Not enough employees for a big ship

Mardi Gras Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 28

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5
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Mardi Gras

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 19, 2022

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 5272

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

The ship is beautiful. We had 6,385 people on board with just 1800 staff members. They were overworked and understaffed. The workers were rude. Some didn’t even look like they wanted to be there. I felt bad for them.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Good. Thanks to Sophie the Manager.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
The main dining room was the worst. Not enough employees. I paid for filet mignon and it was overcooked. They forgot my chimichurri sauce and I finally got it after I ate my meal.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Kyndal was amazing. She did a lot of fun activities and was amazing.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The DJ’s were awesome. The comedy shows were funny. The guys in Havana were pretty good. The reason for four stars instead of five is because the performers in center stage were a bit boring and the seats were uncomfortable.

Children's Programs

No kids.

Service and Staff

2 out of 5
The reason for the two stars is because we had an awesome room steward named William. He was amazing. The other two people that made it nice was a guy named Made, who works in the smokers area on 8 and the guy from pixels. I believe his name was either Marcus or Marcello. The rest were not happy to be working. Awful customer service.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Common areas were very clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very nice room.

Ship tip

Don’t sit for too long at center stage. The seats are awful on your back.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

2 out of 5
Four elevators and two not working for $146 to park is unacceptable.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

1 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Four elevators and two not working for $146 to park is unacceptable.
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5 Comments

Mmjay    2 years ago

I hope you next cruise is better!

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the info

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Sailing Thanksgiving, Christmas and Spring Break can be frustrating due to the number of passengers. Appreciate your feedback.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

WhippetMum    2 years ago

Thanks for your feedback. I don't think I would ever want to sail with that many people.

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