Just Okay….

Item: Mardi Gras
Rating: 4.5
Author: HairCrayZ

Mardi Gras Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

HairCrayZ

Contributor Level: Purser

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Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 02, 2023

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin number: 4201

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I’m not gonna sail on the Mardi Gras again until they change cruise directors. It really important to me that I like my cruise director.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very Nice

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The food was good and the buffet choices was much better this time. They had fried shrimp and steak one night and it was amazing.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Serenity deck was suppose to be relaxing but there was no way to relax when you have to get offered a drink every 5- 10 minutes. I just went back to my stateroom.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

It was kinda boring in that area to say the least. It was just okay. Jacky is okay but not very present as Kyndall. I felt like he was just the announcement clerk. I never saw him out and about other than scheduled times. Not a fan at all.

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

My room stewards were the best… Iwayan

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Very clean and maintained at all times

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

It’s was GREAT!

Ship tip

Do go with high expectations of the overall experience. We had a great time in March and expected the same but it was just okay. The ports were very nice just the on ship experience was different. We didn’t like the food enough to pay for the second round to go there so we just went to the buffet otherwise the featured restoloke Chibang was not all that and the Italian restaurant was worse than that one so we didn’t like those two at all. To pay $8.00 per person to go back was simply not happening. So to the Lido Marketplace Buffet we went.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

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Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

It was okay and really was not much to do there.

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Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Loved this port tools taxi ride to the city and went to the Carmen’s jewelry store. It was very nice.

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

I loved San Juan the tour the shopping was awesome!

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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

I loved the shopping at St Thomas. The alcohol was so much cheaper there too.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

It went by very smoothly

Traveler Photos

13 Comments

bonzo63366 1 year ago

I go through every cruise not knowing who the cruise director is. Just a bunch of old cheerleaders.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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MsmontyD 1 year ago

The Mardi Gras is my favorite ship thus far. I really wish they would put Cam Chavis on this ship. He does an amazing job as CD!

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javawoody 1 year ago

Our cruises are not based on the CD because we could care less, to me the cabin steward is more important.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Sorry you were not pleased with the CD. Our cruises are not based on whom the CD is.

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Lisaree 1 year ago

Kyndall is now going to be on the Jubilee.

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GLINER43 1 year ago

The cruise director? If you ever feel like your job is meaningless, remember that there is such a thing as a "Cruise Director." They direct nothing. As far as I can tell, all they do is announce the "by the inch" sale or the "liquor tasting" or "incredible shopping" seminars and MC the various "entertainment" options occasionally. Pre-recorded messages and a monkey could replace them.

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Need2CruiseSoon 1 year ago

I can’t believe the cruise director is so important to people.

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sopha 1 year ago

So you never went to the dining room? That isn't extra. I also never remember my cruise director. Only 1 I remember and we're platinum.

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ericbran 1 year ago

Over all other then the C.D glad u had a good time. Thanks for sharing

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karlgrgurich 1 year ago

Can’t imagine choosing a cruise for a CD.

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Frogboo95 1 year ago

Out of important things on a Cruise, the cruise director is around the 100th reason out of 50... This will be our 22nd cruise next week, and I can't tell you one of the Cruise Directors, Norwegian or Carnival. I am on vacation. My wife is my Cruise Director, and she's the best. Best wishes following Cruise Directors.

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cruisewithNick 1 year ago

They're not going to change it just because one person doesn't like them

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