I tried the CHEAPEST Carnival Cruise I could find: Here's What Happened: Carnival Paradise
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
- Is this the Carnival Paradise the best budget cruise ever, or a total disaster?
Pack your travel insurance because in this video I take you onboard for a full review of my latest Carnival Cruise experience. From cheap thrills to a gross surprise, you'll see all the highs and lows. Watch till the end for my final verdict and tips for your cruise vacation.
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You've NEVER BEEN ON A WATERSLIDE??? Great video, Corey. UA-cam suggested it to me first thing when I started the app this afternoon. P.S: I looooove Blue Iguana!
Thanks Morgan! One of these days there will be a water slide. Just waiting on the right one. ☝🏼
what a great review...you did a super job
Thanks
I really appreciate that 💚
We live in Tampa and jump on the Paradise a lot. She's old and small, but a lot of fun!
We sailed aboard the Paradise about 10 years ago. Where the watewrworks is now was simply the adt pool deck. Our group, 32 of us in all, enjoyed that totally uninhabited space for our entire cruise. Great memories!
I enjoyed my cruise and recommend to my family & friends.
We liked the Paradise but I had a scooter and was tough to get out to the side decks, only one up n over and scooter got stuck. At least could go through the aft area to get to Serenity. Loved it there. Nice cruise but not built for scooters.
Thanks for the info!
Thanks for the review Captain Corey 👍. We may have to try Carnival 😀
We were on the boat the cruise before you, it wasn’t just a medical emergency. They couldn’t pull one of the lifeboats back onto the ship in Nassau. It went down while in the port but they had to rebuild the winch to get it back on. The air conditioning in our room broke the first night and was off for most of the next day. I got some really nasty stuff in my sandwich from the lido. I pulled what looked like a black tree out of it. Our dining room staff was rude as they could be, and our dinners in the dining room weren’t much. The only thing we really liked was the Szechuan shrimp the first night. Our toilet didn’t work the first day either and the whole area around our room smelled like a septic tank. We had a horrible cruise, glad you had a good time. We wish we hadn’t went unfortunately waste of money.
Love the detail!
The paradise is one of my favorite ships. I will miss the Fantasy Class ships when they are gone.
Took my family on the Paradise this year. Everyone loved it. My kids did Banana splits everyday.
There is a sushi walk up on the Paradise also.
I love the Carnival Paradise. I live in St Pete and I have been on this ship over 15 times. She is small and might not offer all the glam a new ship does, but I love being on the water without 5000 people on their cell phones or lap tops. I will miss her when she's gone.
sure would hop on and take a cruise on the paradise!
I took my kids on the Paradise about 20 years ago. Back then the Paradise was a non-smoking cruise ship.
❤❤❤❤ Maybe now you will make it a habit to ALWAYS check any drinking glasses or cups before you pour your beverages in them and always look at your silverware and plates. ❤❤❤✌🏼
I think you’re right about that!
Corey, BUC'EES!!!!! We just sailed the Elation and found the same problem with magnets. The shower was the same although the curtain needed to be a few inches longer. The space at the top of the ship, at least on the Elation could be used for a Steakhouse. It seemed to be wasted space. We did NOT miss the big screen.
On Carnival Elation, they do a Steakhouse service by the pool. Best Carnival steak I've had.
Paradise was my very first cruise in 2002. Still good memories of that ship and cruise. With cruise #42 coming up in this coming December I pretty much only cruise now with Celebrity and Holland America. As I get older I want more relaxing time, fewer children and more exotic itineraries. That being said, I never had a bad experience on the 12 CCL vessels that have cruised on in the past.
I went on the Paradise twice when it first launched. It was the only smoke free ship at that time. 😉
It still has the big no smoking sign on the side of the ship. They painted it white. But it’s there.
Paradise was my very first Carnival cruise ship back in 2008! Definitely some additions since then. I do like the smaller ship experience as well.
My family just did the Carnival Elation (sister to the Paradise) and for a cheap cruise we really enjoyed it and would cruise on the Elation or Paradise again. We tried the Icon of the seas and like the newness but overall felt it was too crowded with long long lines everywhere and they charge you for everything. We all agreed that Carnival has better included food but the pay extra food on Icon was better.
Cory: I was surprised when you mentioned that your magnetic hooks were not adhering to the walls very well. I assumed that you know that those hooks come in several strengths. I have some that I got from Amazon. They are VERY strong to the point of needing quite a pull to pull them off of the wall. I have been on the Paradise and enjoyed. it a lot. I am not one for crowds. No desire to sail on the "mega" ships. Too many people and, to me, loses the intimacy. Just off of the Carnival Miracle to Alaska. Also an older ship. But, I saw people several times throughout the cruise which I liked. Love your videos and hope to see you sometime on one of the cruises. Don H Ocala Fl
Thanks for the kind commend Don! Hope Alaska was beautiful!
I just booked a 10 day cruise on an older ship Carnival Legend.
We were on the that ship in July. Took at 15 mins to board.
I sailed this ship on its 2 nd sailing . Sometime in the 90’s
You may want to use your Bucee's cup for your soda.
I love Fantasy Class ships but the buffet is too small to me but a good first timer ship
There Is a sushi
Your review is spot on. We live north of Tampa and have sailed on her 4 or 5 times, with another in September 2025. Great little getaway ship with a loyal following, but I feel MAS Islander will quicken her final departure?
You are absolutely correct about the burgers on this ship. We have sailed several Carnival ships including this one multiple times, we got a couple of Guys Burgers and could not eat them because they were burnt to a crisp. A few days later at about 2:00 in the afternoon we were sitting at a quiet table in the buffet area playing cards when all of a sudden the entire buffet area filled with smoke curling down about two feet from the ceiling. With our eyes burning and having trouble breathing we packed up and left. On our way out we found the source of the smoke, they were burning the crap out of the burgers at Guys.
Been on this ship many times. It’s a good little ship. Though a bit dated. Only problem I had was the people smoking weed in the rooms the past couple times. Made the entire floor reek. I don’t care if people smoke weed. You do you. Buy do it outside. Plenty of outside spaces.
Ironic, since the Carnival Paradise started out as a Non-smoking ship.
Walmart Class cruises gonna have burners.
Shockingly I didn’t smell any on this cruise.
I don’t think Carnival is going to scrap the last two Fantasy Class ships in the next few years. Why? Because they are only five cruise ships in the whole company overall can do a North Atlantic Crossing. QM2, the last two R classes in Holland Americas fleet and the two Fantasy class ships.?
Holy Fuck-Guyès burger is a dive-charcoal bricquet! Donèt you dare burn my meat-I like everything rare! I do hope you sent that burger back!
This is my least favorite ship ever. It needs to visit the scrapyard sooner than later. I would rather go on the freedom if I had a choice of one or the other.
Carnival Freedom?…or Freedom of the Seas? Because the Royal Caribbean Freedom is Quite nice!
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I have not used the waterslides on the cruise either. I am tempted to do it when I go on my next cruise. 😀🛳️ I would not mind trying to Paradise.