The Carnival Mardi Gras has the same number of pools as the Jubilee and the same number of hot tubs. Looking to get away from the kids onboard? Try relaxing in the Serenity Adult-only area, for guests 21 and older only. Both the Jubilee and the Mardi Gras have full-depth adult-only pools in the Serenity area. Carnival Celebration and Mardi Gras are the newest and biggest ships in Carnival Cruise Line’s fleet. Both Carnival Celebration and Mardi Gras are in the Excel class, with Carnival Jubilee joining them in December 2023.Carnival Celebration and Mardi Gras offer more fun than ever before; after all, that is part of their brand! The Excel class of ships are 40% larger than all the other Currents (Jubilee), The Gateway (Celebration), and French Quarter (Mardi Gras) Excel Class ships feature a themed walkway spanning across Decks 6 and 7 with bars, lounges, and restaurants. However, this zone offers the same onboard experience on all three ships as a great place to grab a drink and listen to live music. The Carnival Celebration has the same number of pools as the Jubilee and the same number of hot tubs. Looking to get away from the kids onboard? Try relaxing in the Serenity Adult-only area, for guests 21 and older only. Both the Jubilee and the Celebration have full-depth adult-only pools in the Serenity area. I have been on both the Celebration and the Mardi Gras. They are basically identical minus some of the theme areas. The Mardi Gras has a New Orleans/Mardi Gras theme while the Celebration is Miami/Art Deco. The biggest difference in venues is two of the bars on deck six. They have different themes and drinks on the two ships. The Mardi Gras/Celebration/Jubilee will have more, and better, fast-casual food options (breakfast and lunch). Guy's Burgers and Shaq's Big Chicken are amazing. Dinner in the main dining room honestly never felt too different to me between the lines (both can have hits and misses depending on the night/sailing). Very similar layouts (venues have different names) to Celebration and Mardi Gras (all excel class sister ships). If you google the same cabin type for Celebration or even MG (oldest of the 3 excel ships) , you will get not only pix and video links for the other 2 ships but reviews that could help you with your question for excel class ships. After sailing on Carnival Celebration and Mardi Gras, I had high expectations for Carnival Jubilee. Perhaps I set the bar too high, but I found Carnival Jubilee fell short of my expectations more than I expected. Perhaps the spring break crowd skewed my experience, but all of Carnival Jubilee’s lines, crowds, and wait times were a massive drag. Both Carnival Celebration and Mardi Gras offer Caribbean itineraries ranging from 6 to 9 nights, visiting popular destinations such as Amber Cove, Mahogany Bay, Cozumel, and Nassau. Carnival Celebration is the newest vessel from Carnival, while Mardi Gras showcases New Orleans culture and offers unique features like the BOLT rollercoaster and Kids were more on Celebration, but that I believe was just time frame as it was a July cruise vs a Mardi Gras late September. I liked the Port Canaveral overall experience much better than Miami. he Bolt was effectively down the entire cruise on Celebration (saw it run a handful of time), Mardi Gras was operational the entire cruise The Carnival Celebration was built in 2022. The Celebration is named after the original Celebration that sailed with Carnival from 1987 - 2008. It has two unique zones not found on its sister ships: The Gateway, an area dedicated to travel and Carnival's history, and 820 Biscayne which has a retro-Miami vibe. The Carnival Mardi Gras was built in 2021. The Mardi Gras pays homage to Carnival's first ship, also named the Mardi Gras. It has two unique zones not found on its sister ships: The French Quarter, a New Orleans-themed area, and La Piazza, which is dedicated to the Italian heritage of Carnival cabins. The French Quarter on the Carnival Mardi Gras. The new ship with have it’s own themed zone. We also know that the Excel-class ship will have two themed zones unique to that ship, such as The French Quarter on Mardi Gras, 820 Biscayne on Celebration, or Currents on Jubilee, but we don’t know what they are yet. We're fortunate enough to have sailed on Carnival Celebration in December and then on Carnival Jubilee in January. Sailing on these two excel-class this so The Carnival Mardi Gras was built in 2021. The Mardi Gras pays homage to Carnival's first ship, also named the Mardi Gras. It has two unique zones not found on its sister ships: The French Quarter, a New Orleans-themed area, and La Piazza, which is dedicated to the Italian heritage of Carnival cabins. The Carnival Mardi Gras and Carnival Celebration are sister ships which means they have very similar deck plans. In this video we discuss the differences in Celebration vs. Jubilee Christmas 2024 The only Carnival cruise i've been on is the Mardi Gras in March of this year. my kids mama. Posted November 28, 2023. The Center Stage is a beautiful venue but is terrible for seating. The production shows, since they’re new for carnival on this stage, tend to fill up fast. I would get there up to an hour early and just chat and have some drinks. I will say shows on the Jubilee seemed less popular than on the Mardi Gras or the Celebration. When we were on Vista we saw several great production shows. We have not been on Mardi Gras but have been on the sister ship, Celebration. Shows were great if you could see them, but the venues they have are awful. I'd take Vista over Mardi Gras or Celebration any time. We flat hated the Celebration design overall as a ship. Hi we're QNS Vlogs!In this video we compare Carnival's newest ships, the Carnival Celebration and the Mardi Gras. Join us as we cover the differences of both
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