heards down the staircase. I wanted to report it, but felt with the service I was getting from the service desk.. why bother? They weren't going to do anything any way.

I had a great first cruise experience with Carnival. The ship, the food and activities were just okay but the staff on board were phenomenal! They take real good care of you. Shoutout to Kar, our cabin attendant, & James in Destiny Dining for the amazing service!

for the money there ar much better options, we were overall dissatisfied with our experience.

This is a great cruise for an introduction to the cruise experience. The friendliness was remarkable to the inexperienced traveler in my group. She totally enjoyed the music shows, the bands, and the comedy shows. We had a great time!

The cruise was good----a little more turbulence than wished. Megan the cruise entertainment was excellent and high energy.

This was an inexpensive cruise for us. The value was good for the five days. I probably would not cruise on this ship again unless it was rennovated and upgraded. I would try a newer Carnival ship. We booked this trip through . Our trip advisor, Pamela Meeks, was super knowledgable and helpful in booking this trip. We plan on using her on future potential cruises.

Overall it was a relaxing cruise that we really enjoyed. Food was excellent, ship clean, entertainment was great and the cruise director was sociable and got around to greet a lot of people.

Small old ship. It felt crowded… and most of the clientele… I’ll just say that Carnival is the Walmart of cruise ships. There, I said it.

Cruise WAS SHAKY MOST DAYS BUT FUN, EXCURSION THROUGH Shore EXCURSIONS WAS NOT ALL UP TO PAR AND ALMOST RUINED 2 DAYS OF MY TRIP

Although it was a fairly short 5 day cruise, overall, a very good cruise. Good food, excellent service and good time away. We renewed a friendship with Catherine, a dining room server whom we first met in October/2022 on the Carnival Panorama out of Long Beach, California. A delightful young lady who sang for us on 2 occasions after dinner. It was great to see her again! We also enjoyed the Platinum/Diamond reception with the Captain and Senior Officer's on day 5. Our cabin steward was attentive and very efficient. The cruise director was high energy and kept everyone informed. She did a great job! This cruise was a good bang for the buck, and I would recommend it to anyone. Well done Carnival!

Great experience cruising with family on the Carnival Paradise! We loved Bimini and look forward to returning there! Joe's Conch shack was a fun experience with good food! Conch fritters were great! Nice bakery next door also. Gorgeous, natural beauty in Bimini!

Not happy with room accommodation. Layout primarily

First cruise was really nice. Def a bit loud / overwhelming in places but easy to find quiet places to decompress

Not getting to go on my excursion was a big let down. Having carnival offer me a shortened alternative worse option for more money was an even bigger let down!

Great time with my hubby and daughter. It was very irritating that both of our excursions were canceled and we didn't know about that. One we got a days notice to look for something, the other when we got off the ship. Getting off the ship in Cozumel there were NO instructions which made it confusing.