Major Disappointment (You get what you pay for!)

Item: Mardi Gras
Rating: 3.7
Author: rkmohn

Mardi Gras Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

rkmohn

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 71

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

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7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 28, 2024

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11277

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

We had not sailed Carnival for 8 years after an unsatisfactory experience. We decided to give them another try on one of their larger, newer ships. Well, it will likely be another 8 years before we consider Carnival again. This is just not our "vibe". It is very noisy and passengers are less friendly than on other lines we have sailed. This was our 33rd cruise and we have come to expect certain things. Carnival did not deliver. Even MSC provided a better experience.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Pretty efficient for so large a group of passengers. We had an 11:30 board time

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Adequate but not what we have become accustomed to from other cruise lines.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Very spotty. Main theater shows were very good. Comedians were poor. Magician was AWFUL! Center Stage shows were mixed.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Room steward was great. Other servers were not up to our expectations.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

NOBODY was washing their hands and finding sanitizer was difficult. Public restrooms (especially the unisex ones) were inadequate and often messy.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Room itself was nice. Banged my shins on bed frame often until I wrapped it with a towel. Bathroom is TINY. Water pressure was very poor. Hard to use sink.

Ship tip

Reconsider or else lower your expectations.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Did a good job getting everyone off the ship and through customs quickly.

8 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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stacy1025 2 months ago

Thank you for sharing!

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Gwbigdog 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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javawoody 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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nearthebeach 2 months ago

We have sailed five times since crusing resumed. It has changed a little. However we still love it.

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karlgrgurich 2 months ago

Well. When you find what you like…..stick with it

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cruising2004 2 months ago

Sorry you were disappointed with your cruise.

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HeavySeas 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

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Other reviews of this sailing

Great cruise

Staff was good.food was average.entertainment wasn't to our likings.venues in midship was terrible visually and lot of interference by people walking and talking.casino was too smoky

Great time with family