MEET THE CEREMONY. We kick off a new ship’s career with a naming ceremony and ours are one part tradition and a lotta parts fun! On the tradition end, we get dignitaries like Mardi Gras' godmother, Miss Dominican Republic Kimberly Jiménez, and our own Chief Fun Officer Shaq to help make sure the champagne bottle gets broken just right for good luck. Discover the Mardi Gras itinerary for August 2025 and find the best deals with iCruise.com. Plan your dream cruise online or call 1-800-427-8473 So here’s a brand-new ship with a familiar name. With this Mardi Gras ® we aren't just paying homage to our first ship — in cruising circles this name suggests innovation, signals the start of something big. Oh, and this Mardi Gras still shouts “fun!” at the top of its lungs. Find Carnival Mardi Gras August 2025 Cruises: Find and plan your next Carnival Mardi Gras August 2025 cruise with Cruise Critic's Cruise Finder Tool Mardi Gras ship's itinerary program is based on Caribbean roundtrips leaving from homeport Port Canaveral (Orlando City, Florida USA), with preferential berthing at the new "Carnival Terminal 3" (CT3). The canceled in early-July "Caribbean 2020" program was planned to start after the Transatlantic repositioning from Europe. See Carnival Mardi Gras's 2025 to 2026 schedule and popular upcoming cruise itineraries on Cruise Critic. Explore destinations to start your Carnival Mardi Gras cruise planning. Find a Cruise Cruise deals for Eastern Caribbean & Fun day at Celebration Key from Orlando with 7nt Stay and Car Hire on 03 August 2025 (14 Nt) with Carnival Cruise Line on Carnival Mardi Gras. Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras itineraries calendar for 2025 provides a comprehensive overview of the scheduled sailings. This calendar includes details of each itinerary such as ports, departure dates, weekdays, cruise day sequences, port locations, arrival and departure times, and berthing arrangements. Carnival pays homage to the line's very first ship, 1972's TSS Mardi Gras, with the innovative Carnival Mardi Gras! Named for the original ship that took Carnival to the seas, Carnival Mardi Gras is an XL-Class ship that accommodates over 6,500 passengers. This ship boasts the very first roller coaster at sea, named BOLT: Ultimate Sea Coaster. The graph below tracks historic price of the Carnival Mardi Gras cruise ship departing August 16, 2025. The most recent price for this sailing starts at $953 ($137 per night) for an Inside Cabin. Compared to the average price of $898 ($129 per night) , this represents a recent increase of 6% . So here’s a brand-new ship with a familiar name. With this Mardi Gras ® we aren't just paying homage to our first ship — in cruising circles this name suggests innovation, signals the start of something big. Oh, and this Mardi Gras still shouts “fun!” at the top of its lungs. See Carnival Mardi Gras's 2025 to 2026 schedule and popular upcoming cruise itineraries on Cruise Critic. Explore destinations to start your Carnival Mardi Gras cruise planning. Find a Cruise 31 Aug 2025 Eastern Caribbean & Fun day at Celebration Key from Orlando with 7nt Stay and Car Hire Carnival Cruise Line Carnival Mardi Gras From £1,929 pp 23 Aug 2025 Western Caribbean from Orlando with 7nt Stay & Car Hire Royal Caribbean Adventure of the Seas From £1,999 pp So here’s a brand-new ship with a familiar name. With this Mardi Gras ® we aren't just paying homage to our first ship — in cruising circles this name suggests innovation, signals the start of something big. Oh, and this Mardi Gras still shouts “fun!” at the top of its lungs. Cruise deals for Eastern Caribbean from Port Canaveral on 30 August 2025 (8 Nt) with Carnival Cruise Line on Carnival Mardi Gras. Expert service from IgluCruise Find Mardi Gras sailing dates and sailing calendars and rates on iCruise.com. Book Mardi Gras sailings online or call 1-800-427-8473. Save up to $100 on your next cruise Sign In | Register The Carnival Mardi Gras. More than 5,200 people can comfortably sail on this highly-rated Ccl Excel (xl) class ship, based in Port Canaveral and refurbished just this year ago in 2025. The Mardi Gras Carnival delights guests with the Skycourse ropes course, an exclusive of Carnival. The Carnival Mardi Gras sails on May 10, 2025 for a 8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip). The ship will depart the port of Port Canaveral, Florida at 3:30 PM and will return to the port of Port Canaveral, Florida on May 18th at 8:00 AM. The Carnival Mardi Gras sails on August 1, 2026 for a 7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip). The ship will depart the port of Port Canaveral, Florida at 3:30 PM and will return to the port of Port Canaveral, Florida on Aug 8th at 8:00 AM. So here’s a brand-new ship with a familiar name. With this Mardi Gras ® we aren't just paying homage to our first ship — in cruising circles this name suggests innovation, signals the start of something big. Oh, and this Mardi Gras still shouts “fun!” at the top of its lungs.
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