Very Nice Havana Experience

Mardi Gras Cruise Review

Ashlynskitty

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 10

Helpful Votes: 148

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

6 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 08, 2024

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8218

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

We enjoyed the Havana area immensely as this ship holds over 6k ppl and there is a good deal of privacy and a less amount of people by far, when paying for this area. There was usually only 5 to 6 ppl in our Havana pool at any given time, which was great on the hot hours of the day. Definitely worth the increase in cost. Our next cruise this Spring will be in a Havana Cabana---certainly excited. The rest of the ship was nice and we enjoyed our vacation.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Smooth and a super short wait

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The food was good...a couple items warm rather than hot...however I am pleased with the various options---you can't go wrong. Chibang was good, Teppanyaki was absolutely delicious, Shaq's Big Chicken was amazing, Seafood Shack was great and the Buffet was perfectly fine. We enjoyed the Coastal Kitchen "tail-gate party"... this food activity I highly recommend.

Carnival Kitchen

5 out of 5

I can't wait to do another. This was a great activity and yummy!

Palm Restaurant

5 out of 5

Very good breakfast

Chibang!

5 out of 5

Delicious and kind service

Emeril’s Bistro 1396

5 out of 5

The Sweet Potatoe Waffles are the best!

Seafood Shack

5 out of 5

Fish and Chips was very good

Big Chicken by Shaq

5 out of 5

1 of my favorites

Bonsai Teppanyaki

5 out of 5

Absolutely amazing lunch...our Chef was Ryan P.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

We only saw our room steward 2 or 3 times. He was kind and professional and very busy of course. We appreciated all his work. Thank you

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

This was our 1st time in an interior room and I was pleased with the layout. The square room met our needs of 3, and we enjoyed the Havana area. Lovely color scheme