Carnival Mardi Gras Cruise Reviews

A group of five of us went on the new Carnival Mardi Gras. It is a beautiful ship with a very pleasant and soothing tropical decor. From what I was told by a crew member, the ship sailed at about 65% capacity. Although it is Carnival’s largest ship, it never seemed overcrowded even though many of the venues (ie. comedy clubs, bars, restaurants) were relatively small. I am assuming that was due to ...

I was obsessed with trying out the Bolt roller coaster and it didn't disappoint. I had a blast on Bolt, the ropes course and the water slides (and I'm a 44 year old man). The Italian restaurant was an absolute pleasure and the staff couldn't have been any friendlier. Rudi's Seagrill was also good, but I'm not sure it was worth the upcharge. The Cruise Director was really good, although I must ...

My main priority was covid precautions in place and management of precautions by cruise line. Carnival failed in this regard. Policies are only as good as the paper there written on if not enforced. carnival staff only paid lip service to any covid precautions to cruisers. Cons: Unmasked cruisers in public tight spaces. Announcement made during shows about mask policy but no enforcement by ...

We were on the 9/4 sailing on Mardi Gras. The lead up to the cruise was stressful with getting covid tests but it was so worth it!. We loved the ship and wearing masks wasn't a big deal to us. The many different dining areas were great. We liked that Guys has its own area now. We had dinner in the main dining room 4 nights. One night we dined in Cucina which was free right now. It was SO good - ...

After multiple cancellations we were very excited to be back on a cruise! First, the good: The service folks were top notch everywhere we were. Cabin steward, dining room waiters, bar staff just couldn't have been better nor friendlier. Center Stage Band featuring Coco and Calvin were fantastic. The Backyard Band at Guy's Pig and Anchor were excellent (except when they got in the ...

This ship is very different from what you might expect from Carnival. Much bigger, beautifully decorated, and many dining options included in cruise fare. Same great crew you find on all Carnival ships. Working hard and always smiling. The Good As I mentioned the ship is nicely decorated, has some great new features (Bolt, many fee based restaurants included during inaugural season), and ...

Carnival knows how to cut a corner!! We sailed Mardi Gras out of Port Canaveral August 21, 2021. The fourth sailing for this ship. We were about 70% full with 4,200 pax we were told. The ship maximum is said to be 6,500 pax. There are some things to like about this new ship but it clearly is not as “innovative” as the marketing would suggest in our view. Yes, the roller coaster is the ...

We are well experienced cruisers who love cruising & have done 114 cruises, 68 on Carnival. We did a back to back on the Mardi Gras. The ship is very large. Our extended balcony cabin was at the very forward of the ship. We would not recommend cabins in this location. While the balcony was larger, with a wind shield to easily open your balcony door, the base was metal, not glass, so you had to ...

The Mardi Gras is totally different from any other Carnival ship. Instead of one deck with shops, casinos, etc the Mardi Gras has 3, decks 6,7,8. All laid out well with a ton of restaurants along with a Tour Time Dining restaurant the Flamingo, and the traditional assigned seating restaurant the Palms. We opted for the first seating although we only ate there two nights. There were so many ...

On Aug 14 2021 my wife and I along with her sister and husband arrived at Port Canaveral CT3 to board Mardi Gras at 1:40pm. We boarded at 3:50. My boarding pass was marked “ESC” with an ink pen at the check in desk and we were detained for 2 hours. I was never given an explanation. It seems no one knew why. I had my vaccination card, passport and test 48 hours before with a negative result. All ...