My husband and I decided to try a cruise for our 25th anniversary. We had no knowledge of different cruise lines, or age of ships, etc and assumed all cruise lines were basically the same. We chose this particular cruise because of the port of calls; Bimini and Nassau, both of which we wanted to see. On arrival to Tampa, and approaching the cruise terminal, we could see our ship, along with other ...
The cruise was decent. I will say the food selections left a little to be desired. The food seemed like it wasn't as good as the last cruise we went on and the portions were way too small. Also, one pool for an entire ship worth of people is enough to make me not go on this cruise again. There we so many people crammed in the pool it was a bit much to try to find a spot to get in. Rinsing off in ...
Room: We cruised with friends on the 7/24-7/29 sailing to Nassau and Bimini. The embarkation process went really smoothe, compared to other sailing we’ve been on. However, my family was on the 7th deck. Room was so hot! We asked for a Dan and luckily I had brought 2 usb fans after seeing reports from previous passengers that deck 7 rooms were hot. Unfortunately, that was not the only negative! We ...
This was a family cruise that has had to be rescheduled 3 different times.
Room Steward - 5 stars
Activities Director - 5 stars
Main Dining Room Wait staff - 4 stars
ALL food on board EXCEPT Guy’s Burger Joint - Negative 2 stars. Please remove Southern fried Chicken from your menu until you know how to cook it properly like a True Southerner.
All Bartenders - 5 stars
Spa staff- ...
Buyer beware: I bought praying cards and bracelets in the store on board the ship. The prices for BOTH items rang up for more than the sticker price. It was embarrassing to hold up the line while multiple staff members figured out how to fix the charges.
In the tobacco shop, I asked how many cartons of cigarettes people were allowed to bring back to the U.S. tax free and was told 8 cartons. ...
Choose as an easy, kid-free, romantic getaway to celebrate a milestone birthday. Embarkation and debarkation at the Port of Tampa is a breeze, although walking directions from the garage to the ship are misleading. Our cabin (deck 4 oceanview) was perfect for 2 people for a 4 night cruise, very clean and cabin attendant was wonderful. Shower curtain is awful as expected. The stateroom fridge was ...
My wife and I sailed out of Tampa for our anniversary on May 2, 2022.
There is always something going on, on the ship, however, the cruise was rather boring.
We are not big partiers. On our past Carnival Cruises, this was never an issue.
Carnival Paradise is the smallest of the Carnival fleet. With that being said, this cruise just didn't cater to our personalities.
We ended up with a ...
First time cruiser so I don’t have many experiences to compare with it was overall a good time I bought the drink package did not get tipsy one bit… I get off the ship in tampa and go buy a premade, prepackaged small bottle of a margarita and got tipsy right away, something isn’t right there….. makes you wonder what they were mixing with on the ship… i can also say the food is “meh” not great but ...
We selected this cruise last minute.
Went with my special needs adult son.
Boarding in Tampa was a breeze, we drove and parked in the facility right across from Port.
I have to say that all staff members we wonderful and really helped out making my son feel welcomed and comfortable.
He is on the autistic spectrum. We went to guest services and check out the sensory back pack.There is a ...
Carnival Paradise
Here is my review of the Carnival Paradise 3/26. My wife and I have cruised 36 times over 40 years starting with the Home Line in the 70s. We have seen many changes to cruising many good, many bad.
The price we paid for the 5 night cruise was $900.00 which included taxes and tips for 2.. This price was unheard of in the 70s. The costs of reduced price was a definite decline ...