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

karmamule · May 19, 2022

16 hours ago, cruisemom2 said:

I'm finally caught up! Thanks for bringing back all these great memories of Mardi Gras - we can't get enough of that ship. We've already been on MG twice and are booked again for December. Our son and DIL actually had a spa balcony room on deck 17 in March and loved it. We were on deck 16, our favorite.

It's great to follow along on this post for the Mardi Gras and really good to see comments like this! We'll be sailing on Carnival for the first time this October and it'll be on the Mardi Gras. "Just" 149 days to go 😄

MistyRo76 · May 19, 2022

56 minutes ago, Cushing985 said:

And they have the cleanest restrooms on earth!

They must be REALLY clean as three or four people have mentioned that on here! LOL

Jamman54 · May 19, 2022

19 hours ago, cruisemom2 said:

I'm finally caught up! Thanks for bringing back all these great memories of Mardi Gras - we can't get enough of that ship. We've already been on MG twice and are booked again for December. Our son and DIL actually had a spa balcony room on deck 17 in March and loved it. We were on deck 16, our favorite.

Glad that you're enjoying the review and it's bringing back good memories. I'm sure your son's spa balcony cabin was just fine, but we wouldn't pay the premium for that cabin to have access to the Thermal Suite on the MG. That's just us. 😎

17 hours ago, jerseygirlinAZ said:

Jamman54 is the man! Thank you for another great review. Looking forward to its continuation.

Glad to have you along with us once again! 🤗

Jamman54 · May 19, 2022

17 hours ago, arctickitty said:

I have 1 comment and 1 question!

Towels! It looks like a whole wall of towels in the locker room. On the Splendor I could not find any and when I asked the spa manager, she said “oh we have plenty of towels everywhere.”

Any idea what the white stuff in the soap dispenser on the right is?

Patti tells me that the white stuff was conditioner. As for towels, when we were last at the Spa on the Splendor in 2019, there were towels at the T-Pool.....

Towels out in the hallways.....

Towels in the locker rooms....

6 hours ago, sthrnbll said:

Dumb question but how much bread do they give? Ya girl loves some bread!!

You can get as much as you want!

Jamman54 · May 19, 2022

5 hours ago, wardwhitty said:

Did you use the Verifly app or traditional paper documents ?

We just used our paper documents.

3 hours ago, superrupe said:

I love following your review and travels! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for reading! Much more to come!

Jamman54 · May 19, 2022

2 hours ago, karmamule said:

It's great to follow along on this post for the Mardi Gras and really good to see comments like this! We'll be sailing on Carnival for the first time this October and it'll be on the Mardi Gras. "Just" 149 days to go 😄

You will have a great time on the Mardi Gras, as she's a beautiful ship! Is she perfect? No, but then again, no ship is!

2 hours ago, MistyRo76 said:

They must be REALLY clean as three or four people have mentioned that on here! LOL

The next time we are at Buc-ees, Patti will take pictures of the Ladies Room to document just how clean they are!

Green4me · May 19, 2022

Awesome review Jamman54, Thanks

DW & I sailed her on a 6 night'er in January, Can't wait to get back on board July 9th, 50 days out.

How was Eden in the piano bar if you made it? We had Michael on our cruise and he was a blast.

I'm sure we will have more peeps on board, but that never slowed us down.

Keep it coming please..

Jamman54 · May 19, 2022

17 minutes ago, Green4me said:

Awesome review Jamman54, Thanks

DW & I sailed her on a 6 night'er in January, Can't wait to get back on board July 9th, 50 days out.

How was Eden in the piano bar if you made it? We had Michael on our cruise and he was a blast.

I'm sure we will have more peeps on board, but that never slowed us down.

Keep it coming please..

Thanks for reading! It won't be that long until you are on her again. Eden is one of the most popular piano bar players, though we never made it there this time. It was packed every time that we passed.

Saint Greg · May 19, 2022

3 hours ago, MistyRo76 said:

They must be REALLY clean as three or four people have mentioned that on here! LOL

We're going to have to send @sid_9169 to one for a full report. They're constantly cleaning the stalls. They have hand sanitizer in every stall. Toilet seat sanitizer in every stall.

Jamman54 · May 19, 2022

Patti continues with her embarkation day picture tour. She heads all the way aft on Deck 6 to the Palm Restaurant. This is the Restaurant for Your Time Dining, and the Sea day Brunch…..

Patti heads up to the upper level of the Palm Restaurant on Deck 7…….

Moving forward on Deck 7, she passes the Dream Studio which is aft on the starboard side……

Across the way on the port side is the Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse…..

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · May 19, 2022

Moving forward on Deck 7 she comes to the Limelight Lounge on the port side, mid ship…..

Here are a few more Casino pictures……

Here are a couple pictures of the Deck 7 shops…..

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · May 19, 2022

Patti heads up to Deck 8 and checks out Chibang, located forward on the port side…..

Across the way on the starboard side is the Havana Bar…..

To be continued…….

Jamman54 · May 19, 2022

Right next to the Havana Bar is another location for the Dreams Studio…..

Looking down on Center Stage from Deck 8…..

Patti moves aft to Bonsai Sushi, located mid ship, port side…..

Patti continues aft to Bar Della Rosa located on the starboard side…..

Here is the Pizzeria del Capitano……

To be continued…..

sid_9169 · May 19, 2022

44 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

We're going to have to send @sid_9169 to one for a full report. They're constantly cleaning the stalls. They have hand sanitizer in every stall. Toilet seat sanitizer in every stall.

I've been to one years ago in Texas, but I didn't check out the restrooms. We just had one open in the far suburbs of Atlanta, so I'll have to go and check it out:)

Jamman54 · May 19, 2022

Patti continues aft to the Piazza Panini (Deli)……

Further aft is the Carnival Adventures or as us old timers would say, Shore Excursion Desk….

Right next door is Guest Services, and they seem to be quite busy at the moment…..

All the way aft is the Pig & Anchor. We will be eating here later tonight…..

The Heroes Tribute Lounge is across the way......

To be continued…..

candigirl41 · May 20, 2022

Thank you for taking the time to post. I always enjoy your reviews.

Candi

Knights on the Beach · May 20, 2022

3 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

Glad that you're enjoying the review and it's bringing back good memories. I'm sure your son's spa balcony cabin was just fine, but we wouldn't pay the premium for that cabin to have access to the Thermal Suite on the MG. That's just us. 😎

Oh I agree! However, they paid less for their deck 17 spa balcony than we did for our deck 16 Lido balcony AND they got $500 OBC. We got high prices and no OBC. 🤦‍♀️ Our son is almost Platinum so I'm curious to see if his great prices disappear when his VIFP level changes.

Saint Greg · May 20, 2022

1 hour ago, Jamman54 said:

Is he trying to put the entire scoop of ice cream in his mouth at one time? Am I seeing that right? I don't think he needed the bowl. Shoes off. Looks very comfortable.

Edited May 20, 2022 by Saint Greg

Knights on the Beach · May 20, 2022

1 minute ago, Saint Greg said:

Is he trying to put the entire scoop of ice cream in his mouth at one time? Am I seeing that right? I don't think he needed the bowl.

I think the bowl is in case the scoop of ice cream falls out of his cone? 🤣

Saint Greg · May 20, 2022

1 minute ago, cruisemom2 said:

I think the bowl is in case the scoop of ice cream falls out of his cone? 🤣

That makes sense.

Jamman54 · May 20, 2022

25 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

That makes sense.

Well at least we've moved on from Buc-ees bathrooms!

Jamman54 · May 20, 2022

1 hour ago, candigirl41 said:

Thank you for taking the time to post. I always enjoy your reviews.

Candi

Hey Candi! Thanks for following along again!

Jamman54 · May 20, 2022

Patti made her way back to the Red Frog Tiki Bar to meet me for sail away. It’s getting a little crowded now…..

We’re hanging out with John, (chipster 2), and his wife Gerry…..

Aswan lets everyone know that bar service has stopped for the Safety Briefing…..

Once the Safety Briefing is over, the drinks start flowing again, and Cruise Director Lee Mason and the Fun Squad get the Sail Away Party started…..

I had never seen such a large, loud crowd at the sail away party before…..

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · May 20, 2022

We are now sailing from Terminal 3 in Port Canaveral. I had hoped that the Carnival Magic would have sailed first so that we hear the horn battle, but it was not to be. We sailed first, and the Mariner of the Seas followed us out……