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Item: Mardi Gras
Rating: 4.1
Author: waltdan09

Mardi Gras Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

waltdan09

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

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7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 27, 2024

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10397

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 months ago

Review summary

We were disappointed the last night of the cruise when we wanted to eat somewhere other than the main dining room or specialty restaurant. The Big Chick closed at 5pm, why when everyone is onboard and sailing just did not make any sense. Additionally, the desserts offered nightly throughout the cruise were uninspiring.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Port Canaveral has wonderful access to parking and boarding the ships

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

For a new ship the décor in the main dining room was very dark and did not give off a feeling of elegance. There was not a lot of variety on the menu, the portions were extremely small, and the service was very very slow.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

We enjoyed the pool by staying away from the ones overcrowded with kids. We were extremely disappointed with the hot tubs which was continually used by children of all ages using them as “their” swimming pools, on one afternoon we counted 25 children in a hot tub splashing around. We felt that staff should have been monitoring this more closely.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

We enjoyed the entertainment however we are not fans of the "center stage" venue. With this type of setting, you have people walking thru the area during the entire show. The main theater was ok but too small to accommodate a lot of people which made finding a seat sometimes difficult. The comedy clubs were fun but again too small to accommodate the number of individuals who wanted to enjoy the show.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Our room steward was fantastic and satisified all of our requests. Guest services on the first day only had 4 staff members trying to help a long line of customers waiting. One position was held for people with disabilities and since there were not any waiting for assistance that staff member just stood there and did not try to assist anyone else standing in line.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Don't it's too big

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

We did everything ourselves it was fast and easy.

8 Comments

Ollie104 9 months ago

Hot tubs are for kids too, especially when the pool water is cold. They have hot tubs in the Serenity area that are for only 21yr + so it’s an option if you don’t want any kids around. I do agree that dessert variety is lacking other than at lido buffet lunch where they had more.

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Ebcruising2 9 months ago

I agree with you as far as mdr food choices, but all the other included restaurants give you a lot to choose from.

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lsbs 9 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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karlgrgurich 9 months ago

Wow…some very interesting details

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cruising2004 9 months ago

Was the buffet not open for dinner? Thanks for sharing.

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Gwbigdog 9 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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cortneyb 9 months ago

you thought the mdr decor was dark? either your color blind or you lie cause I have pictures to prove you wrong. is it the same decor as the old Joe farcus? no. but far from dark

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javawoody 9 months ago

Appreciate the feedback

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