Carnival Paradise has resumed sailings from Tampa, Fla., making it the 22nd Carnival ship to return.
The Paradise joins Carnival Pride, which restarted operations from Tampa on November 12, 2021, as the second of two ships sailing year-round from Port Tampa Bay.
To commemorate the milestone, as well as celebrate Carnival's 50th birthday, the Carnival Paradise team greeted their first guests on board with a special welcome themed "Back to Fun." The ship departed Saturday on a five-day cruise to Mahogany Bay, Isla Roatan, Honduras and Cozumel, Mexico.
Carnival Paradise will offer four, five or six-day cruises featuring destinations including Key West, Fla.; Costa Maya and Cozumel in Mexico; Mahogany Bay, Honduras; Montego Bay, Jamaica; as well as Belize and Grand Cayman.
Carnival began service from Tampa in 1994, with 28,000 guests in the first year. Now it offers nearly 200 sailings per year from Port Tampa Bay and carries more than 200,000 guests annually.
Carnival will have its entire fleet back in service by May when Carnival Splendor begins service from Seattle to Alaska, completing its successful restart.
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