a beautiful ship that needs some improvements.

Item: Mardi Gras
Rating: 4.7
Author: mhinkel42

Mardi Gras Cruise Review

mhinkel42

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 45

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 07, 2023

Ship: Mardi Gras

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

A beautiful ship that we recommend. It was very packed full of kids that didn't behave. The staff was great and the ship has potential. If the ship isn't at max capacity, it would have been a 5 star review.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The food was great on some days, and just ok on others. I think since our cruise was so busy, they were pumping out the food as fast as they could. We also loved the multiple free dining options. Chi Bang was my favorite.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

There are so many things to do on this ship.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

The entertainment was very good, and so were the parties.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The staff did amazing for what they had to deal with. Over 6k passengers and a lot of kids that were behaving good.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Lots of stains on the floor, and kids making a mess around the ship. Other than that, the ship was clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

We stayed in Cabin 10367. An excel suite. The room was incredible. It was huge. The balcony was incredibly huge. There were two of us in our cabin, but had family sailing in other cabins. We would hang out in the room with 9 people and had plenty of seating for everyone.

Ship tip

Have a great time, and understand that Mardi Gras is a new ship that everyone wants to sail. The ship is beautiful and has so much potential. We sail on the Jubilee in December and are super excited. The whole excel class is full of amazing ships.

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