Carnival Paradise

Carnival Cruise Line · Fantasy class · 1998

Carnival Paradise measures 71,925 gross tons, with room for 2,124 guests. Carnival Paradise sails 4-night cruises from Tampa.

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Carnival Paradise sailing at sea in evening light, three-quarter bow view
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BuiltYear built
1998
TonnageGross tonnage
71,925
Decks
11
Cabins
1,064
Guests
2,124
2,668 at full occupancy
Crew
920

Carnival Paradise cruise schedule

68 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 68 cruises

Where Carnival Paradise sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

All of its sailings are in the Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda. Carnival Paradise sails from Tampa.

TampaNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Carnival Paradise visits

9 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Carnival Paradise sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027 · from published itineraries

Sailing mix

Upcoming sailings by length

68sailings

  • Up to 5 nights5479%
  • 7 nights0–
  • 6, 8 or 9 nights1421%
  • 10–14 nights0–
  • 15+ nights0–

Turnaround ports

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
8 h
median · 7 – 9 h
Port days
46%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
0
none scheduled
Late departures
0
after 20:00 · latest 19:00

Cruise patterns

  • 1 port · 2 sea days4 nights34 cruises
  • 2 ports · 2 sea days5 nights20 cruises
  • 3 ports · 2 sea days6 nights14 cruises

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 20:00, local time.

Carnival Paradise specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Carnival Cruise Line
Class
Fantasy class
Year built
1998
Status
In service
IMO
9120877
MMSI
355833000

Size

Gross tonnage
71,925 GT
Length
262 m
Beam
31 m
Decks
11
Cruising speed
21 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
2,124
Guests, full occupancy
2,668
Cabins
1,064
Crew
920
Guests per crew member
2.3
Space per guest
33.9 GT

How it compares

206th largest of 350 ships in service

Gross tonnage

  • Carnival Paradise71,925
  • Carnival Cruise Line average120,665
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Carnival Paradise2,124
  • Carnival Cruise Line average3,322
  • All ships in service2,189

Fantasy class sister ships

Same design and size as Carnival Paradise

See the Carnival Cruise Line fleet

Also from Carnival Cruise Line: Carnival Festivale, Carnival Tropicale, Carnival Celebration, Carnival Jubilee, Carnival Mardi Gras, Carnival Venezia

About Carnival Paradise

Carnival Paradise is the eighth and final Fantasy-class ship of Carnival Cruise Line, built by Kvaerner Masa-Yards and delivered in 1998. At 71,925 gross tons she carries 2,124 guests at double occupancy across 11 guest decks. On board are Carnival WaterWorks, Guy's Burger Joint, the Serenity Adult-Only Retreat and Playlist Productions shows.