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Mardi Gras Cruise Review

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Reviews: 5
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Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Mardi Gras

6 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 21, 2023

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 9299

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We had a wonderful time on this cruise! We went with a large group, enjoyed catching up with everyone in the MDR on how their day went.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Arrived at the port around 10am. If you want to drop off your luggage stay to the right, use left lane into parking. Credit card only. Parked on level 3 and walked straight into terminal. Process was quick. Boarding started at 11am with Diamond, special occasion (wedding party), Platinum, suites, FTTF, then went by groups.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Omelettes were fantastic made by Ni Konang. Had a dry pork loin in the MDR otherwise all other meals were delicious.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Went on “Behind the Fun” tour. So informative. Really would love to have their folding machine for sheets, dried and folded in 5 seconds!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Magic show was great! Rock Revolution in the theater was great! Comedian DJ Couch was excellent!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
We were pampered throughout the 6 days.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Big ship so you can get confused easily. Recommend studying the layout. Always saw crew cleaning.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We were offered an upgrade which we took. Picture has already been posted. The suite really gave our son privacy. We also had a cabin crawl within our group.

Ship tip

She’s huge! Make sure you have comfortable shoes. Download the Carnival Hub app. Get to any venues 30-40 minutes early as they fill up quick.

Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
Just walked around. New shopping area was not open to us but I hear it’s open now.

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
Went to the beach and went snorkeling. Saw a great amount of fish, even a barracuda.

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
Went to pool. Plenty of chairs.

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5
Did not do anything at this port.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
So fast providing you have a passport. Hearing from others in our group that the birth certificate line was back up.
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