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Item: Mardi Gras
Rating: 4.6
Author: marisabarnes88

Mardi Gras Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

marisabarnes88

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

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7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 24, 2022

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12223

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Christmas cruise however didn’t feel very much like Christmas. Only one tree in a corner. Passenger was ‘Santa’. Had to find him to get pictures. Would have been nice have a Santa picture time for kids.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Quick, easy.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

MDR was ok - we were sat in a corner in which you could not see or participate in any of the activities. Buffet was good. Guys, taco place and pizza were great. Unable to do any of the other restaurants due to having assigned dining- meant we had wait till 8pm to see if we could get in.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Bolt, ropes course, water park were awesome. Hot tubes were not hot. And kids in them - mostly because the pool water was way too cold.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Shows were great!

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

Club for teens 12-14 was non-existent. Only thing for them to do was play hours of Xbox. So, not much for them to do except wander in groups.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All awesome!!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Loves the ship. Easy to get around. Only complaint is that popular places like the piano bar and center stage have not enough seating for people - lots having to stand.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Great

Ship tip

Go early for things you want to do.

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Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5

We explored the city on our own and had a great time.

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Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Did zip and dip excursion awesome time. Highly recommend!

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Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

My favorite beach!

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Easy

9 Comments

TXgandy 1 year ago

Thanks for the review. Looking forward to Mardi Gras in March. We went on Adventure of the Seas between Christmas and Mew Year. Lots of decorations and Christmas music still going. Big tree in the promenade, great photo op.

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Cruisersnoozer 1 year ago

Thanks for the review!

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Pheznt55 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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WhippetMum 1 year ago

Thanks for your feedback

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for the review

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MrCRUISER444 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us. 🛳

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lsbs 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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MargieRita 1 year ago

On Valor at beginning of December there wasn’t much in regards to Christmas deco and it was a little disappointing. I’ve seen pics posted on other cruise lines and they had great holiday decos.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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