8 Nights Southern Caribbean From Port Canaveral Cruise

Mardi Gras - Our best cruise yet!

By far, the best cruise yet! We’ve only been on 9, five of which were Carnvial and four which were Royal Caribbean. From a super easy embarkation process, to the last day on board, we were incredibly impressed. Staff were so very nice, ship was impeccably maintained, entertainment was superb (always something to see or do if so inclined), the performers were the best we have ever experienced on a ship. I seriously mean of Broadway caliber. The food did not disappoint and the choices were enough to satisfy anyone I feel. And the cruise director, Rainier, he was amazing. High energy, so whitty, so knowledgeable, and truly engaged. There was not a single team member we encountered that wasn’t pleasant, helpful, and truly seemed to enjoy their jobs! Tho I am one who likes to try different ships, we will definitely consider this ship again for our next cruise!

Mardi Gras Jan '25 Cozumel, Costa Maya, Honduras

Jan 4th 2025 Mardi Gras mini review As I keep a cruise diary on all my trips this is just a quick recap of some of the points or activities I enjoyed. Cruising with me is my son we are from NC. It was fantastic to get away from the central NC winter and bask in the warmth of the Caribbean for a week. No issues with the ship or service, both were wonderful. My son entered a few Lido deck activities and really enjoyed them. There was no shortage of activities or things to do on the ship. Ducks were abundant. Actually ended up with a few of them. I was talking to a lady who brought a few hundred to put out on the ship over the course of the 7 day cruise. Took in Fahrenheit 555 steak house-delicious, a few of the play list production shows and the casino. Really, there is no shortage of events or activities at any time day or night- the fun times (or the Carnival Hub App) puts it all at your finger tips. Overall a fantastic experience. We met some fantastic fellow cruisers and enjoyed the vacation in its entirety. Fantastic memories made. I will have no problem booking another trip.

Carnival Mardi Gras, the good and the bad.

I loved how large the ship was, with many drink and eatery choices. Bolt was fun and also the water slides. I missed comedy club which is always my favorite, but on this ship it was packed. Heroes Lounge was my fav place to catch up on sports. My SPA Balcony room was amazing. I missed formal note unfortunately but the food was good at the market but it closed at 9:30 which was very disappointing, plus the lack of fresh fruit! Canin Steward Daniel was awesome. I love my towel animals and Daniel never failed to give me one when I begged - lol ! He was the best cabin steward out of the 15 carnival cruises I’ve been on. Embarkation was not good. We are platinum, and our check in time was 10 am but had to wait with loud people and crying children until almost noon. First time I’ve ever had to wait until 5:30 pm for my luggage so we were not happy about that.