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Mardi Gras Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 21

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Mardi Gras

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 18, 2023

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 4447

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

This was our first cruise. Mardi Gras was a fun ship to experience on. Lots to do.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Was easy and simple. Just lots of ppl getting off at one time

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Good and options good. I know the yogurt machines were the favorite. Wish they were not broken as much as they were.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Enjoyed the fitness room, kids enjoyed the teen clubs, zip line was a hit. Wish the courts could have been more user friendly as some stayed and played BB all day with others not able to join in. Mini golf needed at least a few boarders around each hole to keep from going off onto another hole.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Cookie was a blast when he was doing his games and shows. Really made you laugh. Loved family fued and love and marriage shows. Comedy was good. Stage shows were ok. Some better than others. Wish they could spread the comedy and shows out so you could see more of them.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
Kids enjoyed the 12-14 and 15-17. Wasn’t fond that they closed for a few hours during the day. Both kids met others to play with.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Stateroom attendant I Wayan was awesome. He remembered names and would ask how things were going. Always had a towel animal when we came back. So pleasant and he made our first trip great. Fitness guide Basavaraj Katti was very nice and helpful. Fun and enjoyable to talk to. Hopefully he got us on the right health track in life. He’s always there to help.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Just wish more trash cans and areas to leave empty cups (if you walked around with one). Staff did a good job keeping up

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Really enjoyed my first cruise cabin. Kids loved the window and I did too. Nice big view out at sea. More room than what I thought it would have been

Ship tip

Learn the floors and what’s in them. Lol. I got confused at times

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
Need better signs about where to meet for excursions. Especially for the first timers. No one told us to just meet outside of where we get off in our zone. Luckily the islanders were nice and helped out. Visit the shops

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
Nice clean port. Lots of shops inside

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5
Lots of shops.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy and smooth
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4 Comments

WorldCrusinJW     11 months ago

Thanks for the detailed review

javawoody     11 months ago

Glad you enjoyed your first cruise

cruising2004     11 months ago

Welcome to cruise life! Glad you had a wonderful first cruise. Thank you for your review.

Gwbigdog     11 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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