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Carnival Cruise Line

Carnival Paradise

Fantasy-class cruise ship · flagged in Panama. Browse upcoming sailings and route previews for this ship.

Image via Wikimedia Commons
Tonnage
70,367
Capacity
2,124
Built
1,998
Length
260.6 m
Upcoming
114

Reviewer read

Rated below most ships we track. It falls behind on ship quality.

Carnival Paradise rates higher overall than 41% of the ships we track. Embarkation is its strongest showing. The weak spot is ship quality.

Why reviewers choose it

  • Embarkation8.6

    Higher than 64% of ships · 2,039 ratings

  • Entertainment7.7

    Higher than 56% of ships · 3,724 ratings

  • Service8.7

    Higher than 50% of ships · 3,784 ratings

The one caution

8.1out of 10 for ship quality

Higher than only 15% of ships. The typical ship scores 8.75.

Everything else, in two lines

Three are good without being remarkable: embarkation (higher than 64% of ships), entertainment (higher than 56% of ships) and service (higher than 50% of ships).

Family sits in the middle of the fleet too, but only 45 people scored it, so treat it as a hint.

Eight fall below the fleet: value, activities, fitness, cabins, dining, disembarkation, public areas and ship quality. They rate higher than 15% to 37% of ships.

Cabin grade does matter here. Balcony rates 8.4 and suite rates 7.9, across 2,948 cabin ratings.

Three places worth knowing about

  • pool The one people complain about23% positive · 61 comments
  • Lido deck The space people mention most56% positive · 95 comments
  • comedy club The best-liked lounge on board92% positive · 36 comments

Reviewers named 12 places by name. These 3 are the ones where knowing changes anything — the other 9 are all liked by 68% to 97% of the people who mentioned them.

Who says it suited them

First-time cruisers (451 of 504), families with teens (54 of 79), couples (52 of 68), budget travelers (31 of 36), solo travelers (23 of 34) and large groups (21 of 22).

No group described it as a poor fit.

What we can’t tell you

How it suits older travelers
Too few reviewers on this ship described traveling as seniors.
How it handles mobility needs
Too few reviewers mentioned accessibility here.
Whether it's good value today
Reviews describe the fare people paid, not the one you'll be quoted.

Every category, compared

The mark on each bar is where the typical ship sits.

CategoryRatingCompared with other shipsEvidence
Service8.7Higher than 50%3,784 ratings · broad
Embarkation8.6Higher than 64%2,039 ratings · broad
Disembarkation8.5Higher than only 26%1,146 ratings · broad
Ship quality8.1Higher than only 15%2,897 ratings · broad
Cabins8.1Higher than only 30%3,872 ratings · broad
Entertainment7.7Higher than 56%3,724 ratings · broad
Activities7.5Higher than only 31%1,892 ratings · broad
Dining7.3Higher than only 27%3,836 ratings · broad
Public areas7.3Higher than only 24%878 ratings · broad
Family7.2Higher than 68%45 ratings · limited
Fitness7.1Higher than only 31%665 ratings · broad
Value6.8Higher than only 37%802 ratings · broad

4,456 published reviews · 292 from the last three years · 27,159 individual comments read.

On the chart

Upcoming sailings on Carnival Paradise