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I read these boards almost everyday, but am mostly just a lurker and rarely comment and even more rarely post my own thread. However, we are leaving in one week on our annual Spring Break cruise! (Yes, yes, I know, Spring Break - but, both my husband and I are in education and we have two teenagers and summers are busy with preseason football and cheer, so Spring Break it is.) We will be on the Mardi Gras for the first time and I could not be more excited! Looking forward to a week of reading books in the sun with a drink by my side. What should I be looking forward to at night? Tell me about the entertainment that is unique to Mardi Gras.

We always choose Your Time Dining since we don't want to be seated with other people. Also, since we usually wind up eating dinner around the same time each night (usually between 6:15 and 6:30) we typically get seated at the same table and with the same servers each night anyway. We have never experienced crazy wait times and dinner is usually over within an hour.

Did you happen to notice if there is a place to rent jet skis by the port in Nassau? We will be on the Mardi Gras in March and don't have an excursion planned but my teens really want to rent jet skis. (They know they might have to be passengers and not drivers and are OK with that.) It's not an option through Carnival, and I'm a little uncertain about doing it ourselves...

Random question for you... Do you happen to remember if the connecting doors in your cabin were able to be locked? We have connecting rooms with our kids, also, and the only other time we've done this (Harmony of the Seas) the steward had to unlock the door at the beginning of the week, but then we were never able to lock it ourselves, so not a lot of privacy.

Hello! My teens would really like to rent jet skis while in port. They both have their driver licenses, but I realize that the rules may still require them to be a passenger. They are good either way. The ship doesn't have this as an excursion. Can anyone recommend a good company to rent from that isn't too far away from the port? Thank you!

They are listed under Specialty Dining on the Carnival site.

I can see that! The sushi, BBQ and ice cream classes are all sold out for our sailing already. Thankfully those are not classes we would be interested in attending. We want to book soon, but would like some more details on exactly what we are booking. The descriptions on the Carnival sight are not very informative.

We will be on Celebration in April, and my teen daughter and I were looking at the various cooking classes offered - specifically the Tailgating, Pie and Cupcake classes. Can anyone provide some details about these classes to help us make a decision on which one to attend? What exactly do you make or do at each class? How long do they run? Do you eat the food once its prepared or just make it? Thank you!

Do the shows - Strings and the Circus - have a story? Or are they simply individual acts - singers, dances, aerialists - performing one right after the other?

Thank you for such a great review! In between taking all those pictures and answering so many questions for all of us, I hope you took so time to relax and enjoy!

Is this seating in a dining area? My son has some issues with sounds such as clanking of plates and silverware. I'm thinking those booths might make things slightly quieter...

I was thinking the same thing. We will be on the ship during March Madness. My husband and son were hoping to watch the games in there. Do you have an alternative location that you can recommend?

Me too! We are cruising in April and I can't wait to start seeing reviews!

6:30 on the East Coast and I still haven't gotten an email after having been verified two weeks ago.... Has anybody gotten anything yet?