PARADISE found, plus our CONQUEST of two more ships (with pics) - 4/14/2018

[Jamman54]

Pat had the minestrone soup…..

 

Jim had the asparagus cream soup…..

 

I think that we all had shrimp cocktails……

 

For her main Patti had the zucchini and eggplant parmigiana…..

 

I had the grilled jumbo shrimp……

 

Pat and Jim both had the prime rib…..

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Here is tonight’s dessert menu…..

 

Patti had the fruit plate…..

 

Pat had the vanilla crème brulee…..

 

I had the coffee crème cake AND a banana split…..

 

 

Jim had some ice cream…..

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

Tonight, the maitre’d and servers performed for us…..

 

 

After dinner we all went to the casino to try our luck again. Patti and I both did very well tonight. Afterwards we took a stroll along the Promenade, then made our way back to the cabin. Here is tonight’s turndown and our Platinum / Diamond gift, the headphones.....

 

 

Coming up next: A great day in Grand Cayman!!!

[arubacabo]

Great review. We were on the Miracle right behind you.

 

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[heffy2]

Another great review, thank you!

[Destaw71835]

Still enjoying your review. Thanks for the pictures of the Port of Tampa. I will be sailing out of there for the first time this August.

 

 

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[seannyice81]

Thanks for your review. I just booked Paradise for next year :cool:

[savedbygrace]

Hello Jeff : Enjoying the review and amazing Patti pictures. I especially liked your Congo River Golf outing. I remember playing that course with my family as a teenager in the late 1980's. I'll soon be back with Mom and Dad in NYC for a four day trip to Bermuda on the Horizon leaving on September 13. Our Labor Day cruise on the Sunshine to Canada from NYC in 2016 was the infamous trip where I got to meet you here online after recognizing you from your review. Thanks for the awesome review as always. Peace and God Bless!

-Ed

 

 

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[rentayenta]

Great update!

[PTAngel]

Thanks for posting this review. We will be on the Paradise in August for Cuba. It will be our first time on her & first time cruising out of Tampa. It is only our second time on Carnival. How does the Paradise compare to the Pride? We cruised on her 2 years ago.

 

We will be driving down I-95 from Delaware. I'm giving myself 2 days so plenty of time. You drove right past our house if you came over the Delaware Memorial Bridge. We can watch the traffic coming into Delaware from our front door.

 

Anxious to read the rest of this review. Keep up the good work.

[hockeyguru32]

Following along thank you for your review. I noticed there is no big screen on the Paradise so suffice to say no Dive in Movies?

[Megan_Strick]

Jeff-

 

Any idea where Muster Station B is?

[Jamman54]

Great review. We were on the Miracle right behind you.

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Thanks for reading! Hope you enjoyed your cruise on the Miracle. :cool:

Another great review, thank you!

 

Thanks for following along again! :cool:

[Jamman54]

Still enjoying your review. Thanks for the pictures of the Port of Tampa. I will be sailing out of there for the first time this August.

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Thanks for continuing to follow along. Tampa is a great port to sail from. :cool:

 

Thanks for your review. I just booked Paradise for next year :cool:

 

Hey Sean! Always great to have you along. I think that you will love the refurbished Paradise.:cool:

[Jamman54]

Hello Jeff : Enjoying the review and amazing Patti pictures. I especially liked your Congo River Golf outing. I remember playing that course with my family as a teenager in the late 1980's. I'll soon be back with Mom and Dad in NYC for a four day trip to Bermuda on the Horizon leaving on September 13. Our Labor Day cruise on the Sunshine to Canada from NYC in 2016 was the infamous trip where I got to meet you here online after recognizing you from your review. Thanks for the awesome review as always. Peace and God Bless!

-Ed

 

Hey Ed! Always good to have you along. Enjoy your cruise on the Horizon! :cool:

 

Great update!

 

Glad you enjoyed it. More to come. :cool:

[Jamman54]

Thanks for posting this review. We will be on the Paradise in August for Cuba. It will be our first time on her & first time cruising out of Tampa. It is only our second time on Carnival. How does the Paradise compare to the Pride? We cruised on her 2 years ago.

We will be driving down I-95 from Delaware. I'm giving myself 2 days so plenty of time. You drove right past our house if you came over the Delaware Memorial Bridge. We can watch the traffic coming into Delaware from our front door.

Anxious to read the rest of this review. Keep up the good work.

 

Thanks for reading! I think you will love the Paradise. She's a little bit smaller than the Pride, which is my favorite ship, and she doesn't have everything that the Pride has, but you will have a great time. The crew just raves about Cuba.

Yes, we come over the DMB from New Jersey. Did you see us? :D Have a safe drive down to Florida. :cool:

 

Following along thank you for your review. I noticed there is no big screen on the Paradise so suffice to say no Dive in Movies?

 

Thanks for following along! You are correct. There are no Dive-In Movies on any Fantasy Class ships. :cool:

[Jamman54]

Jeff-Any idea where Muster Station B is?

 

I believe it was on the Promenade by the casino. :cool:

[TravelLots]

HI Jeff,

Thank you (and Patty) so much for doing this. This has made me give the Carnival Paradise a second look.

[Jamman54]

HI Jeff,

Thank you (and Patty) so much for doing this. This has made me give the Carnival Paradise a second look.

 

Glad you are enjoying it. Going to post the start of our Grand Cayman day now. :cool:

[Jamman54]

Day # 3 - Grand Cayman ( 7am to 3pm ).

 

We were up at 6am to get ready for the day. The seas were calm, but it was a bit cloudy outside. The weather forecast was for a beautiful day. Here are today’s Fun Times…..

 

Here is the tendering information for non-priority passengers…..

Here is the priority tendering information…..

 

We met Jim and Pat around 7:30am in the Leonardo Lounge for priority tendering. Our plan for today was to head to the Royal Palms on Seven Mile Beach. I had reserved a pool cabana there ahead of time. Around 7:45am we were led down to the first tender. Here is one of the tenders used here today…..

 

To be continued…..

 

 

[Jamman54]

We have left the Paradise and are heading ashore. You can see the newly installed balconies mid ship and aft…..

 

 

This is the tender landing area…..

 

Patti and I have arrived in Grand Cayman. It has been a while since we have been here…..

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Here are the welcome sign, map and taxi rates. It costs $4/pp each way to go to the Royal Palms…..

 

 

 

There are quite a few small shops at the tender landing area…..

We have arrived at the Royal Palms…..

 

 

To be continued…….

 

[retiring soon]

Hi all!

 

Jeff ~ glad I finally found your review, I thought you'd have one soon. Loving your review as usual & Patti's lovely pictures.

I don't know about Paradise, looks a bit too colourful to me but am looking forward to Conquest which I have been on & loved.

Looking forward to more.

 

Have you ever cruised the Med, plan to or prefer to stay on this side of the pond? Cuba is something else so hope you get there soon. I've been 8 times, twice on cruises around the island, it's beautiful.

 

~ Jo ~ :)

[Jamman54]

We arrived at the Royal Palms at 8:20 our time. They wouldn’t start serving drinks or food until 10am our time. That was the only negative. We were free to pick our cabana and use the facilities until then. Here are the pool and pool cabanas…..

 

Here is the bar and restaurant seating…..

 

We can see the Carnival Paradise in the distance…..

 

 

To be continued…..

 

[Jamman54]

Here are the beach and dining cabanas…..

 

 

Looking towards the pool bar from the beach…..

 

Royal Palms information…..

 

The pool bar…..

 

Here are the pool and deck rules…..

 

To be continued…..