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Mardi Gras Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 84

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
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Mardi Gras

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 13, 2023

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10274

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall, the trip was great - I'm just not a huge fan of Orlando. There are better ports/cities to visit pre/post cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very smooth and fast embarkation, about 30 minutes from transportation to drink in hand.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The food was very good overall, however I was not impressed with the shrimp at Emeril's. The jambalaya was good.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5
It was difficult to get seats for the Grand View productions, but what we saw was well done.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Service was great.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Ship design was very spread out so crowding wasn't really an issue even with dining. It took a few days to get your bearings, need better signage near the elevators for Forward and Aft since most floors have a blocked "extended" view so you can't see where you are headed.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
They have added USB ports, reading lights, etc. No balcony light which was disappointing. Plenty of closet space. Bathroom seemed smaller, but very manageable.

Ship tip

Bring comfy shoes - It's a big ship, and dining areas are very spread out.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Using the elevators was IMPOSSIBLE by 7AM. Had to carry luggage down to deck 6 on the crowded stairway. Once there, we were off the ship in minutes. Uber pickup was a few minutes walk, but we were at the airport by about 8:30AM.
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