First cruise back since Covid and Mardi Gras didn’t disappoint

Item: Mardi Gras
Rating: 4.9
Author: cpenn001

Mardi Gras Cruise Review

cpenn001

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 56

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 07, 2022

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 15482

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

The cruise was awesome, we loved it. Mardi Gras did not disappoint. This was our first cruise back since Covid and we felt very comfortable the whole cruise. Also would like to say that being there was 5500+ people on the ship, we never felt crowded or encountered long lines. Job well done Carnival

Embarkation

5 out of 5

30 minutes from arriving in terminal to getting on ship

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Food was good and flavored well. Loved all places that we visited. Chibang was only location we were not impressed at. They delivered appetizer and entre at one time and never really checked on us after that. It wasn’t even that busy since it was 2nd elegant night. Rudys sea grill and cuccina del capitano was excellent. The teppanyaki was excellent. We had fillet or lobster on at least 4 of the 7 nights and could have done fillet on 2nd formal night.

Lido Marketplace

5 out of 5

Was good each time we went, especially breakfast. The shrimp on last night buffet was good!

Guy's Pig & Anchor Bar-B-Que

5 out of 5

The fillet offered only on 1st night was excellent. Don’t miss out on this!

Swirls

5 out of 5

Ate more than my fair share, loved it. That was what I missed most on previous cruise

Street Eats

5 out of 5

The time fries was good, never tried anything else

Rudi's Seagrill

5 out of 5

Best on the ship well worth it.

Pizzeria del Capitano

5 out of 5

Great pizza never a long line

Guy's Burger Joint

5 out of 5

Guys is always a favorite of mine

Cucina del Capitano

5 out of 5

Food was excellent, wife had lobster and I had chicken parm. Loved it

Chibang!

3 out of 5

Food good, service left a lot to be desired

Big Chicken by Shaq

4 out of 5

It was good but not what it was hyped up to be. Same peppery tenders for breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Bonsai Teppanyaki

5 out of 5

Best performance of any teppanyaki chef we have ever had. Food was outstanding, surf and turf was outstanding.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Bolt was awesome, worth the $15. The tides pool was very nice, spent many mornings there.

Tides Pool and whirlpool

5 out of 5

Loved it, spent most of our time here

The Fun Shops

5 out of 5

Great selection

Cherry on Top

5 out of 5

Great selection and fresh

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Room attendant did awesome job.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Only thing would have been better would have been to make center stage more like stadium seating. Everything else was outstanding

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

First time in aft and it was well worth it. Bathroom kind of skinny but love the glass door upgrade

Ship tip

Fillet mignon 1st night only in the guys pig and anchor, also lobster on menu in cuccina del capitano 2nd night.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Off the ship and driving off in 40 minutes.

12 Comments

paulyoung 2 years ago

Really enjoyed your review. We are going to be in this room in 54 days. Can’t wait. Would love to see some balcony pictures if possible? Thanks

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nikki0919 2 years ago

Do you have any picture of the room/ balcony in 15482 of what you see outside on the balcony?

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cpenn001 2 years ago

FYI on cabin 15482 the only noise was a constant running of jacuzzi heard only in bathroom, otherwise no noise from the lido deck.

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Pheznt55 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing, looking forward to cruising 8/6

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GabeNSteph 2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed

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Ramsey1986 2 years ago

I am glad you loved and enjoyed your cruise. Thank you for sharing your review.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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robshap 2 years ago

Thanks for your review. Going on Mardi Gras again in two weeks on a b2b. Cant wait.

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Frogboo95 2 years ago

Thank You very much

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Tealuver72 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing we will be on the Mardi Gras from 7/2-7-9.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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