The massive Carnival Paradise cruise ship floats on deep blue water under a partly cloudy sky. The white vessel features several decks of windows, small tender boats attached near the hull, its name clearly written on the bow, and a signature red whale-tail funnel on top.

Carnival

Carnival Paradise

Bahamas

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Trip Details

Departs: December 26, 2026

Returns: December 30, 2026

Departure Port: Tampa

Ship: Carnival Paradise

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Carnival Paradise

Built as the world's first entirely non-smoking cruise ship, an experiment that lasted five years

Aboard

  • Launched in 1998 as the first cruise ship in the world built to be completely smoke-free
  • The no-smoking policy was abandoned in December 2003 for revenue reasons
  • The eighth and last Fantasy-class hull, and one of two still sailing
  • A fourteenth deck with 38 staterooms was added in the 2018 dry dock
  • Based at Tampa, running four- to six-night Western Caribbean and Bahamas voyages
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Ashore

Where You Stop

Tampa

Celebration Key

Bahamas

The Bahamas

The short cruise done properly, a long weekend, a private island, and water so clear the shadow of the ship sits on the sea floor.

Best Time to Go
Year-round; November to April is driest
Typical Length
3 to 5 nights
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DepartsFrom
October 18, 2026
December 26, 2026This sailing
December 20, 2027

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