Fun Cruise…Not a fan of Mardi Gras

Item: Mardi Gras
Rating: 4.3
Author: DLT364

Mardi Gras Cruise Review

DLT364

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 53

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

6 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 21, 2023

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12423

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Mardi Gras was a nice ship. A lot of hype from people that I didn’t see why. Not a huge fan of that large of a ship. I will continue with the smaller ships.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

BlueIguana Cantina

5 out of 5

Tacos always good.

JavaBlue Cafe

5 out of 5

Don’t remember the girls name but great. Loved that it opened at 6am

Guy's Pig & Anchor Smokehouse / Brewhouse

3 out of 5

I feel Brewhouse is better on the Horizon

Guy's Burger Joint

5 out of 5

Always good

Green Eggs and Ham Breakfast

5 out of 5

Not what it was back in 2018 but still fun

Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse

5 out of 5

Delicious

Carnival Kitchen

5 out of 5

So much fun in the sushi class

Bonsai Teppanyaki

5 out of 5

Always a great time and good food.

Big Chicken by Shaq

5 out of 5

Good food

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Love the serenity!

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Cassandra in the Palm Dining Room was great Was not pleased with our room steward. Franklin, saw him one for a few minutes on day one. Never saw him the rest of the week

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

On saw room steward Franklin one time

Ports of call

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Hung out in port. The pool and water slides were a blast. Rented 2 chairs an umbrella and access to WiFi for 2 for $50

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Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Did the see & sea excursion It was fun

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Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

12 Comments

byhisgrace 1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback

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Need2CruiseSoon 1 year ago

At the same time I see the ship get a lot of hate and I don’t know. I had a blast and would sail on the Mardi Gras again over and over. It’s all a personal opinion.

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sdmyrtle 1 year ago

I agree, Mardi Gras is a good ship, very pretty and easy to navigate despite being so large. I have had much more fun and a better cruise on Carnival's smaller ships. I was not impressed with much of the food on this cruise. I did love Blue Iguana and Big Chicken.

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sopha 1 year ago

Unfortunately the room stewards are assigned twice as many cabins and don't have an assistant all day anymore. I'm sure your cabin was still maintained. Love the staff.

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Pheznt55 1 year ago

Agree. Beautiful ship but too big for us.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your informative review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise in spite of it not being your favorite.

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Itspeace4me 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Yes, MG can be very overwhelming. Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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lsbs 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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dkantouth 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing. I have to agree in part, but for a large ship I found it still had lots of intimate spaces. It takes a good week to figure out the best places/times to eat. I hope you discovered the Pig and Anchor for breakfast.

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