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Mardi Gras Cruise Review

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 115

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Mardi Gras

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

5 out of 5
We arrived after our time. But we were on board in about 30 minutes

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
So many places to eat and drink, take advantage while the specialty restaurants are included!

Lido Marketplace

4 out of 5

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

4 out of 5

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

5 out of 5

We ate lunch here once and dinner twice. Can't go wrong with pasta

Fortune Teller Bar

5 out of 5

They have some really neat drinks. Worth trying but no of them really stood out to me.

Chibang!

5 out of 5

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

5 out of 5

Loved the fries everyday. I didn't eat the other 2 but my sister did and liked everything she got

Big Chicken by Shaq

5 out of 5

Shaq attack! Chipotle bbq was really good. Breakfast biscuit was not worth it though. Best fries anywhere on the ship!

Alchemy Bar

5 out of 5

Ordered a drink here for the first time. Always so busy. The deal closer. A very good drink

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Atrium

3 out of 5

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

5 out of 5

All 3 water slides were great. Drop one is a must!

The Fun Shops

3 out of 5

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

5 out of 5
I have to agree with most others. The layout of the main stage area is horrible. Hard to find seats for the shows where you can actually see, even bingo was hard to get into. Other than that no complaints on the performers

BOLT Ultimate Sea Coaster

5 out of 5

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

5 out of 5

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

5 out of 5
As always excellent service everywhere

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
A bit bigger than I'm used to but by end of day 2 I could find all restaurants qnd bars. Entertainment venues took a bit longer. Everything was clean

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
A little smaller than usual if that's possible but still nice. Bathrooms are a tighter squeeze than usual as well

Ship tip

Take advantage of specialty restaurants while they are free for dinner. Hopefully they don't change this!

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
Got off for a couple stores. My sister lost her sunglasses looked for a cheap pair. If no excursions booked we will stay on the ship next time

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5
We were there the same time freedom was so it was very packed. We hit up a couple stores went back to ship and enjoyed water works. Definitely will book an excursion next time

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5
Same as other. We were once again there with freedom. Two very large ships for such small places. We walked the beach and my sister got some seashells for her daughter. Will book an excursion if we go back

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Smoothest ever. We were off the ship in about 30ish minutes. My sister who is platinum only beat us off by about 10 minutes

Traveler Photos

Basically the room Tv and fridge
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Pheznt55    2 years ago

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jessbutler    2 years ago

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valrie205    2 years ago

I appreciate your review.

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lspop205    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your detailed review and positive attitude. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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