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Mardi Gras Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
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Mardi Gras

7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 30, 2024

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10444

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

All in all it was a great experience. The food was better than expected even though it was not always great. I felt the bars needed more staff as they got backed up a ton. The coffee shop was always a crazy line but when we found the bar on the 8th floor with the Espresso machine the last couple of days were much better. Security did what they could but the teens destroyed equipment in the arcade and it made that experience tough for younger kids. In addition security did not do a good job of policing the Basketball courts. I understand that teenagers will cuss but it was so graphic and inappropriate that most kids would not go in there because it was so aggressive in there. I feel security should not allow kids to yell out racial slurs and extreme language when there are a ton of little kids around. My kids learned way to many new words and racial slurs.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Steve White and Doug Williams were INCREDIBLE!

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
I felt the outside bars were NOT GOOD. The bars on the 6th floor were great and accommodating. The service in the Casino was EXTREMELY slow..

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Loved all of it but the halls, elevators and stairs were filled with trash and food due to teenagers. I get that is not your fault but you need to ensure you are cleaning this up ASAP

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Everything was good

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
We enjoyed Paradise Beach but the food there was not good

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5
Beautiful port

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

4 out of 5
It was hot and dirty but we still had fun.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
The line for birth certificates was rediculously long and there was NOBODY in the passport line.. Felt they need more staff to support the birth certificate line
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10 Comments

byhisgrace     7 months ago

Welcome back

valrie205     7 months ago

I meant THANKS!

valrie205     7 months ago

That's for your review

lsbs     7 months ago

Glad that you enjoyed. Thanks for sharing.

outtoseapatty     7 months ago

There are always things that could be better, but overall seems like a good cruise!thank you for sharing

Gwbigdog     7 months ago

Thanks for sharing

YvetteBobcruise     7 months ago

Glad you had a good time despite little one expanding on their vocabulary.

javawoody     7 months ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise

cruising2004     7 months ago

Glad you and your family had a wonderful cruise! Thank you for your review.

HeavySeas     7 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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