Category: Carnival Mardi Gras

Carnival Mardi Gras Day 7 Sea Day 3. October 2022. Oh no! It’s almost over!

Starting the day with balcony time, then off to the SeaDay brunch for a Peach Bellini Lobster Benedict, Croissant and Chocolate Cake. Afterwards time for the spa.

Had sushi for lunch, then time on the Lido deck and French fries, then time for afternoon cupcake and coffee before getting a massage.

After I got ready for dinner, met my husband at Bar Della Rosa, and had pre-dinner Bellini then we had a great dinner at Rudi’s. Fried Calamari, Lobster Bisque, Stuffed Lobster, Key Lime Pie and Banana Pie, and Chocolate Martini. Then saw part of the World Works Here, before lining up for the Piano Bar and spending time there before late night pizza and BBQ snacks.

Carnival Mardi Gras Day 6, 2nd Sea Day October 2022

Had to do a little work in the morning, but had a great view. Time for coffee and then we went o Emeril’s for breakfast. Had specialty juice, beignets, French toast and shrimp and grits. Afterwards spent some time in the spa.

Next up was time on the Lido deck, Guy’s burger and some drinks at the Fortune Teller and then enjoyed the Backyard Bash at Guy’s BBQ.

We went to the comedy show, had BBQ for dinner and listened to the Band in the BBQ place for a while.

Carnival Mardi Gras Day 4 Costa Maya October 2022

Welcome to Costa Maya! When we go to Costa Maya, we always go to Maya Chan, but first breakfast from Big Chicken and morning coffee on the balcony.

We did the long walk at the port and was in our way to the bumpy ride. I had to bring my laptop and work for a few hours. The owner asked me about it, but I told him it was a great scenery and I would be able to enjoy the day afterwards.

Welcome chips and rum punch
My temporary office
Cabana
Bathroom sink
Pool
Flamingos in Port

Back on the ship, time for fries, dessert and afternoon coffee. I spent a while in the Serenity area. We had dinner at Guys BBQ and listened to the band for awhile.

Carnival Mardi Gras Day 3 Cozumel October 2022

I started off with some time on the treadmill with the great view. Then breakfast at Emeril’s, coffee, beignets and croissant sandwich with sweet potato fries.

We always go to Mr. Sanchos when we are in Cozumel. We get the romance package, which is the all inclusive, with the day bed and a 30 minute massage for each of us. The swim up bar is one of my favorites as well. One of the things I like about Mr. Sanchos is you order food off the menu instead of a buffet. The coconut shrimp is something we always get.

Beignets
Nachos
Food Menu
Drink Menu
Strawberry Daquir
Day bed
Coconut Shrimp

Back on the ship it was time for afternoon coffee, then drinks at Alchemy then we had dinner at the steakhouse and ended the night at the Havana music area.

Ceaser Salad
Macaroni and Cheese

Carnival Mardi Gras October 2022 Day 1 Embarkation

Did a workout at the hotel and the pool area was so peaceful. We had breakfast in Orlando and drove to the port and was on the ship fairly quickly. The first drink of the cruise was in the Center Stage area. We then checked out our Havana Cabana room, the Havana area and having lunch at Big Chicken.

Avanti pool early morning
Pumpkin Muffin
Chicken Biscuit with Gravy
Havana Area
My swinging chair

Time to explore the ship and spend some time at Fortune Teller. Saw Rock Revolution, saw the sunset, had dinner, spent time at the piano bar and ended with late night pizza.

Golden Galaxy
Fried Calamari

Carnival Mardi Gras October 2022 Pre-Cruise Orlando International Drive

This was going to be our second time on the Carnival Mardi Gras, we drove to Orlando to stay at Avanti Resort. Nice room, gym, cafe, large pool and spa, and pool bar.

We went to Cafe TuTu Tango, my favorite restaurant in Orlando. It is set up as a Spanish artist loft and they have artists working on painting while you eat and he entire restaurant is covered with art. It is tapas and we had pizza, jalapeño macaroni and cheese, Cajun chicken egg rolls, Nashville chicken, and nutella flan. Later we went to Howl at the Moon dueling piano bar. They have a lot of fun shots and drinks. Loved the strawberry shortcake shot with whipped cream. A good start to our vacation.