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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. Ship Size. The Mardi Gras is considered a large size ship. Coming in at 1,130 feet long and 137 feet wide, it's roughly the length of 3.1 football fields, as wide as 2.6 tractor-trailers and the same height as a 17-story building. Compared to the Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas, the Mardi Gras is 20% smaller in terms of overall tons. Here’s how Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas compared to Carnival’s Mardi Gras, along with some of my honest thoughts about each cruise experience. Ship Class Overview Overall, Carnival’s Excel-class and Royal Caribbean’s Oasis-class ships represent important new eras of ship design and technology for each respective cruise line. 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. Ship Size. The Mardi Gras is considered a large size ship. Coming in at 1,130 feet long and 137 feet wide, it's roughly the length of 3.1 football fields, as wide as 2.6 tractor-trailers and the same height as a 17-story building. Compared to the Royal Caribbean Wonder of the Seas, the Mardi Gras is 24% smaller in terms of overall tons. While it's by no means the first cruise ship to have themed sections -- Royal Caribbean pioneered this with Oasis of the Seas way back in 2008 -- the neighborhoods break the megaship up into Ship Size. The Mardi Gras is considered a large size ship. Coming in at 1,130 feet long and 137 feet wide, it's roughly the length of 3.1 football fields, as wide as 2.6 tractor-trailers and the same height as a 17-story building. Compared to the Royal Caribbean Adventure of the Seas, the Mardi Gras is 32% larger in terms of overall tons. Ship Size. The Mardi Gras is considered a large size ship. Coming in at 1,130 feet long and 137 feet wide, it's roughly the length of 3.1 football fields, as wide as 2.6 tractor-trailers and the same height as a 17-story building. Compared to the Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas, the Mardi Gras is 16% larger in terms of overall tons. The Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas was built in 2006. It was renovated in 2025. It's 15 years older than the Mardi Gras, which was built in 2021. The Mardi Gras pays homage to Carnival's first ship, also named the Mardi Gras. The Royal Caribbean Independence of the Seas was built in 2008. It was renovated in 2018. It's 13 years older than the Mardi Gras, which was built in 2021.The Mardi Gras pays homage to Carnival's first ship, also named the Mardi Gras. Ship Size. The Mardi Gras is considered a large size ship. Coming in at 1,130 feet long and 137 feet wide, it's roughly the length of 3.1 football fields, as wide as 2.6 tractor-trailers and the same height as a 17-story building. Compared to the Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas, the Mardi Gras is 20% smaller in terms of overall tons. The Royal Caribbean Utopia of the Seas is a fairly new ship, being built in 2024. The Utopia of the Seas is the first Oasis-class ship to run on LNG, a cleaner burning fuel. It's 3 years newer than the Mardi Gras, which was built in 2021. The Mardi Gras pays homage to Carnival's first ship, also named the Mardi Gras. Ship Size. The Mardi Gras is considered a large size ship. Coming in at 1,130 feet long and 137 feet wide, it's roughly the length of 3.1 football fields, as wide as 2.6 tractor-trailers and the same height as a 17-story building. Compared to the Royal Caribbean Odyssey of the Seas, the Mardi Gras is 7% larger in terms of overall tons. Ship Size. The Mardi Gras is considered a large size ship. Coming in at 1,130 feet long and 137 feet wide, it's roughly the length of 3.1 football fields, as wide as 2.6 tractor-trailers and the same height as a 17-story building. Compared to the Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas, the Mardi Gras is 21% smaller in terms of overall tons. How does the Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas compare to the Carnival Mardi Gras? The Symphony of the Seas was built in 2018. It is 3 years older than the Mardi Gras, which was built in 2021. See all the differences in terms of size, facilities, and dining options. Carnival Mardi Gras. CARNIVAL MARDI GRAS Simply majestic, the Mardi Gras is one of three new ships that Carnival Cruise line has reinvented; a ship that reinvents the cruise holiday. The Mardi Gras is the largest ship in the already impressive Carnival fleet. A colossus, it weighs in at an astonishing 180,000 tons.
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