Good Times on the Carnival Mardi Gras!!

Mardi Gras Cruise Review

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Reviews: 15
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Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Mardi Gras

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 03, 2022

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11370

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Excellent ship and new additions to venues that made the theme of the ship.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
No Diamond or Platinum check in line. One of the Carnival employees asked us to check in with the suite guests; which I thought was lovely. No Diamond or Platinum lounge either. But the wait wasn’t bad.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Brass Magnolia Bar

5 out of 5

Excellent service. Great music!

Emeril’s Bistro 1396

5 out of 5

Smart addition and the breakfast was amazing. Try the fresh pressed juices. Worth the spend although disappointed the juices aren’t included in the Cheers package.

Cucina del Capitano

4 out of 5

The food never disappoints but they need more servers.

Rudi's Seagrill

5 out of 5

Food was excellent and the service amazing. Men cannot wear shorts. We ended up outside for dinner which ended up being a lovely night.

La Piazza

5 out of 5

Paninis were excellent. Try #8.

Guy's Pig & Anchor Smokehouse / Brewhouse

5 out of 5

Dinner included!!! Small portions.

Fortune Teller Bar

5 out of 5

Air of Mystery and Golden Galaxy!!! Fabulous addition to bar choices.

Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse

5 out of 5

Two amazing meals. The best speciality dining, hands down on any Carnival ship.

Chibang!

5 out of 5

Outstanding addition to the Carnival selection of dining options. Included as well.

Bonsai Sushi

5 out of 5

Expanded their menu and it was fabulous!

Big Chicken by Shaq

5 out of 5

Fabulous!!! Way better than the burger joint.

Bar della Rosa

5 out of 5

Excellent service. Great espresso martini!!

Alchemy Bar

5 out of 5

Never disappoints. Tried the Purple Sunset and loved it. My favorite remains The Perfect Storm.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Cabin great. Extended balcony mid ship was worth the extra spend. Make sure you connect with your room steward on day one. We didn’t and there was a miss on our room being turned at our desired time.

Ship tip

Take towels with you to Summer Landing as no towel station there.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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8 Comments

ronajona    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed.

GabeNSteph    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

Seaborn360    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

CurlyCruiserYAY    2 years ago

ericbran    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing. I be on the Mardi Gras in October

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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