Fun ship needs Inprovement

Item: Mardi Gras
Rating: 4.4
Author: merkdjm

Mardi Gras Cruise Review

merkdjm

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 14

Helpful Votes: 336

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 03, 2022

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11417

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

A very full ship, plan your day in advance. All venues get crowded

Embarkation

5 out of 5

No problem, lines moved quickly

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Carnival Kitchen

5 out of 5

Book early before cruising. Loved the pizza and pie making class. You get to make two pizza from scratch , alot to eat! Made a apple pie and they baked it and brought it to your dinner venue at night.

Fortune Teller Bar

5 out of 5

Fun venue and great cocktails! very crowded , get there early

Rudi's Seagrill

5 out of 5

Excellent food, lobster was excellent!

Guy's Burger Joint

5 out of 5

Great cheeseburgers as always

Bonsai Teppanyaki

5 out of 5

Excellent food and fun show watching the chef cook on the hibachi. Our chef was so funny, and sang a few songs. Very entertaining

Bar della Rosa

5 out of 5

Excellent stop for coffee drinks and any cocktails.

Lido Marketplace

2 out of 5

Average food, gets very chaotic. Plates are cleared but no one actually sanitized the tables

Chibang!

4 out of 5

Good food but a very chaotic venue. Tables for Two are placed only 6 inches apart, no private seating.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Summer Landing

5 out of 5

Nice to relax, we got there early found our seats and went to pig and anchor for a quick breakfast. There was two whirlpool jacuzzi along side of ship, and pool had shallow deck to just sit down without swimming

Mardi Gras Casino

3 out of 5

Casino gets very crowded, did not see a lot of people winning much

Entertainment

4 out of 5

BOLT Ultimate Sea Coaster

5 out of 5

So fun. Do not miss , worth the extra$$

Punchliner Comedy Club

4 out of 5

Get there early , enjoyed the PG shows, the R rated were too raunchy

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Our room attendant Dewi, was excellent, always kept our cabin clean and enjoyed talking to her. She was very hard working and efficient, she really hustled to get our room cleaned quickly

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

BEWARE ** Many sanitizer stations and hand washing sinks for passengers but NO ONE actually used them Very disappointed that no announcements were made to wash hands. Another Covid disaster waiting to happen

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Typical size balcony, enough room for clothes for two people. Comfy beds, tiny bathroom, liked the adjustable temp control in room

Ship tip

Full ship with crowded venues, Plan to get anywhere early.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very smooth, facial recognition for passengers with passports

6 Comments

cortneyb 2 years ago

imo, no company should have to tell people to wash their hands, that's like me (as a flight attendant) having to tell my passengers to wash their hands, I shouldn't have to.... it's common sense and knowledge. be an adult, and adults should parent their kids and tell them to wash their hands. I'm sorry, but it's not a companies policy to have to tell people common sense and knowledge

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Big issue with the line and their customers. Thanks for sharing.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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Travelflea 2 years ago

It's really sad that you still have people being nasty and not washing their hands during a pandemic. I bring my own thats why I also avoid the buffet.

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience. I’ll make sure I bring my hand sanitizer.

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RetiredRay 2 years ago

Covid, norovirus, and others. I think Carnival gave up on the washy-washy gig because there are some Carnival customers that get a bit violent (saw that on the Panorama).

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