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Item: Mardi Gras
Rating: 4.4
Author: gouldy50

Mardi Gras Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

gouldy50

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 20, 2024

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 17271

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

overall, the cruise was great and very minimal criticism. this was my first carnival cruise in over 20 years, and I was a little apprehensive since carnival has a reputation of being the "Walmart of cruise lines". however, because this cruise/ship is more expensive than most, a lot of the riff raff was not there and I was overall pleasantly surprised.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Seamless and way better than anticipated

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

pleasantly surprised at the quality and taste of food

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

pools, rollercoaster, bars

Entertainment

4 out of 5

comedians weren't that funny, enchantment was great

Children's Programs

no kids

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

the only negative i have about this cruise is the lack of service. dinner in the flamingo we would go 30-45 minutes without seeing any of our waiters. I don't mind a wait for food since they are not preparing it. but a lack of beverage refills (even just water), bread, butter, etc. wasn't there. we constantly had to hunt them down and request things. also, servers for bar service for the pools was nonexistent. I tipped a waiter $20 cash one day around noon and legit even saw him again.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

all great except the air conditioning wasn't that great. room did not stay cool and was constantly humid.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

buggy excursion was amazing

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Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5

i have been to grand turk quite a few times. there were two large ships there that day; that port is not equipped to handle that many people. a ship the size of the mardi gras should not be in port the day of another ship.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

9 Comments

Gwbigdog 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 6 months ago

Appreciate the review

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gmababy 6 months ago

A cruise is what you make it, be it cheap or expensive, they all go to the same ports and have nothing anymore than the other. Carnival just gives you the same as other ships at a lower price.

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MTcruisers 6 months ago

The service we got from Oscar at the Flamingo was excellent. He extremely pleasant and on top of it.

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Flcruisepro 6 months ago

Carnivals new ships are a good improvement, but it's still Carnival. Glad you had a good experience overall.

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carolj68 6 months ago

Thanks

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cruising2004 6 months ago

Thank you for your review.

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BPRD2696 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing.

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HeavySeas 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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