Mardi Gras Cruise Reviews - Reviews

The ship is nice we enjoyed it. It was an well deserved trip for our family.

This was our second cruise on the Mardi Gras. We were celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary and had an absolutely wonderful time.

Was one of my Favorite ships and Cruise I would definitely do the Mardi Gras again would like to try a Western Caribbean Cruise on her.

At first I wasn't going to write a comment, then I read several reviews here that were a little on the negative side so I decided I'd just give my two cents even though no one asked for it. It's been many years since I have sailed Carnival. My two cruises this year have been on MSC and Royal Caribbean. Although I found many things great on both of them, I also found a few bad things as well. I really can't say that about the Mardi Gras. From embarkation, ease of migrating the ship, cabin size, food, lines, there were very few things that we found lacking. This was a full ship and from the time we arrived at the port to walking through Grand Central took us probably 45 minutes. We never experienced lines anywhere. Some of the shows filled up really fast and that could be disappointing but when you have 5200 people on board, you have to expect that. We never ate at the buffet, but I can say for the MDR, Guys Burgers, Guys Pig & Anchor, Shaq's, Chibang, Cucina del Capitano and Fahrenheit 555 I did not have a bad meal. Dinner at Cucina and one of the MDR meals was a little meh, but nothing was bad. The only disappointing meal was I bought a lobster roll at the Seafood Shack and it didn't seem worth $15 to me. There was very little lobster and it was more roll than anything. Although the ship is large, we never got lost and were able to find our way around from the first day because the layout is very manageable. We always joke that it will take us days to find our cabins easily, but we never had any issues with that. We really enjoyed the game shows Family Feud and Deal or no Deal. All the comedians were very funny and we saw multiple shows both PG and R rated. The Broadway shows would probably be my only negative of those. I only saw the one with the Broadway hits. It was very hit or miss. It was odd that they didn't sing some of the bigger songs from the shows. As for the second show I didn't get to see it due to being sick in the room but others told me it wasn't even as good as the first show so I wasn't disappointed that I missed it. As for my souvenir, the test came back negative on the ship, but by the time we made it home, my entire family ended up having covid. But for anyone considering going on Mardi Gras and hesitant because of the full ships right now, people are so spread out that you really don't notice the number of people, and you will have a great time. I definitely want a do over for the two days that I missed out on, but with the uptick in cases, be weary that you could come home with a souvenir like we did. Just very glad that we are all vaccinated.

Rudi’s grill and the Sushi Bar was our downfall everything else ok

very nice ship , plenty of things to do, lots of walking, bathrooms too small, toilet positioning not big and tall friendly, shower water pressure is non existent. food should be better.

Overall the cruise was great just a little far for me to drive to Port Canaveral to get on a boat the ship was big hard to get around specially if you’re on a scooter or a walker because some people will not let you buy to get on the elevators are they just stand in the way where you can’t go around them they only think about their selves but there are some people that was really really helpful as noticed that the younger kids were very nice I’ve had it had a couple of kids come up to Sammy and say ma’am do you need me to hold the door ma’am do you need help you don’t say that in kids today not all of them so that tells me their mama and their daddy has raised them right and I commend you on that

Overall had a good time. Can’t wait for my next cruise!

Everything on this cruise was amazing. When I think cruise, this is what I think of. Great food, fun activities, amazing drinks, and unlimited amount of relaxation and fun.

Overall the cruise was great. Dinner in the MDR are lacking a bit. Missing a bit of flavor and seasoning. They did provide us he option to eat at Cucina del Capitan, Guys pig and anchor and Chibang for no extra fee. The Italian was not very good but the Chibang was phenomenal. And the pig and anchor was off the charts for dinner. Street Eats, Guys burger and Shacks chicken were very good too. Pizza good as always and the buffet was hit or miss.

Everything about this trip was great. The staff was wonderful as always. The ship is large and has something for everyone. Food was great, drinks are always great. Some venues fill up fast, so plan accordingly. We had a great week. Zero bad experiences, but we always make the best of everything. You are being waited on and pampered, so really, what could be better!! There were 6013 guests, but it never felt overwhelming. There were occasional lines, but that is expected at some of the top venues. The Center Stage, Mardi Gras Theater and Limelight do fill up fast, but we planned our day around the things you want to do and always found seats. The number of good venues and activities was more than you can do in a week.

fun time .. great ship .. just be very careful around pools .. hazardous for slipping

Mardi Gras was a great ship. However carnival crowds way too many people on the ship. It’s hard to get a seat anywhere.

We enjoyed our cruise with the exception of the stateroom size. We will get an Ocean View Stateroom next time.

The ship was great with the exception of the elevators. The entertainment was very good and the food on the ship was average at best.

I would recommend wearing a mask in crowded spaces. A number of passengers including 3 of 5 in our group came home and tested positive for Covid.

This was my second time on the Mardi Gras and I love the ship. They need to do something about the decline in the quality of the MDR food but everything else was perfect.

Simply beautiful cruise. The Broadway shows, comedy shows, and especially karaoke was excellent.

Would sail Mardi Gras again in a heartbeat! Easy to navigate, food was good.

We had an overall great time. We let the little things go and just relaxed for the week.