Check out Cruise Critic's expert review of the Icon of the Seas cruise ship for the best insider tips on deck plans, cabins, food, entertainment and more. Mardi Gras is the first cruise ship See what 218 cruisers had to say about their Carnival Mardi Gras cruises. Find candid photos and detailed reviews of the Carnival Mardi Gras cruise ship. Check out Cruise Critic's expert review of the Icon of the Seas cruise ship for the best insider tips on deck plans, cabins, food, entertainment and more. Find a Carnival Mardi Gras Cruise Just off the Mardi-Gras this morning with a couple of cabin location suggestions . Balcony cabins midship-stern on the starboard sign you may smell the smokers below you (if that bothers you) If you can grab one of those balconies that begin a row of cabins of the same category , as #14495 as we had. (same cruise rate as cabins) next door . We booked the Mardi Gras due to being a new ship and that it went out of Port Canaveral. My son lives in Orlando so it was an easy decision to make. I am platinum on CCL and Diamond on RCCL. I will compare the perks in a later post. Embarkation Being platinum we were allowed to check in earlier to get an early time to embark. I feel lost like a newbie again since it has been so long since my last cruise. We (a group of11) are sailing on the Mardi Gras in February, and I have a bunch of questions for those that have sailed this year since the new covid world. 1) Do the ships offer the behind the scene tours? 2) Other t The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly Ship: Carnival Mardi Gras Sail Dates: October 2 through October 9 Our Cruising Experience: 45 total; 16 with Carnival Our Cabin: 12276, Category 8D Ports of Call: Port Canaveral, Cozumel, Costa Maya, Mahogany Bay (Rotaton) Captain: Giuseppe For grins I looked at the Mardi Gras review page (Here's a link if anyone wants it Carnival Mardi Gras Cruise Reviews (2024 UPDATED): Ratings of Carnival Mardi Gras (cruisecritic.com) ) and the first 10 reviews had 4 1 star ratings, 1 2 star, 3 3 star, 0 4 star, and 2 5 star. I think I would classify 5 negative reviews out of 10 reviews to be Check out Cruise Critic's expert review of the Icon of the Seas cruise ship for the best insider tips on deck plans, cabins, food, entertainment and more. Carnival Mardi Gras Review. 5.0 / 5.0 Read the Mardi Gras review by Cruiseline.com member flisa22 from February 15, 2025 of the 7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip) cruise. Cruise review , rated 4.8 out of 5 stars by member flisa22 Does anyone know if NCL schedules any special activities or menus for Mardi Gras? Thank you! Jump to content. Write a Review Cruise Critic's 2024 'Best in Cruise Find Carnival Mardi Gras Cruises: Find and plan your next Carnival Mardi Gras cruise with Cruise Critic's Cruise Finder Tool Haven’t been on Vista but have been on Panorama, Horizon and Mardi Gras. I agree with most of what’s been said but as a Cloud 9 Spa fan I hated the Thalassa pool on Mardi Gras, much nicer on the Vista class (Dream class still best). Loved the food options on Mardi Gras, Shaq’s Chicken is great, never ate a Guy’s burger on Mardi Gras. We are sailing on the Ruby Princess Feb 25th. We will be on the ship for Fat Tuesday. Do they do anything special - Mardi gras party etc. Looking forward to the cruise and celebration - Let the Good times Roll! See Carnival Mardi Gras's 2025 to 2026 schedule and popular upcoming cruise itineraries on Cruise Critic. Explore destinations to start your Carnival Mardi Gras cruise planning. Find a Cruise Last year we had a suite on deck 12, was a corner bump out balcony, loved it! A couple weeks ago had a cabin in Havana area on deck 8 and loved the privacy and outside area that comes with Havana cabins. What time does disembarkation begin on the Mardi Gras? Not the walk-off (carry your own luggage)but regular disembarkation (where one picks-up their own luggage in the arrival building). Mardi Gras is Carnival's flagship. I would much rather go to Half Moon Cay than Nassau however and I don't think anyone would disagree with that. So it really depends, are you more of a ship cruiser or a destination cruiser. If the ship is your destination, then Mardi Gras. If you're more interested in the ports of call, then Vista.
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