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Mardi Gras Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

2.9 out of 5
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Mardi Gras

7 Night Western Caribbean Carnival Sailabration (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 04, 2023

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 9441

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Smoothest ship we ever sailed on. The staff was friendly. The food was awful. I’m glad we brought snacks. Even on the formal nights the steak was terrible. We all got sick one night so pretty sure we had food poisoning. If you cruise to eat don’t go on this ship.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Fast

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
The staff was very friendly and kind. The food was terrible. It was so bad that the best food on the ship was a $5 peanut butter and jelly sandwich from room service.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
We went to all the shows. They repeat the same shows twice. The comics had 20 min shows with the same material that we had seen them on other ships. There were a lot of pools and hot tubs. The kids did all the slides in one day and said they didn’t want to do them again.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The three girls playing violins were ok. They played the same songs over and over again. If you saw them once you were good. The stage show was great. They did aerial acts. The magician was not good. He only did card tricks.

Children's Programs

2 out of 5
My son loved club o2. He just played video games. My daughter was a shark and went the first day. All the kids were combined and she did not want to be with the little kids crying. She never went back.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Super. Everyone learned your name and tried their best to help out.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
I liked having the main show in the middle of the ship. Easier to access.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
Very narrow. You could not walk past someone in the room. Decks area is smaller as well. Only two chairs now, no lounger.

Ship tip

Get off as soon as you can on the last day. We waited 1 1/2 hours to go through customs.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

3 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Awful. Waited 1 1/2 to get though customs. When we got to the front of the line only two people were checking birth certificates. If you had a passport you could walk through.
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6 Comments

envy1219    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

sherryannie    1 year ago

Was the food that bad at all venues? There are so many choices on this ship, haven’t been on this ship yet ( 9 of us are going in January), I’m looking forward to all the different choices 😋

javawoody    1 year ago

It’s advantageous to use a passport

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Sorry you were so disappointed.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

CruzeFan    1 year ago

Cruising is not what it was previously

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