Good cruise, less food options. Ice cream only available at one machine. My kids were served alcohol in a branded restaurant by accident. No access to any pools or jacuzzi no matter the hour including serenity due to each item being filled with kid.

Item: Mardi Gras
Rating: 2.7
Author: figocosi55

Mardi Gras Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

figocosi55

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

2.7 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 17, 2022

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9492

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Good cruise, less food options. Ice cream only available at one machine. My kids were served alcohol in a branded restaurant by accident. No access to any pools or jacuzzi no matter the hour including serenity due to each item being filled with kid. Much less options available and the MDR was mediocre at best. Beat options are the italian restaurant. Chibang and teppinaki were horrible experiences and teppinaki is not free.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Good

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Limited availability, served my kids alcohol by accident at teppenaki

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Onboard account activities very limited and schedules 12:45am which is not realistic.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Need to do better

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Amazing

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

2 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

1 out of 5

Wont go back

Thumbs Up 0

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

3 out of 5

Best port ever

Thumbs Up 0

Grand Turk Island

1 out of 5

Going down hill

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

2 out of 5

Fast but very chaotic

Traveler Photos

8 Comments

gumby03 1 year ago

Would like more clarification on why things were so bad. Especially experience at chibang. We ate there 3 times and I'm looking forward to going back. The other clearly states that there is a charge, so not sure why you would think it wasn't?

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

donald1lane 1 year ago

Sorry to hear about your experience. Not the cruise we had a month before and the ship was at capacity. Always able to find a hot tub and pool with plenty of room to enjoy myself.

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

WhippetMum 1 year ago

Thanks for your feedback

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate the feedback

Thumbs Up 1

Flag

Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

Thumbs Up 1

Flag

CruzeFan 1 year ago

Never cruise during a holiday or when schools are out of session.

Thumbs Up 1

Flag

lsbs 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

Thumbs Up 1

Flag

Other reviews of this sailing

Over all it was great experience, ship is new and big, might feel complicated till you get known to automated, restaurant etc.

Memorable Cruise

Awesome vacation