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Item: Mardi Gras
Rating: 4.5
Author: fla97

Mardi Gras Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

fla97

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 9

Helpful Votes: 202

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 06, 2024

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10291

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 4 months ago

Review summary

It was a great family cruise. It was full but still manage to get chairs in the shade by the pool, kids got to do the slides, ropes and rollercoaster. We had great weather…except Puerto Rico. Food was good. Service was good.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very quick

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Food was good in all places…no complaints. The anytime dining getting a seat is a problem.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Trivia, Bingo and Deal or No Deal

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Always good. But saw the same shows from when we were on two years ago.

Children's Programs

Grandkids did not participate

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone worked hard and all very friendly

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Big boat, but easy to navigate

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Cabin is your usual cabin on all ships. The balcony was much roomier. Was an extended balcony without being advertised as one.

Ship tip

Have Fun!

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Home port

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Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5

Beautiful beach, but water is way too rocky.

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Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Nice pool area

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5

It rained so we just walked around a bit

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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Beautiful beach Magen’ Bay

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Was very simple. Carried our luggage off ourselves.

Traveler Photos

6 Comments

deconz 2 months ago

Thanks for Sharing

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Gwbigdog 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 4 months ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your family cruise.

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cruising2004 4 months ago

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

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javawoody 4 months ago

Appreciate the feedback

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HeavySeas 4 months ago

Awesome......thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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