Much to do and spacious rooms

Mardi Gras Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
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Mardi Gras

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 19, 2024

Ship: Mardi Gras

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10371

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 14 days ago

Review summary

Clean, spacious, quiet rooms. Brought wine and soft drinks and kept in fridge and drank from our own packed insulated cups. Many activities to do. Busy, laid back, whatever you wish to do many areas to sit by pool, quiet areas and busy. Great options for many.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Long lines but went quickly.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Would love to have had more seafood options that did not require extra cost. Main dining room was decent but small portions, lido deck buffet was subpar, "fast food" options had lines but moved quickly. BarBQue place was good with outdoor buffet at noon many did not know about. Drinks are costly but was a great option to bring your own soft drinks and 2 bottles of wine or wine cocktails (wine bottle size) per cabin.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Family fued, halloween costume, bingo, Deal or No Deal, Pool slides. Enjoyed but would not do halloween contest, they did not keep us informed of what was going on and it went on too long with us not even knowing what was going on...like 1 hr. and 15 min. Pools were great but extremely cold until in the Bahamas.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Great singers, DJ's, music choices and energy from the directors to performers. Good variation. Would love to have seen the guitar guy in a bigger area and more upbeat piano singer.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Seemed like many did not want to be there if they were not directly working with you like your room steward or assigned waiter. Tried to ask others for help and were very "negative" with response to help.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Easy to understand and very clean at all times!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Did not face sunset or port sides when you came to your ports. Size was great! Much storage with hair dryer, shampoo, soap and refrigerator! 4 pillows and extra blankets and nice air control.

Ship tip

Bring your own soft drinks and pack in suitcase. They say only 1 liter per person for alcohol to bring back but they did not check any amount, if driving bring as much as you want!

Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas Did not visit port

Been before

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

3 out of 5
Not much here. No excursion. This is the place to do excursion if you want to do one on this trip.

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
Shopping, fun Margaritaville, and FREE beach access right by boat.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Quick but shocking with no screening and check of luggage. Nice. LIne was long and a bit hectic on boat the worst is the ELEVATORS, extra time required. Was able to eat breakfast with extra time....
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6 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     8 days ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog     11 days ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

javawoody     13 days ago

Appreciate the post

HeavySeas     14 days ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

cruising2004     14 days ago

Thank you for your review.

mdecruising     14 days ago

Thanks for sharing

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