A lot of firsts and what a blast

Mardi Gras Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 9
Helpful Votes: 132

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Mardi Gras

7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 09, 2023

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 9211

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

First time on the Mardi Gras, first time on an Elite casino offer, first time in an Excel suite and it’s going to be hard to top this one.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

JavaBlue Cafe

4 out of 5

Love the coffee and the grab n’ go options.

Chibang!

4 out of 5

Didn’t get a chance to try for dinner but lunch was good.

Rudi's Seagrill

5 out of 5

Delicious

Piano Bar 88

5 out of 5

Great bartenders and Robbie the pianist is one the best.

Heroes Tribute Lounge

4 out of 5

Relaxing venue and love the seating.

Guy's Pig & Anchor Smokehouse / Brewhouse

4 out of 5

Didn’t try the food but the bar and staff are great

Emeril’s Bistro 1396

5 out of 5

Everything was fantastic

Cucina del Capitano

4 out of 5

Good but I preferred the paid version with the full menu on other ships.

Carnival Kitchen

5 out of 5

Did a Pie Making class and an Asian Food & Dinner class. Both were awesome

Bonsai Teppanyaki

5 out of 5

One the best

Brass Magnolia Bar

4 out of 5

Great atmosphere and love the grasshopper

Bonsai Sushi

5 out of 5

Delicious and cheap

BlueIguana Cantina

4 out of 5

Love their tacos and their breakfast burritos

Big Chicken by Shaq

5 out of 5

Had for breakfast and lunch. very good

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

4 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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7 Comments

lsbs     10 months ago

Glad that you enjoyed. Thanks for sharing.

WorldCrusinJW     11 months ago

Thanks for the review

carolj68     11 months ago

Love this ship and just got off of her in June. Glad you had a great time.

PJDH4     11 months ago

Did you get to eat the finished pie? My daughter and I are doing this on Mardi Gras in March.

Gwbigdog     11 months ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody     11 months ago

A lot of firsts

cruising2004     11 months ago

Glad you had an awesome time on the Mardi Gras! Thank you for your review.

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