Standard Balcony Stateroom Review | Carnival Mardi Gras | 4K

Let's take a close look at the Standard Balcony Stateroom on Carnival Mardi Gras.
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[@John_B20]

Scheduled on the Mardi Gras Oct 2025 on a Journey cruise. We have a standard balcony on the 14th floor also, cannot wait to get on this vacation. Usually go every other year on a cruise, but Covid cancelled us twice, so, we are ready and excited!!! Thank you for the video!

[@trinarichardson9856]

Im 62 years old and taking my first time ever cruise with a bunch of friends, on the Mardi Gras. They have helped me a lot but this video gave me a better idea of what to expect in my room . THANK YOU!!

[@CruiseReport]

That is awesome!

[@brandonr.2807]

A++ review! We just upgraded to a floor 15 balcony for our April cruise and are so excited! We bumped this cruise twice due to covid and are finally getting to try a balcony! Ty for the great video!

[@christineanderly4603]

So glad I found you. We sail on Mardi Gras February 26th! I have been really curious about the balcony. This is just our 3rd cruise. Been on The Splendor and the Panorama. You did such a great job with you review! Thank you!

[@CruiseReport]

Christine, I think you will love it. Look forward to hearing your thoughts.

[@Chrissy23ization]

We are on the same cruise

[@SharonHood-t4m]

Thank you for your review it was very informative.

[@jefftracymace520]

Me and my wife just got off a cruise on the Mardi Gra. We had a balcony stateroom as well. can't say enough about it. I agree with your assessment. can't wait to get back on board.

[@gwenthompson8286]

We went cruising on the Mardi Gras during Halloween. Everything was amazing!! Our balcony state room was smaller than other ships but was still very comfortable and has lots of storage, they didn’t waste any space. I think my only complaint was the dining room. The tables looked cheap to me, like those foldable tables. But, the food was amazing!

[@ellamcguire0510]

Excellent review! I will be on the Mardi Gras May 6, 2023 balcony stateroom 15th floor. I’m excited!!! Thank you 🥹

[@chasadie06]

Loved your review! We will be sailing out on the Mardi Gras in May 2023 and were are so excited! We used to just stay in the regular ocean view rooms but this last month we cruised out on the Carnival Magic in a balcony room and I was officially SPOILED!! Only down fall was that darn shower curtain causing the bathroom floor to flood when the boat was rocking. Glad to know we won't have to worry about that on the Mardi Gras!!

[@jaimec2549]

Me to!

[@grannyoffive1313]

Thank you for a very informative video… We will be going on the Mardi Gras in September but chose an Ocean view cabin. My sisters and their husbands have chosen a balcony cabin so I shared your video with them… Thank you so very much🚢 and I am a subscriber

[@kennymiller1]

My wife and I are traveling in Sept on the Mardi Gras as well. Just booked it last night and am very much looking forward to this trip. Have a great cruise!

[@CruiseReport]

Have fun!

[@1ZAMOT]

Just got back yesterday from cruising the Mardi Gras. On a scale from 1-10, I give it a 7.

[@rongrabowski9830]

have a Mardi Gras cruise booked for Feb 2023. Your video was very helpful. We’re looking forward to as it’s the biggest ship we’ll have been on. Do you have any other reviews for this ship?

[@klmorg]

Sailing on Mardi Gra in a balcony stateroom March 16th! We will also have 7 nights to enjoy our room and the ship! Thank you for a great review and I’ll be sure to come back and comment my thoughts after my cruise!!!

[@CruiseReport]

Have a great cruise!

[@paulschmidt243]

Excellent review, we are sailing again on the Mardi gras in July..Nice ship but I find the standard balcony rooms much narrow than other ships having a electric wheelchair I needed.to fold up to store and getting it thru the cabin door is a challenge..

[@patrickoneil4647]

We were on it back in Sept., 11th of 2021, and going again for a back to back pretty soon. We were in cabin 10295 on the last trip on Mardi Gras and were totally blown away by our balcony. It was at least 3 times larger than any other Carnival ship we have sailed on. I guess it was an upgrade and we loved it. It was recessed from some of the other balconies and we saw that you actually have to check the deck plans to make sure where your room is. Some of the balconies look right at all the other ones and vice versa. But we had an ideal location. And the food was possibly the best of the fleet. Love Mardi Gras.

[@jeffward168]

Was the bed near the balcony door?

[@laurastauffer6708]

Great review. We hope to sail this ship in 2023.

[@melissajohnson2935]

Just booked a balcony for a January sailing! I can't wait!

[@chevysnfirst]

Great video. We stayed in a cove balcony on MG in October, the coves have the door that swings open. We are booked on Celebration and will be on deck 10. I am looking forward to trying the sliding door.

[@CruiseReport]

I too was excited to see that Carnival has gone to a sliding door.

[@debbiemartin6714]

Just booked it for next April 2023, can't wait. Already been on three cruises since July 2021 when cruising restarted.

[@CruiseReport]

Debbie, very cool!

[@valeriehughes2357]

Going on the Mardi Gras in May , This is my 4th cruise. Thank you for the information.

[@CruiseReport]

You will have a great time.

[@jenileekocal]

Thank you for the Princess comparison. I am trying to decide which cruise line and room style. Planing a very special cruise this time foe our family.

[@deniserobinson9731]

Great review... I love you vibe... please continue to give this kind of content... I found a great channel...

[@sundevilscott]

Great review, i am going on the Carnival Celebration in December. No reviews out there for the new ship, obviously.

[@CruiseReport]

I hope we will be on in November/December as well and we will post a full review.

[@Tina2tu]

This is an excellent review! I’m so excited so cruise her in January!

[@CruiseReport]

You will love it!

[@palaemon]

11:25 Do all the balconies on Mardi Gras overlook the deck below? That seems distracting. I just want to see the ocean.

[@thxdts]

Great review! I'm booked on the Carnival Celebration next year. Because there are no Celebration cabin reviews yet, this should be very similar as it's a sister ship. So glad to see the shower curtain is gone!!

[@CruiseReport]

Celebration is the same class vessel so I would think the staterooms will be close to identical.

[@mikezahn6480]

What a great review! We're booked on her sister ship, the Celebration, in 2023, and hope they improve a few of the items on your dislike list!

[@CruiseReport]

Thanks Mike. I hope we get to sail on Celebration!

[@SuperGoatTV]

I am planning my 1st trip on the Carnival Mardi Gras for this September and you are the 2nd video about the ship that I've heard the comment of the state room feeling smaller so I pose you this question according to the specs this is the widest ship Carnival has ever made, is it possible that the room is longer and not wider but when you stretch a space out it gives you the illusion of being narrower even though it is overall larger? Because by your video alone the desk that holds the extra outlets you are so happy about looks longer than the desks on both Dream and Vista class ships I have been on. I guess the easiest way to say it is if you stare down 2 different hallways one 6 feet wide and 10 feet long the other 6 feet wide and 25 feet long I guarantee you the longer hallway will seem narrower to you. I also wonder if maybe the bed is a little longer because I'm also 6' 2" and it always feels like I just barely fit on their beds lol and I always travel on a standard balcony room. Anyway... great video 👍

[@VisosTravel]

We just got out of the Mardi Gras a couple of weeks ago. We found a few flaws. Door did not open all the way. Bathroom configuration was weird with the position of TP and soft tissue (should be backwards) the bed was to close to the wall and we will hit the wall every time. hard to put things in closet to people at the time. side tables are cheap looking and do not go high enough to be functional Other than that we found the decor to be very nice and the balcony a nice place to relax. you can check our vlogs if you want. Great video.

[@fastgmc]

we will be on her in 3 weeks, i like the bed closer to the balcony, just got off the pride yesterday, our room was set up that way, we are staying in 15257 is appears in the pictures so be bed by the balcony

[@maryannlarusso978]

If you don't care about the balcony, the inside square cabins are HUGE!

[@elizabethfraser9140]

The only things I didn't care for in the standard balcony stateroom was the small bathroom and the narrow space in between the wall and the bed

[@danastewart8709]

The best hack trick for makeup is to buy a cheap silverware draw incert and put you're makeup in it

[@dianejohnson6867]

Thank you doe this information. Hoping to sail on MG in 2022.

[@CruiseReport]

Diane, you will love it!

[@raymcphatter9191]

I sailed on the Mardi Gras in September in 8K balcony (12357) and I felt the cabin was smaller. Especially between the bed and wall. I felt the bathroom was smaller. I'm booked on it again in October 2022.

[@lalat9437]

We will be sailing on the Mardi Gras next month and we’ve been hearing that they actually do provide shampoo, conditioner, and body wash in the showers

[@giannacaggiano7239]

Did it?

[@vaneproducer]

rickyyy 🤭🤭🙀🙀🧌🧎‍♂️🧎‍♂️🧎‍♂️🧎‍♂️🧎‍♂️ i hope we see u soon chris and ricky we all love your video 😘

[@mic50del]

First civilian cruise coming up 9/23 (did over a 1 1/2 years underway in the Navy) The biggest difference I've noticed watching these video is SPACE! Living aboard a Navy combat ship is cramped to say the least! Mardi Gras is HUGE with massive amounts of open space. Two things I want to do on the ship (being retired Navy) is view the bridge and the engineering spaces. I do not know if it allowed, but I hope so!

[@CruiseReport]

Thank you for your service.

[@kynurse67]

I read somewhere that there’s a special tour you can book.

[@therealestateagentsofameri9048]

We are cruising January 2023 on Mardi Gras stateroom 14483. I noticed on other videos which were also standard balcony rooms, the bed and sofa were reversed. Do you know how to find that out? Or why they did this? I can understand why you would constantly hit your shin with this configuration.

[@CruiseReport]

I would see if your travel knows. I have not seen that information anywhere.

[@carriedrisdale254]

We just booked 3 Balcony cabins for 2023 and they are side by side on Deck 15. We can't get joining cabins as they are all sold out right now. Are you able to remove the barrier between cabin balconies? Or is there a joining door between balconies that you are aware of?

[@CruiseReport]

I think the barriers can be removed or swung out of the way, but I am not certain of this.

[@carljohnson6434]

How is the ship over all for handicap with a mobility scooter?

[@CruiseReport]

Probably the best ship you could find for this type of accommodations. There were lots of scooters on our sailing.

[@VisosTravel]

my friend had one and had no issues but be careful if you use one of the standard balconies you may have issues driving the scooter inside bedroom

[@paulschmidt243]

@@VisosTravel you will not be able to drive the scooter inside stateroom as the door does not open all the way ..I have electric wheelchair and I had to fold up to get in room...I believe rooms are much narrower..

[@chiefbryan]

Thoughts on this room for a 7-day cruise for another mature couple? Spacious and comfortable enough?

[@CruiseReport]

Really depends on the couple, but we enjoyed it.

[@danastewart8709]

The ship time is on the tv

[@deeknows9937]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention the placement of the TV as one of the negatives. You can’t really watch TV from the couch, only from the bed. Seems like it should be on a tilt mount but it’s not! Otherwise, I agree with your review.

[@CruiseReport]

That's a fair point.

[@kirstenkirkpatrick8022]

Are there any electrical outlets near the bed to plug in a c-pap?

[@CruiseReport]

No, but your room steward and get power for you to use a C-PAP.

[@Mommybunny101]

how many people can sleep in this room? what do the other beds look like? it looks like only 3 people and you would have to step over the kids to get to the bathroom right?

[@CruiseReport]

Different rooms are configured differently.

[@Mommybunny101]

@@CruiseReport That's what I mean no one has shown the actual configuration of any rooms just what they look like with one bed. Those of us with familwant to see if the room will work for us.

[@CruiseReport]

@@Mommybunny101 I see what you mean. I would recommend you research some of the travel agencies or KZbinrs that focus on family cruising. Since we travel as 2 adults without kids, we are not the best resource for this type of information. I am sure there are KZbinrs out there that specialize in family travel and cruises.

[@traindrivercarl4908]

AS PER CARNIVAL, You place dirty dishes out in the hall!! do not leave in the room!

[@lindamurphy7299]

We are sailing in May 2022...so excited..we were told had suite from casino cruise before but when booked no suites..had to get balcony...thats not right

[@mindyschocolate]

You bring up Princess, but are you comparing new with new? That’s not a fair comparison otherwise, because Carnival definitely has a ton of ships that don’t have four USB ports at the desk. At any rate, Carnival has issues with their ships always catching on fire, breaking down, or colliding with each other. Unless you’re going on the three newest ships, I’d avoid Carnival.

[@CruiseReport]

I was comparing to Majestic Princess which is a relatively new ship. I am not sure it is fair to say they Carnival has issues with ships breaking down, catching fire, etc. They have more ships in their fleet, which increases the odds that if something does happen, it could happen to one of their ships. We tend to avoid older ships, regardless of the cruise line.

[@RiverDanube]

It's an ugly looking room. It would rate 2 or 3 star if it was a hotel room.

[@CruiseReport]

It’s a Carnival cruise ship. Not a hotel.

[@RiverDanube]

Yes, I know. It's ghastly, nothing like the cruise ships I've been on.