Great cruise! We know now that we like smaller boats though!

Item: Mardi Gras
Rating: 4.4
Author: Melscoot

Mardi Gras Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Melscoot

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 09, 2022

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11397

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We had an amazing time. The boat is too big for us though. We now know that we love smaller boats. I never felt crowded at all though. I love the luxury of this boat it’s a well spread out has a lots of dining options, lots of activities! They need to change the bathroom doors though. It gets annoying. What happened to all of the table coverings in the main dining room? It was just weird without it.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Really great process of embarkation. Never had to wait in long lines or holding areas.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The MDR service is always impeccable but the food was just mediocre. The BEST places to eat were outside the dining room, Guys pig and anchor, Guys Burgers, paninis, pizza! So good! Buffet was mediocre too.

Bar della Rosa

5 out of 5

Yummy coffee drinks! MARIA WAS TOP NOTCH!!!!

Alchemy Bar

5 out of 5

LOVED the drinks and service!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

The activities were excellent! So much to do. Roller coaster, 3 different pools, serenity deck, great!

The Fun Shops

2 out of 5

Not a whole lot of shopping which for a bigger boat, disappointing! Give us options!

Entertainment

5 out of 5

LOVED the comedians! Percy Cruz 2 was AMAZING! All great!

Children's Programs

Children are older

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

ALWAYS AMAZING STAFF EVERYWHERE!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Very clean, very kept, loved the sanitation stations(purell everywhere) the only thing I hated was the bathroom automatic doors! They are tricky and difficult. I couldn’t get it to shut and when I finally did and sat down it OPENED on me! Ugh

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Great! Love the shower door, lighted LED mirror, closets have lots of nooks to put things (wire baskets, etc)

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5

Nothing to do

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Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Did an excursion through carnival with Mega Adventures. They were AMAZING! Waterfalls and zip lining!

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Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5

Rained. Bummer! Beautiful island and had great shopping on port

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Good. I love that they call you by groups.

13 Comments

byhisgrace 2 years ago

Thanks for your review

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Pheznt55 2 years ago

Great times. Thanks for your review

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Ramsey1986 2 years ago

I’m glad you enjoyed your great cruise on the Mardi Gras. Thank you for taking the time to share your detailed and informative review. We too enjoy the smaller to mid size ships but like you we will probably give one of the Mega ships a try at some point. We have enjoyed all of our cruises so far. 😎🚢☀️🩴🏝🪸🐠🌺

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valrie205 2 years ago

I appreciate your review.

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kelskazoo22 2 years ago

Happy you had a good time!

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xraymomma 2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed. I agree about preferring the smaller ships. It was fun to try the mega ship out tho.

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GabeNSteph 2 years ago

Thanks for your review

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javawoody 2 years ago

Appreciate the review

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Bigger isn’t always better. Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Appreciate your feedback!

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GoCCL 2 years ago

Agree. Ship is too big for us. We like the smaller ones.

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DFromATX 2 years ago

I agree the MDR food was mediocre. We love the experience, but I sure do wish the food was better! The BBQ place was excellent.

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GSpringer 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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