mdsgu Posted April 3, 2019 #1 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Will be sailing Paradise in July to Cuba. Have sailed Carnival several times, but on newer ships. Tell me the good, the bad, and the ugly, please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jnew2176 Posted April 3, 2019 #2 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Sailing on her July 6th! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheersPkg4Us Posted April 3, 2019 #3 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Sailed on her in October, about 6 months after her most recent dry dock. Received the 2.0 upgrades except the Alclemy bar. Rooms, halls and common areas looked real nice. Food was above average, I even threw you know what in the wind and ordered the Flat Iron Steak in the MDR and it was excellent ! Embark in Tampa was the easiest I've seen. Enjoy your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted April 3, 2019 #4 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Much information about your ship! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_Paradise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdsgu Posted April 3, 2019 Author #5 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Thank you. I've seen the Wikipedia version. Tampa is very easy -- we sailed on Majesty of the Seas last July, and that had to be the easiest embarkation ever. We never stood in a line and were on Lido by 11:30. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted April 3, 2019 #6 Share Posted April 3, 2019 37 minutes ago, mdsgu said: Tampa is very easy -- we sailed on Majesty of the Seas last July, and that had to be the easiest embarkation ever. We never stood in a line and were on Lido by 11:30. . Sounds like boarding at Barbados, where the Port is literally 10 mins. from my house. 15 if traffic is bad. We've often boarded around 10:30, cabins are ready - then Lido for an early Lunch! No more than about 3 doz. cabins disembark here, on Wednesdays and are replaced by new folks, boarding for their Wed-to-Wed. cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MistyRo76 Posted April 4, 2019 #7 Share Posted April 4, 2019 We are sailing on the Paradise to Key West and Havana leaving on April 13th. I plan on writing a comprehensive review of our trip when we return. I've noticed there isn't a lot of new info on the Paradise or reviews on Cuba cruises on here, so I want to do my part to help others out! Let me know if you have any specific questions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florings Posted April 4, 2019 #8 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Been on the Paradise several times, the last time with the 2.0 upgrades. Booked again next February. She is a very friendly ship - the crew is outstanding. The food is very good and it is fun each & every day. The ONLY thing I wish was that it had the Dive In movies - that is one of my favorite activities on the larger ships. But that is the only thing …. the rest makes for a wonderful cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken076 Posted April 4, 2019 #9 Share Posted April 4, 2019 48 minutes ago, MistyRo76 said: We are sailing on the Paradise to Key West and Havana leaving on April 13th. I plan on writing a comprehensive review of our trip when we return. I've noticed there isn't a lot of new info on the Paradise or reviews on Cuba cruises on here, so I want to do my part to help others out! Let me know if you have any specific questions. Looking fwd to your review!!! Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djptcp Posted April 5, 2019 #10 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Read the CC reviews. We love the Paradise and because we live 45 minutes from the Port of Tampa, we sail on her often. Great crew, nice enhancements since dry dock last year, and good is great. Thanks to those of you commenting on the excellent embarkation at the Port of Tampa as DH works there part-time checking in passengers, etc. and I passed along your favorable comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Kehote Posted April 5, 2019 #11 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Please look for Mr. Arturo. Last we cruised, he worked evenings at the bar in back of the buffet. He was the BEST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May1cruiser Posted April 7, 2019 #12 Share Posted April 7, 2019 great ship both before and after 2.0 upgrades. We live about 30 mins from port and usually sail her every august. We always have a great time and great service. Cuba was fantastic. Plenty of reviews out there. The smaller ships just seen less crowded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyFan33579 Posted April 7, 2019 #13 Share Posted April 7, 2019 On 4/3/2019 at 9:51 AM, CheersPkg4Us said: Sailed on her in October, about 6 months after her most recent dry dock. Received the 2.0 upgrades except the Alclemy bar. Rooms, halls and common areas looked real nice. Food was above average, I even threw you know what in the wind and ordered the Flat Iron Steak in the MDR and it was excellent ! Embark in Tampa was the easiest I've seen. Enjoy your cruise. Paradise was my first Carnival ship so I will always be a fan of that ship. However, I was disappointed they didn’t add the Alchemy Bar to her like they have done to other Fantasy class ships. That is the main reason I have not sailed on her yet post dry dock, even though we live only 20 minutes from the Tampa port, although we do have a cruise booked on her in November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted April 7, 2019 #14 Share Posted April 7, 2019 On 4/3/2019 at 8:15 AM, mdsgu said: Will be sailing Paradise in July to Cuba. Have sailed Carnival several times, but on newer ships. Tell me the good, the bad, and the ugly, please! I do have a post dry dock review of the Paradise in my signature. 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoW mAn Posted April 7, 2019 #15 Share Posted April 7, 2019 It's a smaller ship but there's still plenty of room for a good deck party 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jnew2176 Posted April 8, 2019 #16 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Was there cornhole available onboard anywhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandjwayne Posted April 8, 2019 #17 Share Posted April 8, 2019 7 hours ago, Jnew2176 said: Was there cornhole available onboard anywhere? I was on the Paradise a couple weeks ago, and yes, there was corn hole in the pool area (up on the stage area when not in use for other things). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomhower Posted April 8, 2019 #18 Share Posted April 8, 2019 On 4/6/2019 at 9:07 PM, PhillyFan33579 said: Paradise was my first Carnival ship so I will always be a fan of that ship. However, I was disappointed they didn’t add the Alchemy Bar to her like they have done to other Fantasy class ships. That is the main reason I have not sailed on her yet post dry dock, even though we live only 20 minutes from the Tampa port, although we do have a cruise booked on her in November. Only one got it so that ship was the exception instead of the rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyFan33579 Posted April 9, 2019 #19 Share Posted April 9, 2019 3 minutes ago, boomhower said: Only one got it so that ship was the exception instead of the rule. Off the top of my head, at least half if not more of the Fantasy class ships have an Alchemy Bar. I know Paradise, Elation and Fantasy don’t have it, but I believe the rest have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomhower Posted April 9, 2019 #20 Share Posted April 9, 2019 5 minutes ago, PhillyFan33579 said: Off the top of my head, at least half if not more of the Fantasy class ships have an Alchemy Bar. I know Paradise, Elation and Fantasy don’t have it, but I believe the rest have it. Yup, I was wrong. Didn't realize how many Fantasy class ships there are. Makes me even more salty the Paradise and Elation didn't as they are my local ones. Just took a cruise on the Miracle with the Alchemy and have experianced what they are missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2xsin12mths Posted April 9, 2019 #21 Share Posted April 9, 2019 On 4/5/2019 at 1:26 PM, Don Kehote said: Please look for Mr. Arturo. Last we cruised, he worked evenings at the bar in back of the buffet. He was the BEST. I will check him out on our April 27th cruise. I need a good bartender since no Alchemy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slugg Posted April 9, 2019 #22 Share Posted April 9, 2019 I went on it before the recent dry-dock and it was just plain bad. However, it looks like a lot of the issues I had with it have been addressed with the recent dry dock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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