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Item: Mardi Gras
Rating: 4.5
Author: jed87

Mardi Gras Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

jed87

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 30, 2024

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 4344

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

Overall I really enjoyed our cruise but I think I’m a bigger fan of the dream class of ships, mainly because the layouts are much simpler and less people. Lines were everywhere Mardi Gras, including food spots. And the layout of the shop was difficult to navigate, especially with strollers.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

No issues getting on the ship

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Delicious food and drinks

The Brass Magnolia

5 out of 5

My absolute favorite bar, they have an amazing Hurricane that reminds me of New Orleans. Try it! It’s the strongest drink on the boat and it was delicious.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Good variety of fun

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Unfortunately because of the way the ship scheduled the entertainment with the dinners, we weren’t able to enjoy much of the entertainment.

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

They need to figure out a better solution for long lines in the checkin and checkout process for Camp Ocean, during this cruise there were much more kids due to spring break week. So it was very disappointing to not have a good plan in place. Two lines would have worked best, one like to checkin and one line to checkout. And some additional staff on weeks like this would have been better.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Always wonderful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Always saw people keeping it clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Really enjoyed the family harbor ocean view room for our family of 4.

Ship tip

Research the layout before you go, the ship is very spread out and requires a lot of up and down walking and getting on elevators.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Love this one but definitely take a cab and venture out. We took a short ride to Chankanaab National Park and relaxed at the beach and snorkeled. We did an unlimited drinks and food deal as well.

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Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5

Not really a fan of the port itself, it gets very congested and the shops are all the same pretty much over and over. Maybe venture out onto the island.

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Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

Great port with lots to do close or outside of port.

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