Is Carnival Paradise That bad!

[taylor1293]

I posted earlier in this thread about our disappointing thoughts on our prior two Paradise cruises. We took our third trip on the Paradise in October and enjoyed it so much we booked our fourth and fifth Paradise cruise :). Our cabin steward was phenomenal as was the rest of the staff. Food was decent and entertainment (comedy...music...piano bar) was really good. In Cozumel, we went on the Cozumel Bar Hop and would highly recommend it to anyone.

 

I did, however, see more intoxicated people on this cruise than ever before. A couple of examples...One older woman was so drunk in the casino. She fell onto my husband's back and then plopped on the stool next to him. I asked her if she needed help but she her speech was incomprehensible. Then she started to cry. I went to get her some assistance and just as the casino host and I were rounding the corner...she tried to stand up...fell and hit her head hard on the machine. Not sure what ultimately happened to her.

 

Then we left the casino and went to the Leonardo Lounge next door. As we were walking in, and almost to the bar, we witnessed a girl fall backwards off the barstool and smack her head hard on the floor. It made quite the sound...so bad that the girl signing in the band stopped and went to see if she was ok. Then her and her friends got back up at the bar and continued to drink. She couldn't even hold a glass without knocking it over. I couldn't figure out why the bartenders were letting her continue to drink and then in walks security :). They took her key and escorted her back to her room. So kudos to Carnival for handling that quickly!

 

Overall it was a great trip! We booked a surprise (Christmas gift) cruise in January for our daughter. Then booked another one at the end of the school year. Looking forward to sailing on the Paradise again.

 

 

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[maldenmusic]

I love the older, smaller ships. Fantasy is one of my favs. Never been on the Paradise but maybe someday.

[BLONDIE35]

How is camp carnival for 6-8 yr olds on Paradise?

and when is formal night on the 5 day out of tampa?

[BoDidly]

I love the older, smaller ships. Fantasy is one of my favs. Never been on the Paradise but maybe someday.

 

You should try her out

[Trishlo73]

It's a super clean ship. It's also a super old ship. If you're a ship snob it's not for you. It was our first cruise on 2014 and did the trick and got us addicted to cruising.

 

We loved her. Yes, its an older ship, but the crew was the most friendly, best time we had on three cruises. Our wait staff was wonderful. We would sail her again in a heartbeat.

 

One of the bar tenders sang Karaoke with us.

[funinthesun1964]

We cruised on Paradise in Sept. 2015 and I just booked again for Sept. 2017. I really enjoyed the ship and do like the smaller ships. I love seeing the same people over and over again, seems like they are also friendlier.

 

I also love cruising out of Tampa because it is so easy and convenient. I am hoping to cruise Miracle in 2018 from Tampa.

 

Really looking forward to the cruise next September.

[BLONDIE35]

Anyone have anything to add what Carnival does for Thanksgiving?

[LHP]

My wife and I are thinking of booking a five-day cruise out of Tampa on the Carnival Paradise in February, but we are shocked at the number of awful reviews. We realize it is an older ship, it only has one pool, has no 2.0 upgrades,; but the reviews say it is filthy, has poor service, lousy entertainment, and awful food.

 

Our expectations are reasonable; we are have sailed on Fantasy ships before, but we are, indeed, concerned. Can anyone tell me whether I should ignore the reviews, or avoid this cruise at all costs.

 

We sailed on her in April and she was fine.

 

We have done 35 days on the Dream, 6 on the Conquest, 5 on the Triumph and 13 Vista so far this year and the Paradise was just much fun as the rest.