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Mardi Gras Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Mardi Gras

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 03, 2023

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9266

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Large boat, never felt crowded. Great variety in food possibilities. Entertainment staff was very personable.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Came in on an Uber. Right at our window of time. Smooth sailing right onto the boat. From car to boat, about 25 minutes.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Bravo to Steakhouse, High end seafood place, and Italian spec rest. Chibang had a huge selection. Palm restaurant was good for breakfast, so-so for dinner. Kind of hit and miss.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Decent amount going on. major bummer was the limited freedom my child had at O2 club. Didn't let kids do what they want if they had a scheduled event going on. My child ended up giving up after a couple of days. Comedians were solid. Rec crew solid.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Impressed there was two large performance spaces. The "atrium" concept is great!!! Very impressed with the visual aspects of the performances in both the main theatre and the atrium stage. BRAVO. Sound issues at both locations. Sound engineer need to pre-set the mics on the singer. Singers where very good just lost a lot of their opening entrances.

Children's Programs

2 out of 5
Not sure why they don't let the kids do what they want. My child is 17, went to the O2 club a little. If an event was scheduled in the club, the kids where not allowed to do anything else BUT the event. She was frustrated and gave up going around day 3.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Hit and miss with the waiters. For the most part very good. Room stewards were good but did not do as much as other cruise lines and half the time just did a quick clean and missed some things.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Well done with deck 6-7-8. NICE!!!! Deck 16-17 solid also. Did not wait much for an elevator throughout the cruise.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Basic veranda room. Slightly larger than the last Carnival boat we were on. The bathroom was a little larger than before also.

Ship tip

Take advantage of bringing your own soda and wine.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
Beach right next to boat. Very handy.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Smooth. We kept our luggage. Didn't not wait long. Pretty smooth overall
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11 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Pheznt55    1 year ago

We’ll stick to the smaller ships. Thanks for sharing

lsbs    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

amstory1228    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing. I'll be on the Mardi Gras September 10th. I'm so excited!!

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing 👍

Nubianrose    1 year ago

Loved Mardi Gras when I went in May 2023. Mt first cruise in years. We had a great time all around.

Itspeace4me    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing.

lsbs    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing. Glad that you enjoyed.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

Carnivalfoodie    1 year ago

Nice details. Thanks 😊

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