Enjoyable cruise - 3rd time on Mardi Gras

Item: Mardi Gras
Rating: 4.3
Author: cruisetravel63

Mardi Gras Cruise Review

cruisetravel63

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 57

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 10, 2022

Ship: Mardi Gras

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Had a nice time. Our 3rd time on the ship! We enjoyed ourselves.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Quick!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Palm Restaurant

3 out of 5

Servers definitely get A+++. Good - not so much. I feel like the food was better when we were on this ship last august. Been on her twice since then and it has gone down each time.

Lido Marketplace

3 out of 5

Not a fan. There is definitely not a big enough variety. Very little choices. Rarely go to the buffet for that reason alone.

Piazza Piani

5 out of 5

crowded at all hours because the food is so good!!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

We try and go to the Comedy show every and and the poolside movies!

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Get in line early for the Punchliner comedy club or any of the shows. They get crowded early!!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

This was an inside Havana room. Everything was fine with the room and the location was very convenient! No complaints about the room. We did have access to the Havana pool, which wasn’t really a pool. It was basically a large hot tub that was called. Not very deep either. About waist high. So we went up to the serenity pool every day. We would not stay in Havana room again

Ship tip

Make sure if you’re going to the comedy club that you get there early. The line gets long. Also the pools are small for the size of the ship. So expect them to be crowded.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

2 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

We Always check our luggage the night before. We try and get number 17 for our tags. The morning of disembarking, we go to the MDR and have a nice breakfast. Our number is called when we are done. From the time our number is called and we get in our car, the total time is around 30 minutes. Super quick!!

8 Comments

byhisgrace 2 years ago

Thanks for your review

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Interesting comparison with the previous sailings on the same ship. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

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mrene12115 2 years ago

Did you do any excursions at any of the ports? Thanks

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kelskazoo22 2 years ago

Appreciate your review of Havana rooms. Good to know about the pool. I do the same on the last morning. I grab #20 tag just in case I’m leaving bag out the night before and I enjoy a leisurely breakfast!

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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GabeNSteph 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience. Glad you enjoyed!

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Other reviews of this sailing

Ship was beautiful but not impressed with itinerary or excursions.

Great Cruise 🚢

Definitely give MG a try!