Preface: Last year we did the same itinerary on the Carnival Inspiration twice. We enjoyed the two days at sea and Cozumel. When the Inspiration was in Tampa, the locals made it very popular ship. When I heard they were swapping the Inspiration with the Paradise, there was a of bit concern and that was Tampa getting the bad side of the trade.

Review: We arrive at the port around 11 am. We quickly dropped off the luggage and went to the port's parking garage. When we walked back to the terminal we were Zone 6, and we were called quickly after getting the paperwork completed. After photos (which we usually skip) we were on board. Went to the Lido deck, bought our soda stickers and headed to the buffet. That is where we saw the biggest difference. The seating area in the back of the Paradise is more user friendly. We had lots of room for our stuff. After everyone got their food, I went and ordered a lunch from the Mongolian Grill. It was awesome!

We had two 4C rooms in the Upper Aft. We got into our room by 1:20 pm and had all of our checked luggage by 2 pm. Read more