My 13th Cruise (First Western Caribbean sailing)

Mardi Gras Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 15
Helpful Votes: 219

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Mardi Gras

7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 24, 2023

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 14201

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

As usual I love to cruise and I loved this cruise too I was not crazy about Cozumel but I would sail western again.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Embarkation was slow but it was a decent speed when you realize 6,000 people are getting on.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
I always love the food on Carnival especially Shaqs Chicken

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
This ship always has something going on

Entertainment

4 out of 5
All the entertainment was good I will admit the Theater shows was not that great but I loved everything else especially the Comedy Shows.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Staff is freindly but something about this particular ship makes them seem extremely tired and stressed

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Ship is very clean and maintained and one of my favorites.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
I loved this cabin very spacious and wonderful balcony view

Ship tip

Be prepared to walk alot as this ship is huge lol

Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

2 out of 5
Did not care about this port as soon as we exited the secure area a drug dealer followed my mom and I. I would not go out of my way to cruise here again.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5
Very Beautiful with alot to do I loved it here compared to Cozumel

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
It was so beautiful here so much to do and felt very safe one of my favorite ports.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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10 Comments

carolj68    1 year ago

Love this port have been to it 8 times. Know it like the back of my hand. Sorry u didn't like it.

337Tray    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing. Sorry for your issues in Cozumel but I have been there many times and have never had a negative experience.

Pheznt55    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing. We have always enjoyed Cozumel and have always felt safe.

CruiselineAdmin    1 year ago

Hello @Sailorcombat Thanks for sharing your experience with the community. I have updated the stars for Cozumel from 5 to 2. Thanks for being a member of the Cruiseline.com Community.

Frogboo95    1 year ago

Strange. We have been to Cozumel many times and went last year for a week and have never experienced that. Safest place we ever traveled.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

KeithNoSweat    1 year ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣 how do you know that person was a drug dealer?

javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate the feedback

cruising2004    1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise on Mardi Gras. Thank you for sharing your experience.

Sailorcombat    1 year ago

I accidentally gave Cozumel 5 stars I ment to give 2

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