cruisexlife Posted February 26, 2015 #1 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Can anyone tell me what the Paradise is getting during her drydock? Thanks to anyone who can help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser fanatic Posted February 26, 2015 #2 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Can anyone tell me what the Paradise is getting during her drydock? Thanks to anyone who can help! General maintenance, new carpeting, new gym equipment, Club O2 will be refurbished. Same thing that was done to Elation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Carnival Posted February 26, 2015 #3 Share Posted February 26, 2015 We just sent her off to dry dock around 60 minutes ago enroute to Freeport with nearly 1000 contractors aboard. She will be getting some extensive hotel maintenance during this 2-week dry dock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisexlife Posted February 27, 2015 Author #4 Share Posted February 27, 2015 No 2.0? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Carnival Posted February 27, 2015 #5 Share Posted February 27, 2015 No 2.0? Not during this one...stay tuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinity1981 Posted February 28, 2015 #6 Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) Not during this one...stay tuned. Ouch. So, I wonder if Carnival plans to do anything for those cruisers who already booked on the Paradise with anticipation of cruising on a 2.0 cruise ship since that is what all the Carnival plans were indicating? Edited February 28, 2015 by Trinity1981 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yvonne Posted March 1, 2015 #7 Share Posted March 1, 2015 No 2.0? Not during this one...stay tuned. We were on the last sailing before drydock. If there will be no 2.0 upgrades will the main shows stay the same then? It was so nice having lots of dancers, props AND the band for the shows. Hate the "new" shows on other Carnival ships we've been on with fewer dancers, video "back drops" and canned music. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Carnival Posted March 1, 2015 #8 Share Posted March 1, 2015 We were on the last sailing before drydock. If there will be no 2.0 upgrades will the main shows stay the same then? It was so nice having lots of dancers, props AND the band for the shows. Hate the "new" shows on other Carnival ships we've been on with fewer dancers, video "back drops" and canned music. :( Major hotel maintenance and public space updates; the casino may have some reconfiguration additions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPfromCT Posted March 1, 2015 #9 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Ouch. So, I wonder if Carnival plans to do anything for those cruisers who already booked on the Paradise with anticipation of cruising on a 2.0 cruise ship since that is what all the Carnival plans were indicating? My guess would be NOPE! They should have done their homework and not assumed she was getting 2.0 upgrades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommom of 7 Posted March 1, 2015 #10 Share Posted March 1, 2015 We were on the last sailing before drydock. If there will be no 2.0 upgrades will the main shows stay the same then? It was so nice having lots of dancers, props AND the band for the shows. Hate the "new" shows on other Carnival ships we've been on with fewer dancers, video "back drops" and canned music. :( At the Captains party I sat with Steve ( CD ) for a few, ask him about dry dock & the shows. He told me that the show will stay the same until November & at that time we will see. I love the shows & often go to the early & late of 8 more seconds. Tony the band leader is a gem so good. Char Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Carnival Posted March 1, 2015 #11 Share Posted March 1, 2015 ...He told me that the show will stay the same until November... That's when the 2nd (secret) dry dock is happening......Shhhhhh!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommom of 7 Posted March 2, 2015 #12 Share Posted March 2, 2015 That's when the 2nd (secret) dry dock is happening......Shhhhhh!! Are you pullen my leg???????????? That would follow through what Steve said. Char Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyMaster Posted March 2, 2015 #13 Share Posted March 2, 2015 OUTSTANDING! That means I'm gonna have to book at least one or two more cruises aboard the FANTASTIC "Paradise", before they screw up those GREAT shows. Come on Char. Let's get bookin'. ;) "SKY" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strmwatch Posted March 2, 2015 #14 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Personally...I think the Paradise should be put out to pasture and retired. I hated that ship so much that I will never sail on it again, even if I was offered a free cruise on her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser fanatic Posted March 2, 2015 #15 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Personally...I think the Paradise should be put out to pasture and retired. I hated that ship so much that I will never sail on it again, even if I was offered a free cruise on her. Wow. I strongly dislike the Elation but, I would take a free cruise on her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Carnival Posted March 2, 2015 #16 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Are you pullen my leg????????????That would follow through what Steve said. Char No leg pulling here - that's the current plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malibubaby Posted March 2, 2015 #17 Share Posted March 2, 2015 We are booked on Paradise in November and they don't have any weeks that you can't book in November. Would they just cancel our trip? Anyone have anything like that happen to them before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summyjaye Posted March 4, 2015 #18 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I hope they get rid of those boxes in the corner Of the rooms! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Carnival Posted March 4, 2015 #19 Share Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) I hope they get rid of those boxes in the cornerOf the rooms! :) Me too!! ...Anyone have anything like that happen to them before?... Unfortunately it has. :( Edited March 4, 2015 by Captain Carnival Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yvonne Posted March 4, 2015 #20 Share Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) At the Captains party I sat with Steve ( CD ) for a few, ask him about dry dock & the shows. He told me that the show will stay the same until November & at that time we will see.I love the shows & often go to the early & late of 8 more seconds. Tony the band leader is a gem so good. Char I saw "8 More Seconds" twice on our cruise, mainly because the first time they had a problem with the computer and lighting and they weren't able to perform a few of the songs, so I went back for the late show to see what I had missed. It was a great show and wow, Steve is absolutely awesome on that fiddle, isn't he?! I so wish I could have recorded him playing it, but as per the rules "no photos and no videotaping" darn it all. :) Personally...I think the Paradise should be put out to pasture and retired. I hated that ship so much that I will never sail on it again, even if I was offered a free cruise on her. Wow. Could you elaborate a little on why you "hated" the Paradise so much? This was my 11th cruise and I had a great time on the Paradise. Yes, I saw a bit of "wear and tear" evidence but overall I thought the ship was in great condition for her age. And we were never bored. Stateroom attendant was great. Food was better than I expected it to be. Shows were wonderful. Sun was warm and the sky was blue. What more could a person ask for? Edited March 4, 2015 by Yvonne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby_Mac Posted March 4, 2015 #21 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Ouch. So, I wonder if Carnival plans to do anything for those cruisers who already booked on the Paradise with anticipation of cruising on a 2.0 cruise ship since that is what all the Carnival plans were indicating? I doubt it. We were booked on the Liberty (2.0) and they swapped the ship to the Valor (0.0) and CCL didn't do anything for us. We paid for the 2.0 and are getting a lesser ship. I realize we could have canceled or other options, but the itinerary is what we wanted. The Valor is a nice ship, so we'll sail on her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CourtandKim Posted March 4, 2015 #22 Share Posted March 4, 2015 We are booked for Nov 9th too ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfinking21 Posted March 11, 2015 #23 Share Posted March 11, 2015 OUTSTANDING! That means I'm gonna have to book at least one or two more cruises aboard the FANTASTIC "Paradise", before they screw up those GREAT shows. Come on Char. Let's get bookin'. ;) "SKY" SkyMaster you should book with our group on the May 7th cruise, I need another pilot I can talk shop with haha. Ps. Do you really have a skymaster? I've only seen one in person and I've always wanted to fly one, one of my favorite planes :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelady65 Posted March 11, 2015 #24 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I saw "8 More Seconds" twice on our cruise, mainly because the first time they had a problem with the computer and lighting and they weren't able to perform a few of the songs, so I went back for the late show to see what I had missed. It was a great show and wow, Steve is absolutely awesome on that fiddle, isn't he?! I so wish I could have recorded him playing it, but as per the rules "no photos and no videotaping" darn it all. :) Wow. Could you elaborate a little on why you "hated" the Paradise so much? This was my 11th cruise and I had a great time on the Paradise. Yes, I saw a bit of "wear and tear" evidence but overall I thought the ship was in great condition for her age. And we were never bored. Stateroom attendant was great. Food was better than I expected it to be. Shows were wonderful. Sun was warm and the sky was blue. What more could a person ask for?[/QU I have sailed the Carnival Paradise alot when this ship was new, and sailed out of Miami...at that time this ship was the non-smoking ship.... then i believe it went out to california for a while....this last time i sailed the Paradise out of Tampa to western caribbean and was very disappointed with how the ship was kept up....our cabin and cabin steward were fine, food was better than i expected...shows were good...but the downfall was when i got up to the pool deck area....first of all the pool water was green....looked like the water need a good cleaning and some chlorine....hot tubs were bombarded with young kids, using it like a swimming pool...could not enjoy...i went up to the higher deck where there was another pool, with hot tubs....it was disgusting...the pool looked like it was never cleaned...it had all bugs floating on top of the water...and a big rope sunk to the bottom of the pool....hot tubs were freezing cold...let alone all the loungers were covered with soot.... believe me what a disappointment....the last sea day was when i discovered the adult area....which was fine.... for what i paid for this 5 night cruise was a rip off.... yes i would sail carnival again, as i am a platium member....but i would not sail this ship again, until it went into dry dock, and was updated and new furnishings..... also the wait staff in the dining room was excellent....food was always hot...a new thing that i did enjoy was the brunch at sea...that was a nice new perk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aniswedding07 Posted March 12, 2015 #25 Share Posted March 12, 2015 So excited that I will be cruising after the dry dock. We will be doing a quickie on 3/26. First time on Paradise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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