Carnival Paradise

The first week of June, my husband and I boarded the Carnival Paradise for a four night cruise to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary.
I was hesitant to cruise, because I don't like small rooms and large crowds of people. The weather was unusually cool when we boarded, we still needed jackets. I had prepared for hot weather so we had to buy fleece jackets. Our first port was Catalina Island. I had never seen a more beautiful place in my life. We took a tour that went around the island and gave us alot of history and current information about the island. I was so impressed with the short stop at the island, I was already looking into a return visit.
Our second port was supposed to be Ensenada, Mexico. Because of the swine flu, the port was cancelled. We traveled the same route, but the ship did not go into port, they anchored out in the ocean.
Even though our port was cancelled there was more than enough to keep you busy at all times on the ship. There were shows every day and of course the casino. There was a sport deck you could walk or play minature golf.
The food was exceptional, it was like dining in five star restaurants every night. Everything I ate was delicious. The staff, from the servers to housekeeping and entertainment were awesome. Each and everyone of them went above and beyond to exceed our expectations of the cruise.