Another wonderful cruise on the Mardi Gras!

Item: Mardi Gras
Rating: 4.7
Author: annyka

Mardi Gras Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

annyka

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 82

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 15, 2022

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5247

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We had a wonderful time during our second week! We didn’t want to leave!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

My only complaint was waiting in the restaurant for so long for our back-to-back. The letter told us to meet at 8:45 am and we didn’t get off the ship (to come right back on) until after 10:00am.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Bolt, the water slides, ropes course, and pools were great! I wish the hot tubs were hotter so people (and a bunch of kids) aren’t staying in them for 1+ hours at a time.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Excellent shows! We loved Travis on the guitar, many shows, and the violinists. I won $200 at Deal or No Deal the first week! Family Feud was fun to watch and Love and Marriage is always great!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

This was our first spa cove balcony and we really enjoyed it!

Ship tip

If you really want to ride Bolt, book early and don’t necessarily wait for a sea day to ride it. It can get canceled due to wind. Ours was canceled three times before we were able to ride (during a sea day).

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

This was our second time to Nassau and we didn’t get off the ship (along with many others). I was hoping San Juan, PR would have been changed to Half Moon Cay or Bimini instead.

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Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

We enjoyed a relaxing day at the pool! This was our second time here.

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Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

We love Grand Turk and hadn’t been there in 5 years. The beach and snorkeling were not nearly as good as before (not as many fish, not as clear, and a much more inclined beach) but still a great beach day right off the pier.

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