Our Marvelous Mardi Gras B2B (with pics!) - April 23rd, 2022

[rmh661983]

I am hoping you will know this answer. Does the Mardi Gras have anywhere to iron clothes? I know they got rid of the laundrettes but I am hoping they will still have a place to iron shirts for elegant night. 

[MJSailors]

@rmh661983 I’m not Jamman, but Wildra is posting a thread about her Mardi Gras Cruise. She mentions the ironing room in her review.

MJ

[Jamman54]

2 hours ago, rmh661983 said:

I am hoping you will know this answer. Does the Mardi Gras have anywhere to iron clothes? I know they got rid of the laundrettes but I am hoping they will still have a place to iron shirts for elegant night. 

There are five ironing rooms on the Mardi Gras. Deck 4 across from 4320. Deck 5 across from 5390. Deck 9 across from 9394. Deck 14 across from 14396. Deck 15 across from 15393. 😎

[crewsweeper]

On 5/18/2022 at 4:19 PM, sid_9169 said:

I'm going to make a note of this hotel... That Radisson Resort at the Port wasn't very nice at all... Looking forward to the rest...

@sid_9169We stayed there on the November Mardi Gras cruise you were on.  Hilton Honors lets you check in before arrival and go keyless.  Wilda and W stayed at the Home2Home place adjoining.  Same lobby, (H2H coffee is better, LOL).  

 

Sorry for interrupting and coming at the tail end of your review @Jamman54But hadn't sen it until reading Sir Mighty St Gregg's Alaskan epic.  Now singing back and forth between you and Wilda.  Just makes me hope January jumps the calendar sooner.  We did the Western in November and doing your Eastern next, so hoping for some good tips.

[Jamman54]

Day # 7  (April 29th)  -  Fun  Day  at  Sea  # 3. 

 

We woke up at 7am to a beautiful sunny day. Here are our views forward and aft, as the Mardi Gras makes her way back to Port Canaveral…….

 

 

 

The seas are flat calm…..

 

 

Here are today’s “Fun Times”……

 

 

 

Patti wasn’t hungry for breakfast, so I went up to the Marketplace and made myself a plate from the buffet. Afterwards, I met Patti at the Mardi Gras Theater for a Q & A Session with our Cruise Director Lee…..

 

 

Fun Squad member Olivia was acting as moderator…..

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

After the Q & A Session was over, we went to Center Stage for the Morning Show (The Wave). There we met up with our Cruise Critic friends John & Gerry (Chipster2), They are also doing a B2B, and will be on board with us next cruise…..

 

 

Here is Steve & Janice (obx-_fintoo), who we shared drinks with a few times. It was a pleasure to meet you……

 

 

They had brought along their 50^th Birthday Carnival Monopoly game, which they were going to donate to Groove for St. Jude to be auctioned off. Only a limited number had been produced, and they sold out very quickly, so they are pretty rare……

 

 

“The Wave” hosted by Lee Mason……

 

 

 

 

Lee invites Steve up to join him, interviews him, and thanks him for donating the game to be auctioned off to benefit St. Jude……

 

 

 

 

 

  

Great job Steve and Janice. I understand that the winning bid for the monopoly game was $650. Well done!!!

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

After the show, Patti went to have some lunch, and I went up to the Red Frog Tiki bar for a few drinks. I then went to meet her at Center Stage for this afternoon’s bingo session. She had arrived here earlier to get her cards and a good seat. The Center Stage area was packed with bingo players…..

 

 

 

We didn’t have any winners. Here is our invitation to this afternoon’s VIFP Diamond and Platinum party. We decided not to go since all you are given here on the Mardi Gras is one glass of wine……

 

 

They do give every Diamond and Platinum member a $10.50 bar credit on your Sail & Sign card. We decided to head on over to the Alchemy Bar to use it there. We were able to get two seats together at the bar. Here are the Alchemy Bar menus…..

 

 

 

They have the medicines here for whatever ails you…..

 

 

 

 

Jason takes our order and he and Ramon get to mixing…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

They are pouring liquid perfection…..

 

 

 

 

Here are my Pain Relief, and Patti’s Chocolate Martini…..

 

 

We each had a couple more, and then went back to the cabin to relax before dinner.

 

We had a 7pm reservation for the Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse…….

 

 

 

This was our table for tonight…..

 

 

Here are Patti and I at the Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse…..

 

 

 

As always, the Chefs are hard at work……

 

 

 

To be continued…….

[Jamman54]

Here are our bread plates……

 

 

These were compliments of the Chefs…..

 

 

 

We both started with a shrimp cocktail and a Caesar salad…..

 

 

 

 

Patti had the lobster with a baked potato, and I had the spice rubbed ribeye with the wasabi mashed potatoes…..

 

 

 

For dessert Patti had the fruit plate, and I had the cheesecake…..

 

 

 

Tonight’s meal was very good, and we are planning to be back here again next week. We took a slow walk around the ship, and then headed back to the cabin. People had already begun putting their luggage out in the hallway. This is usually a sad sight, but tonight, not for us since we aren’t going anywhere!

 

 

 

Back in the cabin we found tonight’s towel creature…..

 

 

Coming up next: It’s turnaround day. Let’s do it again!!!

[MistyRo76]

On 5/28/2022 at 9:12 PM, Jamman54 said:

 

The Mardi Gras completely blocks any view of the Freedom…..

 

 

Patti has made it to Jack’s Shack…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

 

That vantage point of the Mardi Gras in Grand Turk really shows just how massive she is! And so striking! Can't wait to go on it! 

 

And Jack's Shack is my happy place - can't wait to get back there some day! 

[3smithboys]

Love reading your review! Can’t wait until June 25th for our 1st b2b and our 1st time on the MG!

Edited May 31, 2022 by 3smithboys

[Jamman54]

1 hour ago, MistyRo76 said:

 

That vantage point of the Mardi Gras in Grand Turk really shows just how massive she is! And so striking! Can't wait to go on it! 

 

And Jack's Shack is my happy place - can't wait to get back there some day! 

You can kill two birds with one stone! 😁

[Jamman54]

10 minutes ago, 3smithboys said:

Love reading your review! Can’t wait until June 25th for our 1st b2b and our 1st time on the MG!

You picked a great ship for your first B2B! 😁

[SRQbeachgirl]

31 minutes ago, 3smithboys said:

Love reading your review! Can’t wait until June 25th for our 1st b2b and our 1st time on the MG!

 

We'll be on the June 25th sailing as well!

[willdra]

Yay!!!! You’re on your way back to PC to pick us up!! 😁😁😁

[nybumpkin]

21 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

Tonight is the 2^nd Cruise Elegant Night. We decide that we’re going to go to Cucina del Capitano for dinner. Around 7pm we made reservations on the Hub App and we had a less than a ten minute wait. We are at Cucina del Capitano…..

 

 

 

Jeff, the contrast is rather striking.😃 Sorry I'm late to the party, but I'm caught up. Great review as usual!

[Jamman54]

12 minutes ago, nybumpkin said:

Jeff, the contrast is rather striking.😃 Sorry I'm late to the party, but I'm caught up. Great review as usual!

Hey Kathy! Always glad to have you along with us. That car was like a toy to me. If I ever got in it I wouldn't be able to get out! 😁

[19cruiser59]

22 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

Tonight is the 2^nd Cruise Elegant Night. We decide that we’re going to go to Cucina del Capitano for dinner. Around 7pm we made reservations on the Hub App and we had a less than a ten minute wait. We are at Cucina del Capitano…..

 

 

 

The menu…..

 

 

Our table…..

 

 

The Chefs are hard at work…..

 

 

Here are some Cucina del Capitano views…..

 

 

 

 

 

For starters, we both had the Arancini and the Caprese salad…….

 

 

 

For our mains, Patti had the spaghetti carbonara, and I had the chicken parmesan…..

 

 

 

We shared an order of crispy potatoes which we both didn’t care for…..

 

 

For our desserts, Patti had the maple ricotta fritters, and I had the apple crostata…..

 

 

 

The meal was okay, but didn’t live up to our past experiences at Cucina del Capitano on other ships. We’ll give it another shot next week.

 

After dinner we walked around the ship for a while, and stopped to watch a little bit of Voodoo Moon at Center Stage. It didn’t impress us much, but I think that we were comparing it to “Soulbound” that we saw on the Horizon and Panorama. Afterwards we decided to call it a night and made our way back to the cabin where we found tonight’s towel creature……

 

 

Coming up next: The final sea day of this cruise and Fahrenheit 555.

Unless you had bad weather, i really like the outdoor seating at Cucina on MG makes for a beautiful setting!

[Jamman54]

7 minutes ago, 19cruiser59 said:

Unless you had bad weather, i really like the outdoor seating at Cucina on MG makes for a beautiful setting!

It's a good option for those that like to eat outside. 😎

[jedi bobs]

Finaly getting to the second week. Ann and I are really looking forward to it.

 

[d-train]

8 hours ago, 3smithboys said:

Love reading your review! Can’t wait until June 25th for our 1st b2b and our 1st time on the MG!

We are doing the June 25 and July 2 B2B too!

first time on MG, so looking forward to it!

 

 

[3smithboys]

13 hours ago, d-train said:

We are doing the June 25 and July 2 B2B too!

first time on MG, so looking forward to it!

 

 

Omg! That’s so exciting! We can not wait. Now we just have to make it past the Covid testing hurdle, and then we can finally relax! 

[Jamman54]

20 hours ago, jedi bobs said:

Finaly getting to the second week. Ann and I are really looking forward to it.

 

 

Almost there Bob! 

[Jamman54]

17 hours ago, d-train said:

We are doing the June 25 and July 2 B2B too!

first time on MG, so looking forward to it!

 

 

 

3 hours ago, 3smithboys said:

Omg! That’s so exciting! We can not wait. Now we just have to make it past the Covid testing hurdle, and then we can finally relax! 

 

You guys are doing it right! It takes more than one week to enjoy all that the Mardi Gras offers. Heck, even after two weeks we didn't experience everything! 

[Jamman54]

Day # 8  (April 30th)  -  Turnaround Day (6am – 4pm).

 

We were up at 6am to beautiful day! We are already docked back at Terminal 3 in Port Canaveral. Stepping out onto the balcony, we see our old friend the Carnival Freedom pulling into port. We’ve seen a lot of her the past eight days……

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A short time later the LNG transport appears. It’s here to refuel the Mardi Gras…..

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…….