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Mardi Gras Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

kwayyis

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 21

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

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Mardi Gras

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 28, 2023

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 14491

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Cruised with two young kids. Staff was fantastic. Many of the people on board were not so much. A lot of rudeness and impatience. People arguing about who was waiting for the elevator first. Witnessed a lot of rudeness towards staff. For us we will likely stop choosing large ships and may stop cruising Carnival. This has less to do with Carnival, and more with the clientele Carnival seems to attract. The ship was beautiful, the food was fantastic.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

pretty smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

MDR was fantastic. Buffet was chaos and we only went once . Cucina was great.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

pools were fantastic in the back- way less crowded.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Comedy was top notch. But you had to wait ahead of time to make sure you got into the shows.

Children's Programs

4 out of 5

Kids club was great.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All staff is A+, they work super hard and always a smile on their face.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

The main floors 6-8 were way too crowded at night. Sometimes could not even walk through because people bottlenecked.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

beds were so comfortable, room was a bit small. location was great, never heard elevators but did hear BOLT during the day

Ship tip

It's a very large ship, and you will walk a lot If you don't mind crowds you will be fine. The pool on 8aft was our favourite

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Fast

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