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Mardi Gras Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 99

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Mardi Gras

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 30, 2022

Ship: Mardi Gras

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Beautiful ship, but I think I’ll stick with the smaller ones. There’s almost too much to do.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Embarkation was a mess. On the shuttle we were told one thing but when we were at the port it was a different story. Once we were verified with VeriFLY, etc., things were smoother. We boarded the ship and immediately did the muster drill

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We had no issues with any of it. The MDR was great, Rudi’s was delicious, Cucina was fabulous and of course the Lido was good. I was not a fan of Big Chicken, but that’s a personal thing Guy’s burgers and pig and anchor were winners

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
We didn’t participate but what I heard was great!

Entertainment

We didn’t go to any shows.

Children's Programs

No kiddos.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our steward was great, crew members were fabulous.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was clean, there really were no lines and the ship was easy to maneuver. Opening the doors with hand motions leaves a lot to be desired.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We were able and to move up to an ocean suite. Even so, the cabin was a bit tight, although the bathroom was fabulous.

Ship tip

Be careful about using the handicap stall in the public bathrooms. I thought the door was locked but was surprised when someone opened the door. The hand motion activators are for the birds.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5
Just a place to board the ship.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
One of my favorites. We did a walking tour then walked around on our own

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
No excursions-just shopped in the port

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
Beach day for us. It was fun and inexpensive.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very quick. I strongly recommend investing in a passport as existing is much quicker with facial recognition. Also if flying out of Orlando, invest in TSA Pre. That airport is a mess.
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10 Comments

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

xcreamcodex    2 years ago

Love this review! Great to hear there were minimal lines.

GabeNSteph    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

337Tray    2 years ago

Looking forward to sailing on the Mardi Gras next May!!!

ronajona    2 years ago

I agree. The ship is beautiful and activities plentiful, but larger doesn’t necessarily mean better.

kef2016    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience.

CurlyCruiserYAY    2 years ago

rpmmenard    2 years ago

A very good cruise review.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Sometimes bigger isn’t always better.😉

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