Carnival Mardi Gras

Carnival Cruise Line · Excel class · 2020

Carnival Mardi Gras measures 180,800 gross tons, with room for 5,270 guests. Carnival Mardi Gras sails 7-night cruises from Port Canaveral.

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Mardi Gras cruise ship docked at Port Canaveral under a blue sky
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BuiltYear built
2020
TonnageGross tonnage
180,800
Decks
20
Cabins
2,641
Guests
5,270
6,338 at full occupancy
Crew
1,735

Carnival Mardi Gras cruise schedule

64 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 64 cruises

Where Carnival Mardi Gras sails

Homeport and departures by month · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027

All of its sailings are in the Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda. Carnival Mardi Gras sails from Port Canaveral.

Port CanaveralNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Carnival Mardi Gras visits

8 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Carnival Mardi Gras sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027 · from published itineraries

Sailing mix

Upcoming sailings by length

63sailings

  • Up to 5 nights3556%
  • 7 nights2844%
  • 6, 8 or 9 nights0–
  • 10–14 nights0–
  • 15+ nights0–

Turnaround ports

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
8 h
median · 8 – 9 h
Port days
67%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
0
none scheduled
Late departures
1
after 8:00 pm · latest 9:00 pm

Cruise patterns

  • 4 ports · 2 sea days7 nights18 cruises
  • 2 ports · 1 sea day4 nights12 cruises
  • 3 ports · 1 sea day5 nights12 cruises
  • 3 ports · 1 sea day5 nights11 cruises
  • 3 ports · 3 sea days7 nights5 cruises

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 8:00 pm, local time.

Carnival Mardi Gras specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Carnival Cruise Line
Class
Excel class
Year built
2020
Status
In service
IMO
9837444
MMSI
311001049

Size

Gross tonnage
180,800 GT
Length
345 m
Beam
42 m
Decks
20
Cruising speed
23 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
5,270
Guests, full occupancy
6,338
Cabins
2,641
Crew
1,735
Guests per crew member
3.0
Space per guest
34.3 GT

How it compares

29th largest of 350 ships in service

Gross tonnage

  • Carnival Mardi Gras180,800
  • Carnival Cruise Line average120,665
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Carnival Mardi Gras5,270
  • Carnival Cruise Line average3,322
  • All ships in service2,189

Excel class sister ships

Same design and size as Carnival Mardi Gras

See the Carnival Cruise Line fleet

Also from Carnival Cruise Line: Carnival Venezia, Carnival Firenze, Carnival Panorama, Carnival Horizon, Carnival Vista, Carnival Dream

About Carnival Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras is the lead Excel-class ship of Carnival Cruise Line, delivered by Meyer Turku in December 2020 and the first cruise ship in North America powered by LNG. She has 2,641 staterooms and six themed zones, including the French Quarter and Grand Central. She introduced BOLT, the first roller coaster at sea, along with Emeril's Bistro 1396 and Shaquille O'Neal's Big Chicken.