Carnival Paradise Cruise Reviews

3.5 / 5.0
989 reviews
The Paradise Atrium and bar. Always busy
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Just passed under the Sunshine Skyway!
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Paradise next to the Dream at Cozumel
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Our nightly ding table!
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Never Again!

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Italy654
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

The positives first, the staff are hard working and friendly. Disembarkment went smooth. The burgers and Deli food were ok. So disappointed in evening dinning, did not have one good meal. It use to be nice dinning. We had 8:15 dinner and everything that was suppose to be hot was cold and everything that should be cold was hot. My table of 8 concluded that the food was prepared at same time ...
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Sail Date: July 2022

Cabin Type: Aft-View Extended Balcony


. VERY disappointed. One and done with an awful smell (smells like a wet dog) which is being generous.

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Terrimountford
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

The Paradise ship is very outdated, not ADA compliant in all areas and has an awful odor. (Smelled like wet dog or throw up). I was VERY disappointed! This was on my 82 yr old mom’s bucket list so you can imagine my dissatisfaction. The dinners each night were ok but nothing to brag about. Very small portions and seconds were not offered. The excursions are pricey and not anything special. ...
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Sail Date: June 2022

Traveled with disabled person


SHAME ON YOU CARNIVAL! WHERE WERE THE HEALTH PRECAUTIONS?

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Carnival Paradise

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jbandmr
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

While the actual cruise was very good, i was apalled when i arrived at terminal 3 in tampa and saw the hundreds of passengers crowded into the terminal with no distance and about 1/3 (if that, and that included the staff) wearing masks and that was for the 11:00 am arrival time. How did that time frame be for all the people that were in the terminal? While i do realize that we now do not have ...
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Sail Date: June 2022

Cabin Type: Junior Suite


Not what expected

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Bucs2020
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

We decided to go on this Cruise as a family ,nine of us went together, the ship was not what we expected there was not really much to do they did have some shows and things but for the most part while we were on the water it was boring they did offer a lot of food but the food in the dining room and in the buffet area honestly was kind of nasty some of it was good but a lot of it was not very good ...
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Sail Date: May 2022


Small, dirty, broken

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Jojo2011
2-5 Cruises • Age 30s

Don’t get on this boat! We took the kids on Paradise for a relatively last minute cruise (booked 60-ish days out), b/c it was fairly inexpensive and out of Tampa. We were so disappointed. My husband and I just tried to go with the flow and make the best of the trip but the ship made it nearly impossible. The sanitation on this boat is HIDEOUS. All of the hand washing stations (not that ...
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Sail Date: May 2022

Cabin Type: Interior

Traveled with children


Slightly below average

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Dohden
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

Short and sweet…entertainment was ok nothing special, food at Lido buffet and Elation Dining Room was not very good, no flavor, meat was tough and the scrambled eggs were awful. Guy’s burger joint was good. Waiting in the omelette line took forever, only one cook. Very limited gift shop options. Mini refrigerator does not keep anything cold. Mixed drinks are super weak. Bingo was fun. Cruise ...
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Sail Date: May 2022


Will NEVER go on again!

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jlongwell15
2-5 Cruises • Age 20s

When you read this review I want you to put yourself in the point of view of it being your HONEYMOON! First to start I will say it was very easy process getting on the ship. Everyone was super nice helping us on etc. We get to our room & we were please at first… then our strawberries and Wine were delivered (SUPER STOKED) to find out our fridge didn’t get cold so that was a bummer. Our ...
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Sail Date: May 2022


Least entertaining ship I have ever experienced.

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SelfridgeTravel
2-5 Cruises • Age 30s

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 ...
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Sail Date: May 2022


This ship is meh “okay”

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Cruiser4lyf
First Time Cruiser • Age 30s

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 ...
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Sail Date: April 2022


Fantastic, Relaxing time of a lifetime

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pharris21
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

It had been 25 years since I had been on a cruise. I was a little afraid of getting sea sick. The boat did rock quite a bit leaving port, but once out in open/deep water, it was "smooth sailing". I can not get over how accommodating the entire staff was. Almost constantly asking if we needed anything. Waiting on our every need. Constantly cleaning the ship. The cruise director, Lei Lei, was ...
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Sail Date: April 2022


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