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Carnival Paradise

Posted on October 29, 2008 by: Tropigal

  • Carnival Paradise cruise ship docked in Long Beach, CA.
  • Upon boarding, you walk into a six-story, glass-domed atrium with musicians playing at the circular bar.
  • Atrium during evening hours.
  • Professional photographers take pictures of guests daily, and are available for purchase.
  • Glass elevators take you anywhere between the 4th floor and the 9th floor.
  • Atrium Plaza and Internet area is located next to the circular bar. You'll also find both the information and excursion desks here.
  • Let's check out our ocean view stateroom!
  • Some oveanview rooms have portholes, others have a window.
  • We all agreed on how comfortable the down feather comforters and pillows were.
  • Double bed stateroom
  • Carnival's signature towel animals are left in staterooms at night when your steward turns down your bed. This one is a walrus!
  • Along with the towel animal, the Carnival Caper newsletter (with the next days itinerary) and a yummy chocolate are left in your stateroom. This one is a frog!
  • Bunny rabbit? Jack-a-lope? We weren't too sure.
  • This elephant was my favorite! Our steward even put my sunglasses on him!
  • Normandie Lounge- Many of the ships shows, activities and games were held here.
  • The first was our emergency evacuation/life vest drill. Quick, painless...and mandatory!
  • Here Carnival guests battled each other in a Trivia Challenge game show in the Normandie Lounge.
  • The America Bar is the Paradises' Piano Bar. It is named after the U.S.S America, a Navy vessel that was in service from 1965-1996.
  • Red, white and blue...woo-hoo! Copperleaf relief panels depict scenes of the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, and Yosemite National Park.
  • The Queen Mary Lounge is on the opposite end of the ship as the Normandie Lounge.
  • We saw a great comedy show here.
  • All floors have lit up signs that clearly tell what's on that level.
  • Elation and Destiny Dining Rooms are the fine dining restaurants.
  • The servers performed at dinner time and did a great job getting guests involved!
  • Here comes the conga line filled with Paradise passengers!
  • The servers dressed up and put on a good show!
  • You can chose what you want and how many you want! Here is a picture of just one of the tasty dinners!
  • Lobster and shrimp! YUMMY!
  • REX Dance Club. It is named after the S.S REX, an Italian Ocean-liner.
  • D.J. Ivan played great dance music all night!
  • The Lido Deck was the happening place. From great bands...
  • ...to an ice carving exhibit...
  • ...water wars...
  • ...and even a men verses women synchronized swimming competition! The men won!
  • The Paris restaurant on the Lido Deck is a casual, buffet style, dining option.
  • Verandah Deck- guests swam, sunbathed and played ping pong.
  • Swimming pool, basketball court and shuffleboard were also located on the Verandah Deck.
  • Looking down at the Lido Deck stage where entertainers played and activities such as the hairiest chest competition were held..
  • Sunbathing area by the children's pool on the Promenade Deck at the very back of the boat. Catalina Island pictured in the background.
  • Swimming pool and jaccuzi on the Lido Deck.
  • 115 foot waterslide dumps you into the swimming pool on the Lido Deck!
  • For pool towels, and to check out equipment for basketball, ping pong, golf, shuffleboard etc., the kiosk is located on the Lido Deck by the pool.
  • Water-slide speeds into the salt water swimming pool.
  • The Sun Deck is where you'll find the jogging track as well as the miniature golf course.
  • Ever wanted to play mini golf on the top deck of a cruise ship? Well here's your chance!
  • Since Catalina does not have a pier big enough for cruise ships, the Paradise will moor in open water and send shoreboats back and forth to shuttle guests to the island.
  • Shoreboats will take Paradise passengers to the island and back, free of charge. If your Skipper is entertaining, feel free to tip!
  • Night shots of the Carnival Paradise, a huge beast looming in the Ensenada fog.
  • Night time on the Verandah Deck.
  • wow!
  • All lit up at night, pretty impressive!
  • The emergency lifeboats look much less disturbing in the early morning hours.
  • Hope you enjoy your cruise on the Carnival Paradise!
  • We're outta here!

Best Time To Visit: year-round
Closest City: Long Beach
State: 7
Country: 209

Carnival Paradise Cruise Ship

 

The Carnival Paradise Cruise Ship is one of eight ships listed in the Fantasy Class.  These ships weigh in at 70,367 tons, are 855 ft long, cruise at 21 knots, carry a total of 2,052 passengers, and employ 920 crewmembers, all on 10 fun-filled decks.  This fleet has 1,026 staterooms, which are comprised of 54 private balconies, interior rooms, ocean view rooms, suites, connecting staterooms and penthouse suites.  The Carnival Paradise was registered in Panama and launched on 12/01/1998.

When you enter the Carnival Paradise, you walk into its main lobby, which is a six-story, glass-domed atrium with a circular bar.  The theme of the Paradise is designed to pay h omage to some of the greatest ocean liners to ever grace the seven seas (examples: Queen Mary Lounge, Rex Dance Club, Rotterdam Bar).

This massive ship has a consistent itinerary of three and four day Baja Mexico Cruises departing from Long Beach, CA.  The four-day cruise visits Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexico.  The three-day cruise stops only in Ensenada.  (Part-take in excursions such as SCUBA diving in Catalina and La Bufadora in Ensenada.)

Dining options: Your “Fine Dining” option which serves elegant, multicourse meals (and includes Spa Carnival menu options: meals low in fat, sodium and cholesterol) are dished up in both the Destiny and Elation Dining rooms.  “Casual Dining” options are the Lido Buffet, Bistro Café, 24 hour room service, Paris Restaurant, Sushi bar, 24 hour pizzeria and ceaser salad bar.  These eateries are available in many locations around the cruise ship and have a “dress as you like, sit where you like” atmosphere.

Casino: Carnival Paradise’s Majestic Casino is said to be one of the largest casinos afloat.  Try your luck at slots, blackjack, roulette, craps, and poker.  For rules, games and more details, visit http://oceanplayersclub.com.

Spa: Relax onboard the Paradise with massages, body wraps, facial treatments, loofah treatments, special spa packages, steam rooms, water therapies, thermal suites and more.

Salon: Pamper yourself by making an appointment with Salon Paradise.  They specialize in hairstyling, hair cutting & coloring, eyebrow shaping, waxing, manicures, pedicures, facial treatments, and grooming for men.

Fitness: Aerobics & Aquarobics, yoga, Pilates, spinning, jogging track, state of the art equipment, weight lifting, personal fitness analysis, and sauna will help you stay fit while cruising the seas.

Bars and Lounges: Many of the bars and lounges aboard the Paradise have been designed and decorated in nostalgic ocean liner flair.  Check out the America Bar, Atrium Bar, Rotterdam Bar, The United States Bar, Normandy Lounge, Queen Mary Lounge, Midship lounge, Rex Dance Club, and The Leonardo.

Other: Still looking for more to do?  Check out the Paradise’s Camp Carnival, Blue Riband Library, multiple Jacuzzis, 3 pools including a 115-foot long spiral waterslide, duty free fun shops, Café Ile De France, Video Arcade, card room, self service laundry facility, Internet area, miniature golf course, ping pong tables, and basketball court. n>

Tidbits: The inaugural voyage of the Carnival Paradise in 1998 was praised by the American Cancer Society for launching the world’s first smoke-free cruise ship.  Carnival even took into consideration to hire non-smoking workers to build the ship as well as non-smoking crewmembers.  Then on December 2003, news came out that the Paradise was being redeployed to the West Coast as a smoking ship.

 

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