Great ship, good food

Item: Mardi Gras
Rating: 4.5
Author: jeffsmith29568

Mardi Gras Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

jeffsmith29568

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 51

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 12, 2022

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 5210

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Mardi Gras was a great ship. Definitely best experience we have had on Carnival. Kendall Fire is the best cruise director we have seen on over 10 cruises.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Easy entry to port facilities, but longer than expected waitto board the ship

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Mostly very good. We were disappointed in the quality of food in Chibang for lunch, but it was good for dinner

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Kyndall Fire is the best cruise director I have seen on a ship.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Very good

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Great crew and staff. Very friendly and professional.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Common areas were clean and well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Room was well maintained and clean,but too small

Ship tip

Make sure you do Bolt at least once.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Great port. Go to Kennedy Space Center

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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Highly recommend Nachi Cocom while in port.

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Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5

Cruiseline built port is okay. Mahahual is loaded with aggressive vendors that will not leave you alone.

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Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

Beautiful island. Infinity Bay Resort is a must

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very fast off the ship. Carried our own luggage off

Traveler Photos

9 Comments

CurlyCruiserYAY 2 years ago

Woohoo

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lsbs 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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johnnycruizer 2 years ago

Mardi gras was definitely one of the best ships the staff was awesome. Clean ship, CHI-BANG restaurant was awesome ate there every night. Ni putu what's the best server we had maitre d was awesome. Highly recommend it.

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WhippetMum 2 years ago

Thanks for your feedback

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MichaelW 2 years ago

Glad you had a great cruise! Also, I couldn’t agree more with your comment about Kyndall! She is the standard I hold all cruise directors to.

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience. Glad you had a great time!

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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Other reviews of this sailing

Good looking ship but!

It was OK

Enjoyed this cruise