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Mardi Gras Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Mardi Gras

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 08, 2023

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10412

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

It was a great cruise! Loved the ship, especially loved the crew, loved the entertainment, all the trivia games, the fun ship people that did all the games and trivia, especially Clint! It was really great! Only complaint was Seafood Shack and Emerils.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Great, now that I'm a Platinum member!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Did not care for the food from The Seafood Shack, had the fish fry, too much batter, barely any fish, and didn't care for the Crab Louie salad from Emerils. Nothing much to it, and it was a pay restaurant. Definitely not worth it. All the other places we went were fabulous!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
So much to do on the ship! Loved all the activities! Clint who did the 50"s and 60's trivia, was just awesome! He was so much fun!

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Loved Rick and Ruby, The Sunny Girls trio were phenomenal, enjoyed the shows in the theatre.

Children's Programs

Didn't have any kids with us,

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
There are many people I want to mention by name that gave us unbelievably exceptional service! First of all, our room steward, I Nehgah! I asked for ice the first day we got there, and he made sure I had ice every day! Our room was spotless, and he was so friendly and polite! Kim, first person we met in Lido when we first got on the ship! Then we would see her in the dining room at night. She is so tiny, but she is a powerhouse! So friendly and sweet! Yasty, and Puii in the steakhouse who gave us excellent service! Musafa on the Lido deck, which helped me with food choices, Pinky in one of the shops, helped me with buying perfume, Sylvia in the seafood grill, who also gave us exceptional service! Julie, on the Lido deck, who gave me my coffee every morning, so very nice and polite! Nella and Paola in Guest services, who helped me so much with internet questions, as I wasn't sure how to go about using the Hub app Robert from Poland, our waiter in the dining room, excellent service, so much fun, great sense of humor! He never forgot our coffee, and gave us excellent suggestions on the food, and most of all Trixy, in the dining room (Palm) who was so very patient with me, as I had such a hard time figuring out the check in process. We asked for our same table (755) and for the same waiter (Robert) and she made sure we had that. Danced with Robert the last night in the dining room, had a blast! Such a wonderful crew on the entire ship! So pleased with them all!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
I loved the ship! It was so clean, and well maintained!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Lots of great space for clothes, the bed was so comfortable, and I loved the glass doors on the showers, and that fabulous magnifying mirror in the bathroom! Also loved the size of the balcony!! Much bigger than most Carnival ships!

Ship tip

Please be respectful of other passengers! We saw so many displays of horrible conduct, kids running through the halls at 1am, knocking on doors, people dropping food, and just leaving it lay there for the crew to pick up, people stepping on you in the elevators.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

2 out of 5
We we signed up for the cruise, our first port was supposed to be Puerto Rico, which we love, but it was switched to Nassau, which we do not care for at all.

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
Loved this port! Went on the tour you offered of the city, it was excellent! However, quite a bit of walking just to get to our bus for Marisol tours. Our guide was excellent!

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
Love Grand Turk! Its so pretty and clean! People there are so friendly!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Again, being a Platinum member made it so easy!
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7 Comments

cmglover25    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing. We have 17 more days before we cruise.

Pheznt55    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate the feedback

MrCRUISER444    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience with us!

mrspayne427    1 year ago

Thanks for your detailed review!

lsbs    1 year ago

Thanks for the detailed review. Glad that you enjoyed your cruise.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed and informative review. Rick & Ruby are a favorite of ours. Happy to see that they are still on the ships. We also enjoy the Sunny Girls. Glad you thoroughly enjoyed cruise.

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