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Mardi Gras Cruise Review
7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)
Sail date: May 07, 2022
Ship: Mardi Gras
Cabin type: Inside
Cabin number: 5350
Traveled as: Singles/Friends
Reviewed: 2 years ago
Review summary
Great time, great cruise. Can't wait to cruise her again in January, or who knows maybe sooner!Embarkation
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Lido Marketplace
Not sure if it's because of all of the other food options but the buffets just weren't very good. I absolutely loved the soda machines though. Scan your card and fill it up. Included with cheers and bubbles. Otherwise be careful kids could rack you up a bill!
Guy's Pig & Anchor Smokehouse / Brewhouse
Gotta say I was a little disappointed in my dinner here. The menu I saw online from carnival was not the same as it was there. The food was good but I feel the sea day lunch is 100x better. Watermelon margarita though! They went down smooth, so good!
Cucina del Capitano
We ate lunch here once and dinner twice. Can't go wrong with pasta
Fortune Teller Bar
They have some really neat drinks. Worth trying but no of them really stood out to me.
Chibang!
We ate here 3 times for dinner. They also had a lunch on sea days, noodle bowls. I didn't go for that. Food was really good. Chibang margarita is a must.
Street Eats
Loved the fries everyday. I didn't eat the other 2 but my sister did and liked everything she got
Big Chicken by Shaq
Shaq attack! Chipotle bbq was really good. Breakfast biscuit was not worth it though. Best fries anywhere on the ship!
Alchemy Bar
Ordered a drink here for the first time. Always so busy. The deal closer. A very good drink
Onboard Activities
Atrium
I do have to agree with past reviews. Very poor design for such a big ship. We had around 5000 shows were impossible, even bingo was hard to find seats.
Waterworks Aqua Park
All 3 water slides were great. Drop one is a must!
The Fun Shops
Not much of selection. Very small compared to others and didn't offer the ship branded merchandise. Most was a "designer" themed and even more expensive than usual
Entertainment
BOLT Ultimate Sea Coaster
Booked it for the second day as soon as I could. First one got canceled right after, rebooked for later that day, canceled again. Booked for the time we were leaving nassau and got to ride. If you can time it for when you are leaving a port. Amazing views.
Mardi Gras Theater
Most of our comedy shows were in here. The only down fall I saw was no bar service. Had to go out to casino bar to get anything. We would get there about 20 to 30 minutes early. Even as the show started as long as you didn't have a big group trying to set together there were plenty of seats empty.
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ship tip
Take advantage of specialty restaurants while they are free for dinner. Hopefully they don't change this!
Ports of call
Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic