Mardi Gras Cruise Reviews - Reviews

First time back cruise since March 2020. I was a little anxious and overwhelmed. This trip was amazing and the therapy I needed after weeks of lock down.

The Mardi Gras is amazing. The only thing negative I can say about our 7 day cruise is, there just wasn't enough time to try all of the restaurants. I highly recommend Big Chicken and Chi-Bang.

A great cruise. Thought it would take time to learn this ship but flowed for us. Great food, lots of entertainment, and fun, fun, fun.

I loved everything about the Mardi Gras ! Food options were great. We only ate in main dining room for dinner once the whole 7 nights. Entertainment was great. I never felt bored. Service was slow but good. Kids on the ship were out of hand but that wasn’t carnival’s fault. Would highly recommend this ship !!

We loved the Mardi Gras, clean and new. Honestly easy to navigate after a while. The elevator situation was biggest downfall as at peak times it was a wait. Otherwise great food and entertainment.

We traveled with a group of 28 family members. Five were first time cruisers. We had an amazing time and look forward to sailing again.

This was my 20th cruise on Carnival and definitely one of the best. Ship is SO impressive. I’m already looking to book a trip on the sister ship, Celebration.

Great ship for a solo trip. Good food and music. Highly recommend!

Yes the ship is bigger. Use afternoon of day one and morning of day two to explore. Elevators are packed, with long wait times, I think during muster drill elevator etiquette should also be gone over. Get to shows early. Wear a mask on elevators and large indoor gatherings. We did not get Covid during our cruise, but many did!

We love cruising, so we have a good time no matter what. We were concerned about the crowd size and Covid, but we took precautions by keeping our distance, wearing a mask and sanitizing. There were 51 people, including children, in or group and no one reported positive for Covid upon returning home (I mention this only because some people are avoiding cruises for fear or Covid). The Mardi Gras ship was fun, activities were abundant (use that Hub App to maximize your experience), food was good. That Family Feud live show was a hoot. They need to have more on a sailing because it was so popular, it could not accommodate the number of people who wanted to attend. The magic show had us waiting 40 minutes to get in only to be a dud. The comedy shows were nice, but we often had to stand in line to get into the show. The Punchliner Club and the Limelight lounge host the shows, but the venue is much too small for the Mardi Gras ship capacity. We loved the cruise, as a whole, but after sailing on the Mardi Gras XL class, we find that we prefer a smaller ship and smaller crowd. The port destinations were meh 🫤. The excursions did not seem exciting enough for the cost, so we just toured on our own. All in all, it was good to get back to cruising after 2 1/2 years. We had a blast!

BEST CRUISE EVER!!! This ship is amazing book it immediately.

As a first time cruiser we felt the size of the ship was a bit overwhelming for all of us. We did manage to have a lot of fun regardless. Just wish some of the venues like the comedy clubs and shows had a bigger space,it all seem pretty crammed for the amount of passengers on board the ship.

Mardi Gras has everything you need to party! All of the nicest foods, Nicest people and everything. Can't wait to go again

The Mardi Gras is a beauty. A Big Ship with so much to do. So many food places to choose from. I really, really loved my cruise. I think anyone looking to have a good vacation will do so on the Mardi Gras while remembering your vacation is what you make it.

This was the best cruise ever. I love that I'm celebrating my 50th birthday with Carnival.

It was more then expected can’t wait until we do the Jubilee in 2024

This was a great cruise and my family and I would repeat this itinerary.

We had an amazing time. The boat is too big for us though. We now know that we love smaller boats. I never felt crowded at all though. I love the luxury of this boat it’s a well spread out has a lots of dining options, lots of activities! They need to change the bathroom doors though. It gets annoying. What happened to all of the table coverings in the main dining room? It was just weird without it.

Overall, great week on this stunning ship. It’s very large so it takes some to find your way around. We spent most of our time on the back of deck 17 so the kids could go back and forth for the back pool to the water slides. If you get up to the slides when they first open, the first couple of hours in the day is a walk on. My early afternoon everyone is there and it’s crowded. That is when we would take a break from the sun and walk around the ship or take a nap! One complaint, not many food options after 9:30. Pizza lines extremely long at night and the other food location didn’t open until 11:30. With 6000 plus people on board, we felt like they needed another food location late at night.

Over all it was a wonderful cruise, I enjoyed spending time with my family. It seems we never get together until it's a funeral! This was a treat and I'm very thankful cruising has started back.