Carnival Paradise Cruise Reviews - Reviews

I’m just going to say, I’m planning my next trip with Carnival

It's time to move on to another cruise line. We think Carnival has given up. The entertainment and food used to be top notch. We looked forward to this trip after the pandemic and we were so disappointed with Carnival.

If I cruise carnival again it would have to be a bigger ship and I would do more research on activities and entertainment on board before booking again.

We loved the food, our room, the sauna, the steam room, and the fitness center. We wish the pool was bigger and didn't have a big bar in the middle of it. We wish the entertainment was better. We wish there wasn't so much emphasis on alcohol. We don't drink, yet we were asked every night at dinner even though we said we didn't drink. And my husband was gifted a bottle of wine for participating in the Showdown game.

Service was amazing! Cruise staff was wonderful, Rolando, Solomon, Franklin, and soo many more, were absolutely beautiful people and amazing servers!

It was a great time for being a small ship. The ship was well maintained and the staff exceeded by epectations.

Chen deserves a raise. She is by far the best part of an already fantastic vacation!!!

This was my first cruise and it was an amazing experience. I am already planning my next cruise.

Overall it was ok but not my best cruise I will never go on this ship again. Also we got the chat plan and half the time it didn’t work very frustrating when traveling with other people

I wouldn't go on this again if it was free. Seriously. This was our first cruise and had I known I wouldn't have wasted the time and money. I've heard people rave about cruises but if they are all like this I don't understand why. You will get constantly bombarded with announcements to buy stuff. They let people wait in the Library for dinner. Makes for a very noisy area when you are trying to read. I read later that Carnival is the "Spirit Airlines of the sea". That is a pretty accurate description of this ship. The food was mediocre at best. I had the prime rib, salmon and mahi. All bland. The pool is too small.

Tested positive for Covid-19 day after we returned

Enjoyed it very much except for there being no dress code on board. Maybe I am old fashioned but seeing large people in thongs is not my idea of a dress code...small or large , just keep it covered decently !

Positive comments:  Had great dinners in the Destiny dining room!  Long wait for sea day brunch, but it was worth it. Always enjoying the granola parfait and skillet cake breakfast!  Lot of room to sun on the Carnival Paradise. Plenty of lounge chairs on all the decks to catch some rays.  Elegant night in the Destiny dining room is always fun. Can’t lose with prime rib and chocolate melting cake and a side of peanut butter! Thanks for great service Ronald, Totok, & Tetiana!  Enjoyed an island tour on Cozumel with a stop at the San Gervasio Mayan ruins. We learned quite a bit about the Mayan history of Cozumel and Central America.  One more photo of our three kids at the Puerto Maya cruise port fountain! That makes 10 years of photos of them on this cruise! Another one for the Christmas card!  Really enjoyed lunch at the Coccoloba Bar & Grill at Grand Cayman! Great service, great food, great atmosphere! The Pina Colada’s are fantastic! But it was very expensive since the currency exchange rate isn’t favorable to the US dollar.  Always a great meal at sea day brunch in the Elation dining room. Granola parfait and eggs benedict are always a favorite.  No afternoon crowds in the fitness center on the final sea day which was nice. However, the Paradise needs to enforce an age limit since there are too many small kids using equipment that are unsafe.  Can’t say enough positive things about the tacos & burritos at Blue Iguana Cantina. The food has been great all cruise long.  The only negative about disembarkation for platinum guests was having to walk heavy luggage down stairs from deck 8 to deck 7. The ship docked a little late, but not late enough for it to be a problem. The staff had coffee, juice, and snacks for us!  No trouble with customs or the sheriff after leaving the ship. No facial recognition this time. Negative comments (sadly too many on this cruise):  Security line at embarkation was awful! Family got split in half at the metal detector, and the jerk that cut in front had items confiscated from his carry-on items. Families should be required to stay together at security.  While serving us dinner in the Destiny dining room, a waiter spilled bacon drippings on my shirt sleeve & jeans when placing it on the table. Those stains will never come out, so the shirt and jeans are ruined.  Mostly overcast for first day at sea, but wasn’t raining. Seas were also a little rough after dark.  Too many people in the fitness center at 7am on the first sea day. Way too many children playing on the weight machines & treadmills/ellipticals/bikes while people were waiting to use them.  Rain in Cozumel! Apparently the remnants of a hurricane ruined our beach day at Paradise Beach Club. All day long, the rain came and went. Not the best day on a cruise.  Breakfast in the Lido buffet was awful. So much better to eat breakfast in the dining room.  Found a hair in my granola at breakfast. Reported it to the manager and chef. Hopefully this never happens again.  Very late arrival & pouring rain on the way to Grand Cayman, but scattered clouds once we arrived. No additional time at port after our late arrival.  People getting off the tenders at Grand Cayman were rude & belligerent. How about take your turn and alternate when disembarking? Or maybe be patient when someone with a walker or wheelchair needs assistance getting off? They paid for their cruise too...  Normally I have nothing but positive comments about the ship wash & fold laundry service because they do a great job and usually have the clothes back on the same day. But this cruise, the laundry service lost one item of clothing. We are very meticulous with the inventory, and we know that an item went missing. We notified our steward who checked for us twice, but never returned the missing item or compensated us.  The diamond platinum drink credits are terrible and confusing. After checking with bar staff, the credits were used for the normally complimentary bottled water. The sea day brunch complimentary drink was also used toward those credits without notification. The casino bar bartender fixed all this mess, and we received our credits. I really hope this nonsense ends soon!  Pouring rain & rough seas on the final sea day. But cruises in May should have great weather... oh well.

The food is as terrible the entertainment was terrible which sucks for a cruise with essentially three days at sea.

Rock and roll show excellent- other shows poor. Drink prices way to high! Staff solid and friendly! Ship clean! Musicians and bands excellent! Food 4! Onboarding excellent- demarkation very poor!

I loved the cruise great ship lots of activities the crew and stewards were excellent the pool and bars plus the casino were fun nightlife in the bats and clubs were amazing the slide and water works were great can't wait for the next cruise thank you carnival!!!!!

Excellent value for a quick trip and getaway to Cozumel.

The killer event that will cause me to not return to Carnival was the cancellation of a key excursion I had purchased which was the reason for me coming at all. The scuba dive in Roatan. Cancelled the night before we arrived so I had no time to line up alternatives. This was purchased through Carnival.

It was okay for a quick trip away but we were quite board on the ship. The entertainment was lacking. Food was subpar and drinks felt watered down. This was our first Carnival Cruise and 2nd guessing our next cruise which was already booked for Carnival in fall of 2023 on the Celebration. Hoping we just picked the wrong ship for a taste of Carnival.

Avoid this cruise and do not look at their “low” prices because at the end they will charge you without your authorization!!!!!! Then you will have to deal with all the disputes and headaches. Buy the way there is no way to get to their customer service unless you email. Finally when reached they say that no such charges where made. However my bank do see them and we did dispute them all and now I have to wait up to 90 days to get my money back. I wish I have not went to this cruise!!!