{"id":2478,"date":"2023-06-26T13:03:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T13:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aikenadventures.com\/?p=2478"},"modified":"2023-09-05T02:22:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T02:22:45","slug":"cruise-reviews-dining-on-carnivals-mardi-gras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aikenadventures.com\/cruise-reviews-dining-on-carnivals-mardi-gras\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruise Reviews: Dining On Carnival\u2019s Mardi Gras"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Recently, we took a eight day cruise on one of Carnival\u2019s newest ships, the Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is 1130 feet of beauty and adventure and was launched officially in 2021. She can hold over 5000 passengers and runs on liquefied natural gas. This clean, streamlined ship houses the first roller coaster on a cruise ship, the Bolt. It has Carnival\u2019s usual amenities as well, such as a spa, sports court, putt putt, water slides and splash pad, comedy venues, live entertainment, and plentiful dining choices. This article will go over some of the dining in more detail. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mardi Gras sails out of Port Canaveral. You may want to consider some great things to do in nearby Cocoa Beach, Florida<\/a>, or read some articles about great things to do all around the Florida, Space Coast<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dining on the Mardi Gras can be mostly free, included in the cost of the cruise itself. Some of these options include the Lido Buffet and the Main Dining Room (MDR- Palm or Flamingo). These are popular dining options and are often crowded during prime dining hours, The buffet requires no reservation and serves all three meals, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The MDR doesn\u2019t require reservations, but when you purchase your cruise, you select Anytime Dining\/Your Time Dining or Early\/Late\/Assigned Dining. Your Time requires no reservations, you simply check in and they notify you on the Hub App when your table is ready (helpful hint: avoid crowds and long waits by getting there early at the earliest time available). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Early\/Late Dining is where you are assigned a specific time to dine and make your reservation for that time and get the same table each seating and often the same servers. This is sometimes advantageous if you want to catch an early or late show at a specific time. The food in the buffet started off good, but became boring to us, as they typically served the same or similar items. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The MDR was much better and we ate there a few times as they served a different menu each night. They also serve a sea day brunch, which is good. At dinner, they dance and sing and offer you sit down service. You can order anything off the menu, including specialty items such as surf \u2018n\u2019 turf, for an additional charge. You can also order multiple appetizers, entrees, and desserts. The only thing is after the second entr\u00e9e, there is a $5 fee for each additional entr\u00e9e. On the cruises over six days, there are two formal\/elegant nights where many people enjoy dressing up. On the first sea day, you can order filet mignon at no additional cost, on the second sea day, you can order lobster at no additional charge.<\/p>\n\n\nIncluded Dining<\/h2>\n\n\n\n