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Mardi Gras Cruise Review
7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)
Sail date: November 26, 2022
Ship: Mardi Gras
Cabin type: Inside
Cabin number: 11221
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 1 year ago
Review summary
Some of our favourite things of the ship was the the variety of restaurants. The decor/lighting/technology. Some of the things we didn’t care for was the size of the ship, the layout , and the crew not being as friendly. we felt bad for them. Overwork and understaffedEmbarkation
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Lido Marketplace
Found that the food was on par with other ships may be slightly better
Bonsai Teppanyaki
This was a very good experience. The cook put on a great show. And the food was very interesting. It was definitely worth the money
Guy's Burger Joint
Always good
Cucina del Capitano
We always try to hit the Italian restaurant on all carnival cruise ships. I did notice that the menu was slightly different on the ship. Possibly because it’s a free option and you don’t have to pay. But we still enjoyed our self
Chibang!
Food was very good. But it was very loud in the restaurant. But definitely a must to check out
BlueIguana Cantina
Always happy with this restaurant
Big Chicken by Shaq
I thought Chick-fil-A was good. But big chicken was awesome
Onboard Activities
Serenity Adult-Only area
We were able to always find a chair. Hot tubs are nice and large but almost never hot enough. Seem to be on average 95 to 98. I complained a couple times but nothing was ever done about it
Entertainment
Punchliner Comedy Club
They had a couple good comedians. I always look forward to the comedy acts. The most disappointing thing about it was if you didn’t show up an hour before the show you were not likely to get a good seat. If you were there a half hour before the show you most likely didn’t even get a seat. I couldn’t believe the lines
Mardi Gras Theater
I would have to say that the show performances are the best on this ship than any other carnival ship I’ve experienced. But that being said most of the good performances didn’t even take place in the theater. The most unfortunate thing was that if you were not there an hour early to get a seat you were usually unsuccessful at getting one very long lines
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ship tip
If you’re adventurous and you don’t mind walking a lot and trying out different food venues then I would suggest this cruise ship. They do have like 16 restaurants. But my wife and I like the dream and vista class ships more. We will never cruise the XL ships again.