Cruise Customer Reviews

Overall Rating: This vessel has a 5 star rating

About the Reviewer:

Age:

30 - 49

Cruise Experience:

4 - 6 cruises

Traveler Type:

Couple

Stateroom Type:

Oceanview

We had a wonderful cruise. by Emma B. from Florida

Sailing date: Oct 2012

Pros:

Food, Shows and Service.

Cons:

Shower very hard water. Make my hair so hard.

We love it all the staff at carnival paradise was wonderful very good service thank you all so very very much.We had a great time.

Ship Details:

Ship Quality

Very good layout.Very clean evrywhere you go thank you.Make you want to go cruising again.

Dining/Food

Good food and lots of it.

Stateroom Quality

very good.

Ship Staff Quality

All the staff was very friendly and polite.

Entertainment & Activities

Very good.

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Overall Rating: This vessel has a 5 star rating

About the Reviewer:

Age:

30 - 49

Cruise Experience:

2 - 3 cruises

Traveler Type:

Family w/older children

Stateroom Type:

Inside

My family vacation by Greg B. from Saint Petersburg, Fl.

Sailing date: Sep 2012

Pros:

The service Igor in the dinner dining room was OUTSTANDING.

Cons:

I had to come back home to go to work.

Everything is very planned if you would like to participate,and if you want to just walk around and take it easy there are plenty of places to do so.

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Dining/Food

Igor did an OUTSTANDING job taking care of us. There is nothing we waited or wanted for, he was right there. On top of that the food is fantastic. The support staff that Igor had did a very good job as well.

Stateroom Quality

Ship Staff Quality

Entertainment & Activities

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Overall Rating: This vessel has a 5 star rating

About the Reviewer:

Age:

30 - 49

Cruise Experience:

2 - 3 cruises

Traveler Type:

Couple

Stateroom Type:

Oceanview

Carnival Cozumel Cruise by A Traveler from Clearwater, FL

Sailing date: Jul 2012

Pros:

the whole weekend!

It's an old ship but very good conditions. Great and friendly service! Good food! Great geataway weekend specially departing from Tampa.

Ship Details:

Ship Quality

Good conditions & very clean

Dining/Food

Good food, the best was the lobster and the melting chocolate and vanilla cake....uhmm

Stateroom Quality

Comfortable cabin size, very clean

Ship Staff Quality

The Carnival crew goes above & beyond to make you feel special and enjoy your time

Entertainment & Activities

Too much country but overall ok.

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Overall Rating: This vessel has a 5 star rating

About the Reviewer:

Age:

50 - 65

Cruise Experience:

7+ cruises

Traveler Type:

Couple

Stateroom Type:

Oceanview

Fun birthday cruise by Karen T from Winter Garden, FL

Sailing date: Jan 2012

Pros:

Food was delicious

Cons:

Same old shipboard games

We loved everything about the ship. The decor is dated but the ship is clean and doesn't look shabby.

Ship Details:

Ship Quality

The public areas were always clean and the ship is very easy to navigate.

Dining/Food

We loved the food. The food in the main dining room was always very good. The specialty buffets were great. The choices for a four day cruise were more than we could try.

Stateroom Quality

The cabin was small but was very clean. The bathroom had been updated and was one of the best we have had on a cruise ship.

Ship Staff Quality

Our waiter and assistant waiter were very professional and our food was served timely and very elegantly.

Entertainment & Activities

Comedy club was fun. Casino was layed out nicely, but very smokey.

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Overall Rating: This vessel has a 5 star rating

About the Reviewer:

Age:

30 - 49

Cruise Experience:

2 - 3 cruises

Traveler Type:

Family w/older children

Stateroom Type:

Inside

Best Experience & value for the money ! by Joe Anthony Bounaugurio from Menifee, ca

Sailing date: Sep 2011

Pros:

Most everything on the cruise,met or exceeded our expectations

Cons:

The Dj for the Rex was two thumbs downs...Yuchh....

The Ship, the Staff and the Itinerary, were Aces.... The entertainment and schedule were good choices

Ship Details:

Ship Quality

even though the ship had 3000+ people it was well spread out

Dining/Food

A+ food selection and quality, the Beef Brisket & Lobster night was the Bomb... Can I say bomb, Ohh Yes after all this is, not a plane right?

Stateroom Quality

Ship Staff Quality

The Entire staff was friendly and very cheerful, the staff we spent the most time with was the dining staff and they made every night a delight. Thank you..!!!

Entertainment & Activities

the Dj in the Rex gets two thumbs down, Giant disappointment...

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Ensenada, Mexico; Catalina Island, California

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Ensenada, Mexico

Everything was great, my only complaint was the courtesy shuttle service had two different companies, one stopped on the lower end of town allowing you to visit the shops, the second shuttle first off charged you for a two way trip and gave you bus transfers then took you to the furthest point from the ship and dropped you off at some captured destination so you can be pre-solicited. Also Mango Mango prices were way out of liine, they were charging what carnival was sinking you for.

Don't Miss: you don't want to miss the return shuttle before the boat leaves...LOL

Catalina Island, California

the weather was great, Snorkeling in Lovers cove, made the trip.... and the water was a cool 69 degrees

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Overall Rating: This vessel has a 5 star rating

About the Reviewer:

Age:

30 - 49

Cruise Experience:

First cruise

Traveler Type:

Couple

Stateroom Type:

Inside

The best vacation ever by A Traveler from Concord, CA

Sailing date: Aug 2011

Pros:

The crew

Cons:

too short

The Paradise cruise ship was beautiful. Not once did I see it dirty. The staff was great. Always attentive and so nice.

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Ensenada, Mexico; Catalina Island, California

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Ensenada, Mexico

Every 5 seconds you had someone trying to sell you something.

Don't Miss: The blowhole and the horse backriding tours. Amazing!

Catalina Island, California

Don't Miss: Rent a golf cart and drive around the island. You cannot get lost and the sites you see from the top of the island are breathtaking.

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Overall Rating: This vessel has a 5 star rating

About the Reviewer:

Age:

30 - 49

Cruise Experience:

2 - 3 cruises

Traveler Type:

Family w/young children

Stateroom Type:

Oceanview

fun ship cruise by May R. from Palmdale, CA

Sailing date: Jul 2011

Pros:

service

Cons:

expense of alcohol

From the minute we boarded the ship until debarkation, we were impressed wth the service and friendliness of the crew. there was something to do every minute of the day. i don't think that we ever had time to be bored. we had our 9-year-old daughter with us who had the same great time in camp carnival.

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Dining/Food

Stateroom Quality

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Entertainment & Activities

Children's Programs

amazing time for our daughter and also gave us a time to relax

Read this user's port of call reviews:

Ensenada, Mexico; Catalina Island, California

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Ensenada, Mexico

we did the horse back riding excursion and loved it. i would recommend to only take excursions offered by the ship as they are insured

Don't Miss: don't miss the blowhole

Catalina Island, California

we rented the gold cart and did our own tour-- a lot of fun

Don't Miss: dont miss the casino-- beautiful architecture

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Overall Rating: This vessel has a 5 star rating

About the Reviewer:

Age:

30 - 49

Cruise Experience:

First cruise

Traveler Type:

Couple

Stateroom Type:

Oceanview

Great first cruise by Lisa H from Phoenix, AZ

Sailing date: Jun 2011

Pros:

the relaxation

Cons:

nothing everything went smoothly

Older ship but clean. Employees were very friendly and stopped to answer any of our questions.

Ship Details:

Dining/Food

Good food and plenty of it

Stateroom Quality

Our room was cleaned each day and our stateroom steward Ning was wonderful. She knew our names and always greeted us with a smile

Ship Staff Quality

Wonderful employees who were always there to answer your questions

Entertainment & Activities

There were plenty of things to do while on the ship

Read this user's port of call reviews:

Ensenada, Mexico

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Ports of Call:

Ensenada, Mexico

Labufadora (blow hole) was interesting and we had a great tour guide (Leslie). The vendors on the walk down and back up were a little pushy but that is what you expect in Mexico.

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Overall Rating: This vessel has a 5 star rating

About the Reviewer:

Age:

30 - 49

Cruise Experience:

First cruise

Traveler Type:

Couple

Stateroom Type:

Inside

had a great time by A Traveler from SFO bay area

Sailing date: Apr 2011

Pros:

food, service, activities

Cons:

none

this is the first time we have been on a cruise. Carnival paradise was excellent in many ways. the food, service, activities were all perfect. the shore excursion - blow hole tour was not bad.

Ship Details:

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Ship Staff Quality

Entertainment & Activities

pool table would be a nice addition to the activities/games

Read this user's port of call reviews:

Ensenada, Mexico

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Ensenada, Mexico

ensenada is not a great place. we took the blow hole tour it was ok/fine. did not go out in the town.

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Overall Rating: This vessel has a 5 star rating

About the Reviewer:

Age:

30 - 49

Cruise Experience:

First cruise

Traveler Type:

Family w/older children

Stateroom Type:

Oceanview

Exceptional cruise by Kathrine K. from Rosamond, California

Sailing date: Apr 2011

Pros:

The staff, the food and the shows

Cons:

ran out of ping pong balls the second day of the cruise!

The ship was clean and inviting. The layout was easy to navigate and the staff was exceptional!

Ship Details:

Ship Quality

We loved the ship..it was big, yet easy to navigate! One thing my son mentioned was why there were no garbage cans anywhere to be found outside of our room/bathroom

Dining/Food

The chocolate meltaway cake was everything it was made out to be. The food was delicious!

Stateroom Quality

We thought it was going to be cramped..but although small..we had plenty of room!

Ship Staff Quality

This is one of the things thatmade our trip..the staff was so knowledable and thoughtful! We especially liked Joey and Amy..they were fun and so cheerful all the time. Our waiter in the dining room was very prompt and helpful

Entertainment & Activities

We loved the comedian Seth..what a hoot, The love game was so funny and we loved all the trivia activities

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