Fantastic week aboard Mardi Gras 🛳️⚓️😎

Item: Mardi Gras
Rating: 4.5
Author: Auntjax

Mardi Gras Cruise Review

Auntjax

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 45

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 20, 2024

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 5437

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 19 days ago

Review summary

My husband and I had a great week. Dinner and show every night. Time to start planning for Alaska

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Arrived at 12:20pm, on board with a Pina Colada in 20 minutes 🍹

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Buffet needs quite an improvement at dinner. Breakfast was ok for me because I’m not a big eater. Yogurt and a croissant and coffee. My husband stood in line for 26 minutes for an omelet. Not impressed. Also, IMO seafood should be kept at a seperate counter.

Big Chicken by Shaq

5 out of 5

Best chicken I’ve had anywhere! I did miss the honey mustard sauce

Swirls

5 out of 5

Daily treat 🍦

Pizzeria del Capitano

5 out of 5

Grab a salad from the buffet, down to deck 8 for a pizza. Voila - dinner 🍕🥗

Guy's Pig & Anchor Smokehouse / Brewhouse

5 out of 5

Yet another free meal but, I opted to pay $5 for the brownie dessert (so worth it)

Guy's Burger Joint

5 out of 5

Always a lineup but, worth the weight 🍔🍟

Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse

4 out of 5

Always book the steakhouse on cruises 🥩. Great meal. Felt a little rushed but we managed

Cucina del Capitano

4 out of 5

First meal is free, any meal after that is $8/person. Quite enjoyed our meal and complimentary bottle of wine. Service was awesome!

BlueIguana Cantina

5 out of 5

Chicken Tacos were delightful 🌮

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Mardi Gras Casino

5 out of 5

We love casinos. Won a little, lost a little. It’s all in good fun 🎰

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Centre Stage shows were great Celestial Strings, Lovin’ Vegas. Just get there at least half an hour early to get a good seat. Mardi Gras Theatre shows Family Fued 😂, Love and Marriage Show ❤️, Broadway Beats was amazing 🎶

Punchliner Comedy Club

5 out of 5

Great comedy. We really liked Percy Crews 2, Just June, Vince Morris. Venue is just too small

Mardi Gras Theater

5 out of 5

More shows should be held here, especially the comedy shows. Very comfortable but, there needs to be a bar at this venue! If you want a drink, you had to go to the casino bar which was always packed

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The Fun Squad is always fun! Cruise Director TJ was amazing. So engaged but, never too busy to say hi 👋🏼 Our room attendant Kadek was fantastic. Greeted us by name daily. Such a nice fella

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ocean view Cabin size is perfect. We were not in our room much. Too much to see and do! Quiet area.

Ship tip

Get to Center Stage shows early as not every seat has a good view.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

No excursions. Stayed at Beachside Inn and Suites in Cocoa Beach. Great location. Rooms are quite dated but the pool area was nice. It was only one night.

Thumbs Up 0

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

We just walked around the port shops and went to the beach. The water in Grand Turk is beautiful

Thumbs Up 0

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Second time here. We just walked around, bought a few gifts for the grandkids and went back to the ship. Pool is nice

Thumbs Up 1

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5

Been here a few times. We just walked around, bought a few gifts for the grandkids and went back to the ship.