Disappointing

Item: Mardi Gras
Rating: 4.3
Author: bowmantribe

Mardi Gras Cruise Review

bowmantribe

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 27, 2022

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 16285

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Too crowded. Couldn’t enjoy amenities due to large groups of passengers taking over entire sections of the ship. Fight on lido. 27 cruises - first time didn’t feel safe onboard. Need increased security presence. Have another cruise scheduled in Dec, but will be the last. Clientele isn’t what it used to be and violence/fighting seems to be a growing trend. Not a family friendly environment.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Be prepared for long lines and wait times

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

7 Comments

sfcvan 2 years ago

First of all speaking from the law enforcement side, there will never be enough security to cover 18 decks and over 3000 cruiser. Every one would like to blame the disruptions on different demographics, but in my opinion it's more has to do with the alcohol that is consumed in a short period of time and certain people who think they are privileged. I have been on 3 cruises since December and going on another cruise on the Vista this upcoming December. When you mix alcohol and cruisers who try and police other cruisers, you will have some tension and it will over flow into a confrontation in some cases. This happens on land or sea, Happy cruising everyone and stay safe.

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javawoody 2 years ago

I wonder, drink packages = drunks = fights

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Sorry this cruise didn’t had many issues for you!

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ronajona 2 years ago

Mardi Gras is beautiful, but I agree that the crowd size made it hard to enjoy many of the amenities and shows. Glad we didn’t witness any fights. Did witness group being disembarked in San Juan 😕

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CruzeFan 2 years ago

Thanks for the review. I have seen many comments about Mardi Gras feeling too crowded and public venues being too small. Hopefully they change the design on future ships and go to smaller ships.

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willwork4cruz 2 years ago

That is too bad. I'm surprised there are not more fights. When you put 5,000 people together in a crowded space, with many of them drunk off the all you can drink package, hot weather, no real security presence, what would you expect. Any other similar venue would have fights too. Carnival has issued a lot of warnings in the news about cracking down but good luck. Best to try and schedule cruises when younger hot-heads won't be there.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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