Carnival Paradise Review
Carnival Paradise Aug 19th – 24th Review
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As a family, we have been on 32 cruises, with 8 of those on Carnival. We have sailed on Holland America, Costa, Royal Caribbean, Princess and MSC. This cruise was a 5-day Western Caribbean Cruise departing from Tampa. We stayed at the Fairfield Inn Westshore. It was a very nice hotel with friendly staff. It is within walking distance from the International Mall and Total Wine and More. They offer a free shuttle to the malls in the area if you don’t want to walk to them. They have a shuttle that takes you to the cruise terminal for $10 each.
Embarkation: Boarding the ship was very quick and stress-free. We were onboard the ship eating lunch by 12:30.
We had the best spot on the whole ship to see the ship pass under the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. We were on the deck where the Carnival Tail is. It was amazing.
Cabin Review
Ocean View
Cabin was a window ocean view on deck 5. It was right across from the mid-ship elevators. It was spacious when the beds were separated. It was very dusty though and needed a good vacuum.
Port Reviews
Tampa
Stayed at Fairfield Westgrove. Took hotel shuttle to the cruise port.
Quick embarkation. Staff were friendly. We were onboard by 12:30.
Roatan
Roatan was changed to Grand Caymen. It is a nice spot. We went to 7 mile beach and took the $2 public bus.
Cozumel
We went to Paradise Beach. It was a great day.