Was a wonderful experience after having the maiden voyage canceled last year I was glad to finally make it on Mardi Gras.

Item: Mardi Gras
Rating: 4.4
Author: Sailorcombat

Mardi Gras Cruise Review

Sailorcombat

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 15

Helpful Votes: 219

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 02, 2022

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5326

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Was one of my Favorite ships and Cruise I would definitely do the Mardi Gras again would like to try a Western Caribbean Cruise on her.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Embarkation was a bit slow but it was handled well.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

All of the Food and Drinks was delicious I loved Shaqs Big Chicken the most and I'm normally a guys burger joint guy. Only complaint the dining rooms was very slow but I understand that they are understaffed so I was very understanding.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

There is so much to do I can't even name everything all I will say is you will have to take multiple cruises on the Mardi Gras in order to do everything!

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Entertainment was ok my main complaint is we had Late dinning so we never made it to any of the shows and my only other complaint is you have to get to the Commedy Club and theater early otherwise they fill up quick on a ship with 6000+ people.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

All the Staff was super friendly but you could tell the ship was understaffed so I say be patient as the crew are doing there best under the circumstances.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Ship is designed very well and was very clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

The Cabin was clean and was alright its self but it felt very crammed and the views are not the greatest especially when a mega ship docks next to you. It was nice to try but idk if I would do a cove balcony again.

Ports of call

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Did not stay off long but was a beautiful place

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Disembarkation was extremely fast and smooth.

Traveler Photos

9 Comments

DebsFirst 2 years ago

To Us The Mardi Gras Was By Far The Best Carnival Ship

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Pheznt55 2 years ago

Thanks for your review

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GabeNSteph 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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byhisgrace 2 years ago

Thanks for your review

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WhippetMum 2 years ago

Thanks for the feedback and photos

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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RetiredRay 2 years ago

Nice review, thanks.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise and found it one of the best!

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Other reviews of this sailing

Enjoyed snorkeling but 5 out of the seven in our group got sick my daughter got Covid and the rest has a upper respiratory infection two got sick eating lobster and sushi bar it was fun but end results not so much

Fun First Cruise!

A Disappointment