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First completed in June 2020, Cruise Terminal 3 (also known as CT3) at Port Canaveral is the port’s newest addition, but it may be best known as the new home of Carnival’s newest — and largest — ship, Mardi Gras. MEET THE HOMEPORT. On June 4 th, Mardi Gras met her homeport for the first time which would be the awesome Port Canaveral, of course. So maybe you should meet it too! Port Canaveral is a great place to kick off a cruise from, especially with the beautiful, brand-new cruise terminal we built specifically to be Mardi Gras’ home. 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. Carnival Cruise Line's newest and largest cruise ship ever, Mardi Gras, is officially en route to her new homeport in North America. Mardi Gras departed Barcelona, Spain on Friday afternoon and is Everything about the Mardi Gras says “BIG fun“. In fact, to accommodate the Mardi Gras‘s 19 decks, 6,500 passengers, and 181,000 tons, Port Canaveral totally revamped Cruise Terminal 3 in 2018. Now, we’re proud to be the homeport for this awesome ship! The Mardi Gras has been making waves in cruising. In March 1991, the 1,241-guest Mardi Gras became one of the first Carnival ships to homeport at Port Canaveral, where she offered three- and four-day cruises to the Bahamas until she and sister ship Carnivale were replaced by the Carnival Fantasy in October 1993. Mardi Gras’ arrival in Port Canaveral in 2020 will mark 30 years that Carnival Mardi Gras is the first LNG fueled cruise ship in North America and will be homeported right here at Cruise Terminal 3. The ship is named after Carnival’s first ship in 1972, the TSS Mardi Gras. This new vessel resembles the 1972 ship only in name as this new cruise ship is the first of Carnival’s Excel Class ships. The name is a callback to Carnival’s first ship, TSS Mardi Gras. After the episode aired, Carnival issued a press release clarifying that the ship’s name would be simply Mari Gras. Delays caused by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and a small shipyard fire, resulted in the late final delivery of the new Mardi Gras. Carnival Cruise Line has announced key adjustments to its itinerary for Mardi Gras cruises in 2025 and 2026. These changes, communicated to booked guests, include later arrival times at the ship’s homeport in Port Canaveral, impacting various sailings throughout the specified years. The Mardi Gras is the first ship in Carnival Cruise Line's Excel class. Source: Carnival Cruise Line. The Mardi Gras has always been scheduled to homeport in Port Canaveral, from where it will Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship, Mardi Gras, arrived to her new homeport of Port Canaveral on Friday, marking her grand debut in the United States. Now, the vessel has refueled there for the The Mardi Gras has a construction date of 2020 and a total size of 180,800 gross tons. The ship measures 1,130 feet (344 meters) in length. Carnival Mardi Gras is included in Carnival’s XL Class. At full capacity, the Carnival Mardi Gras holds 8,375 passengers. That includes 6,630 cruise vacationers and 1,745 staff members. Sailing out of her home port Galveston, Texas, Carnival Jubilee™ follows the fun footsteps of Mardi Gras® and Carnival Celebration® has some big flip-flops to fill, and you can count on Carnival Jubilee to take things to the next level with six “zones” of fun. Mardi Gras is an Excellence-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line.She is Carnival's lead vessel of the fleet's Excel-class, a subclass of the Excellence class, and was built by Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku in Turku, Finland. With 20 decks and enough space for 6500 guests, Carnival's Mardi Gras offers many fun attractions and innovative features. This includes Carnival Cruise Line's first-ever roller coaster at sea Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship, the Mardi Gras, will be pulling into its homeport of Port Canaveral for the first time on Friday, June 4. The brand-new ship, a homage to the cruise line's first ship introduced back in 1972, is meant to suggest innovation and the start of something big. Carnival Mardi Gras Facts. Ship Class: The Carnival Mardi Gras is a flagship vessel, part of the innovative Excel-class cruise ships. This cutting-edge ship class is celebrated for its groundbreaking design and immersive onboard experiences, setting a new standard for cruise travel. Itineraries for additional ships that homeport in Miami will be announced soon. Cruise from Port Canaveral on New Itineraries for Mardi Gras and Carnival Venezia. From Port Canaveral, Carnival’s popular Mardi Gras will sail a variety of seven-day cruises The Mardi Gras is the largest ship Carnival Cruise Line has ever built measuring 1,130 feet long and weighing in at 180,800 gross tons. Based on double occupancy, she has a 5,282 passenger capacity. One of the ship’s most exciting features is Bolt, the first roller coaster at sea.
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