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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 5 Mahogany Bay October 2022

Due to leaving for an excursion, I went to get a breakfast burrito from Blue Iguana and there was a towel animal invasion on the soggy lido deck.

I went to Mayan Princess, an all inclusive resort. I enjoyed the pool and did not bother with the beach. I really enjoyed the pool, there were very few of us, the pool was huge and had fountains all around.

Back on Board time for afternoon coffee, and snack, drinks in Alchemy. We had dinner at Chibang and had both Mexican and Chinese food and then played Deal or No Deal.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

October 2022 Carnival Mardi Gras

Below is a link to our cruise on the Carnival Mardi Gras in October 2022. We stayed in a Havana Cabana.

Carnival Magic Day 6 Sea Day…it’s almost over

The last day and a Seaday, I am usually trying to do as much as possible. In retrospect, there was not much I did not do on this cruise. I had a great time and cannot wait to do another solo cruise.

Seaday brunch with a Bellini and Lobster Benedict and beignets. Spa time, the drinks at Blue Iguana and the final Guy’s burger, afternoon comedy, then the none too subtle towel creation that it is time to leave, then spending time on the balcony just looking at the water.

Then time for Alchemy and Karoke at Red Frog, where someone lost ta bet, before dinner at La Cucina. Amazing Garlic Cheese Bread, Fried Calamari, Veal Marsala, Irish Coffee and Dessert.

The piano bar was the highlight of the cruise and the last night was no exception. It was Cinco de Mayo, so there were some fake mustaches. Maxed out the drink package and was able to say goodbye to the other regulars in the piano bar and of course, Henry the bartender and Ben the piano player. What a great cruise!

Carnival Magic Day 5 Amber Cove

I had only been to Amber Cove one time before and was not feeling great, so I was looking forward to the port. It was an early morning arrival, and when the alarm went off, I was not feeling it and went back to sleep and thought I might just stay on the ship. When I woke up, I went to breakfast and had coffee on the balcony, afterwards I decided to go ahead and go see the port.

I am glad I did, they had a huge pool and a ton of open chairs. They had a swim up bar, one of my favorites, they served coke, Carnival served Pepsi (Boo!). Plus the lunch of fried food was good.

Back on board there was an afternoon session of Deal or No Deal, a comedy show, drinks at Alchemy and live music. Tonight was the second formal night with prime rib and lobster.

Next it was off to the piano bar and to make up for it being closed the night before. We had fun with props. I reached my 15 drinks, and it was not the only time, during the cruise that I did so.