Carnival Mardi Gras - Balcony Stateroom 9266 Tour | Oakland Travel

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After boarding the Mardi Gras and then heading up to Deck 16 for some lunch in the Lido Marketplace, it was time to check out the stateroom on Deck 9. As of the time of this video, I can honestly say this stateroom layout/design is my favorite so far. That covers over 15 years of cruising across several cruise lines; check out the video to see why.
00:00 Lido Marketplace
01:02 Deck 9
01:25 Balcony Stateroom 9266
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[@jeremysherylcruiseadventures]

Great video! We look forward to our Mardi Gras cruise in September 2023!

[@OaklandTravel]

Thanks for the comment! :)

[@rgruenhaus]

I wonder how the bed could be separated for two people? Doesn't look like there's enough room! One video on the Mardi Gras a person showed a shelf next to the bed which they said could be for a CPAP system with an AC plug below!
My brother and his wife are going on the Mardi Gras in June 2022! They will be in a balcony on deck 11.

[@OaklandTravel]

The bed configuration was either set during booking or online check-in; I forgot which one. Thanks for the comment.

[@jayh2960]

I went with RC (Allure) once and the rest was always with Carnival. I like mega ship. Similar to you but the other way around, when cruising with Allure I always have Carnival in my mind set. In my opinion, RC exceeds in shows and in ship facility while Carnival is good with the fun vibe. Though it sounds a minor issue, but I really like the tea time (complementary in dinning room) and the big set sail party only available in Carnival

[@OaklandTravel]

Carnival definitely has a lot of perks, especially on the Mardi Gras.

[@SlackerWannaB]

Was initially excited about the Mardi Gras being a affordable alternative to RCL mega ships. That tiny buffet is one of my big concerns. Reviews I’ve seen mention it appears as if they had already run out of room by the time they got to placing the buffet on the design plans.

[@OaklandTravel]

At the end of my cruise review for the Mardi Gras, I had the buffet listed in an "afterthoughts" section. I was thinking the same as you..they figured out that they had to have a buffet somewhere and only had a little bit of room left on Deck 16 so there ya go. It could be a very calculated move on Carnival's part to move people into the regular restaurants on the ship where some of them are not included in the cruise fare and will generate additional income. For us, it was a strange blend of Royal Caribbean (proper buffet) and Virgin Voyages (all restaurants and no buffet).
Here's the link to my full review of the Mardi Gras: th-cam.com/video/UUI-WttFTQo/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for the comment! 👍

[@OaklandTravel]

Btw..have you been on one of the Oasis class ships from Royal Caribbean? Just curious.

[@MrRrizzy]

How was the front of the ship? Was it choppy

[@OaklandTravel]

We were closer to mid-ship. It was nice. The ship didn't really move too much during the cruise.