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Item: Mardi Gras
Rating: 4.5
Author: MelAndChris

Mardi Gras Cruise Review

MelAndChris

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 28

Helpful Votes: 349

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 03, 2022

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 11275

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

This was a wonderful cruise. Kyndall Fire was a wonderful Cruise Director and had so much energy. If you want to ride Bolt be prepared for it to be closed if the wind is too strong.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

We were told that we would board a hour late but it was more like 2 hours. Boarding was very chaotic.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

All the food in the main dining room was good.

Big Chicken by Shaq

4 out of 5

Food wasn’t worth the long wait in line.

Lido Marketplace

4 out of 5

Food was ok. Ribs on embarkation day were awesome.

Limelight Lounge

5 out of 5

Comfortable venue.

Palm Restaurant

5 out of 5

Food was good and the service was great.

Havana Bar

5 out of 5

Great place.

Brass Magnolia Bar

5 out of 5

Very nice venue.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Way too much to do that we couldn’t do it all.

Mardi Gras Casino

5 out of 5

Happy there is a non smoking section. The casino is chilly.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Shows were ok, nothing great.

Punchliner Comedy Club

2 out of 5

Adult comedians were disgusting.

Mardi Gras Theater

3 out of 5

Singers were so so.

BOLT Ultimate Sea Coaster

1 out of 5

Tried to ride twice and it was closed down both times due to high winds.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The crew were all great. Rubie in the Palm restaurant was wonderful.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Ship was too big. Design was not well laid out.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Our cabin was very comfortable and had plenty of storage.

Ship tip

Don’t expect to be able to do everything the ship has to offer on a 7-day cruise.

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Disembarkation

2 out of 5

It was very disorganized.

7 Comments

donald1lane 2 years ago

I was able to ride the Bolt twice. Did have to have some patience and come back when the wind died down. Was pleasantly surprised that there was never a line. The ropes course was also a lot of fun and able to do it several times.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise in spite of the hiccups (i.e.:not able to ride the bolt).

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Travelflea 2 years ago

I just came off the Mardi Gras on Dec 3rd. I made sure I rode Bolt on the very first Sea Day around noon. It went down a few times that day.

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byhisgrace 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad that you enjoyed your cruise. Mardi gras is my favorite ship with carnival so far

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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RetiredRay 2 years ago

So because of the good attention to safety they do, you do not recommend the bolt?

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