Decent get away but needs work

Mardi Gras Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
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Mardi Gras

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 27, 2022

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11285

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Overall it was a decent enough trip. Needs improvement though.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
No clear guidance for platinum members. Had to wait in line for quite a while before we were then guided towards another area for platinum.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food was great, there was an abundance of options and all for the most part were very solid quality. Our head waiter was fantastic in the main dining hall throughout yet those who helped seem to only start caring on the first and last day of the trip.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
A ton of things to do which was very nice. However, for being a brand new cruise, the gym left a lot to be desired compared to other cruises I’ve been on that are much older.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The cruise director was fantastic. The shows he ran were beyond great. However, the other shows attended were okay at best. Plus the fact that there was always three shows going on at the same time has it’s benefits sure, but leaves a lot to be desired given that one feels as though they are missing out when choosing. Having one at a time I feel would be a bit better to allow guess to get a glimpse of everything the ship has to offer

Children's Programs

No kids.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Waiters were great, room steward was alright. We always felt rushed to get out of the room at night for it to be turned over not allowing us to relax. Especially given our dinner was the later time slot, being essentially urged out of the room forced us to not be able to relax and just wonder the boat.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Everything felt very tight. It was nice given that several floors had things to do, but the fact that there was not much open space or straight paths indoor made it a bit harder to maneuver. Also again gym is in a pretty horrid area with no view.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
First day we came in there was hairs in our drawers, toe nail clippings on the carpet, dirty towel with makeup stains, and dust inside the shower railing. Also, we had to deal with a sewage stench the entire cruise whenever using the bathroom for some reason.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5
From the area but still enjoy doing all that is around the area.

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Margaritaville

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
Water fall tour was great.

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5
decent tour, just wish that there was either a stop at a beach for a bit or that the guide can somehow narrate as we were driving.

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Again barely any benefit of being platinum to leave.
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4 Comments

kelskazoo22    2 years ago

Sometimes you have to put the idea of being platinum aside and just go with it. I would be disappointed if the room were not clean.

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Hadn’t heard that Platinum/Diamond perks had been restored! If you got any preference, you were lucky. Sorry this cruise didn’t quite measure up.

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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