Pleasantly surprised. Ship was way better than reviews I read before leaving.

Item: Mardi Gras
Rating: 4.7
Author: craig9200

Mardi Gras Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

craig9200

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 26, 2022

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 17232

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

One of the best cruises we've taken. Like the new ship design. Would like to stay in ports longer but can work around that.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Once they started boarding it went quick. We were checked in before anyone could even start boarding. Still only took about 30 minutes

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

All were good to excellent

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Lots of pool options. Lido still the best. Rollercoaster was OK. Best one I ever rode on a cruise ship.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Way better than past Carnival cruises. It's apparent they put some thought in it.

Children's Programs

Didn't go with kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

They were obviously short on staff but the ones that were there worked incredibly fast and good to make up for lack of help.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Once I got used to the layout not being Carnivals normal I really liked it

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Room was narrow and smaller than expected but it did what I needed it to do. Balcony was OK for the short time we used it.

Ship tip

Be patient and explore the ship.If there is something you don't like walk till you find something you like

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

2 out of 5

Didn't really plan anything. Changed port 2 weeks before sail date. Was planning on. Puerto Rico.

Thumbs Up 1

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Faster than any ship I've ever been on. Did self disembarkation

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