Carnival Paradise Review

Carnival Paradise - Eastern Caribbean

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Paradise
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atgatari
First Time Cruiser • Age 20s

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Sail Date: Feb 2004
Traveled with children

Embarkation We arrived at the pier about 11:30. We were delayed a little while to fill out the Bahamas Immigration papers. I don't understand why Carnival didn't send this info out with our docs to save time. Things went fairly smooth and we were on the ship by 12:30. Cabin Our cabin had my family of 5 in it: My wife, myself, our 11 yr old daughter, 8 yr old son, and our almost 6yr old son. The cabin was set up with a queen bed, two Murphy beds and a rollaway. A little tight but manageable. Ample storage for the clothing. The Bathroom is roomy with a nice amenities basket provided. The cabin steward was excellent. Our kids loved the Towel animals and the cookie turndown service.

Ship: The Paradise in in excellent shape. The public areas are tastefully done and well laid out. The Atrium area is very beautiful. The main deck area has a very large pool with a spiral slide and a couple of hot tubs. A very large bandstand area for the live music. My main complaint is the design of the main theatre. Many obstructed views. Get there early or you will not be able to see the stage very well. The non-smoking aspect of the ship was a real pleasure. Too bad they will be changing that policy when the ship relocated to California.

Dining & Service: This is an area Carnival is very inconsistent. We had all of our breakfasts at the main restaurant. This was good but limited menu. Lunch was served only on sea days in the dinning room. The port days we had lunch in the Paris buffet and the grill area or the Pizza. Very small variety in the buffet areas and not that tasty. They did have good Hamburgers. The Pizza we good but being from NY we are big Pizza critics.

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