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Cruise Summary Mardi Gras is a great ship. Carnival has done an amazing job with her decor and the multiple zones to spread guests out. Cruising with reduced capacity right now is amazing but we'll need to see how well she does at full capacity. I was very pleasantly surprised with my forward extended balcony. The wind was never so bad as I had feared and I really enjoyed having the same view or nearly the same view as the bridge. They may get a slightly better on the bridge view but I was able to enjoy adult beverages on my balcony. I really enjoyed the included food options and that's without ever eating in the MDR. Seeing the clean burning LNG through the full cruise was also pretty great and Carnival brands deserve a lot of credit for scaling the technology to this size of ship. Look Ma... no smoke! Serenity is a like a resort within a ship and at no additional charge for guests over 21. It's an amazing space that feels like there should be a charge... but don't tell Carnival I said that. Summer Landing is a like a resort within a ship and at no additional charge It's an amazing space that feels like there should be a charge... but don't tell Carnival I said that. Grand Central is another evolution for cruising and I often found myself just sitting down for a few minutes or grabbing a drink and enjoying whatever was going on in the moment. Bolt was a lot of fun but for such a short experience I think they need to put some additional thoughts around multi-use passes or lowering the price. At $15 I don't think I'd do it again even if another ship in the future also comes with a sea coaster. I really feel like Carnival put a lot of effort into rethinking the guest experience on Mardi Gras. With three family pools and one adult pool in Serenity there is space to spread guests out. With six zones there is space to spread guests out but we'll need to see how guest traffic patterns work once she is sailing at capacity. This cruise had approximately 3,680 guests on board. There are a lot of areas I missed while creating this thread but that's okay, it gives you all something to look forward to discovering. I don't think you can do it all over just one cruise on Mardi Gras because there is so much going on and in different zones. I hope you have enjoyed this picture intensive review from Mardi Gras and I thank you for viewing.

Day Five - Roatan Up early to see if the moon was out of the way or in a better position as we approached Roatan. The moon was behind the ship but still ruining the night sky. Looking up at the bridge above my balcony: Then it got cloudy for a bit. I have a cruise in a couple weeks in the general area and I'm hoping for a new moon or close to it.

Not going to lie... not a fan of these straws on board. Literally 30 second later. The drink was great. Getting slapped in the face with a wet noodle as I tried to drink it... not so much. Bring your own straws. According to my phone, I had late night pizza. Our progress:

It seemed like everytime I made a move towards getting off the ship it started raining again. At least I had company. I have several more visits to Cozumel over the next couple of months so I wasn't overly disappointed with staying on the ship.

Checking on my balcony to see how our arrival was going... In anticipation of getting off I grabbed a bite to eat. Blue Iguana for breakfast. Custom ordered burrito. Just as I was getting ready to head off the ship... yikes! Pouring rain. Some more exploration around the ship while the rain cloud passes. Center stage with the shades drawn. Production crew busy grabbing more marketing content. Out to Summer Landing still wet from the rain but not actually raining. Looks like another rain cloud heading our way. Time for a spicy bloody mary at the Havana Bar. Yum.

Continuing on... to the Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse. Fahrenheit 555 Menu Farenheit 555.pdf

Look what arrived for me in the mail yesterday... nice that celebrity still will physically send you luggage tags upon request. Reminds me of the "old days"!

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