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. The Carnival Mardi Gras was built in 2020. Carnival includes 27 active ships. The oldest in the fleet was built in 1996 while the newest ship was built in 2023. The average Carnival ship is 17 years old and the median build date for all active ships is 2007 Carnival Mardi Gras Age and Ship Stats. Year Built:2020; Status:active; Year Renovated:NA; Ship Class:XL; Gross Tonnage:180,800 GT; Years Served:2020–Present; Capacity:6,630; Total Staterooms:2,625; Ship Cost:950 Million; Flagged Country:Panama; Length:1,130 ft (344 m) To see how this compares, click through to see Carnival Mardi Gras age and Launched in 2019, Carnival Panorama was the last Carnival cruise built for Carnival’s Vista Class. This was Carnival Cruise Line’s flagship until 2021 when Carnival Mardi Gras began sailing. This Vista class cruise ship was built to accommodate 4,008 Carnival passengers and weighs 133,500 gross tons. Plan your Carnival Cruise Line Mardi Gras cruise with our cruise schedules, prices, Mardi Gras; Year Built: 2020: Year Last Refurbished-Capacity: 6,500 passengers: Decks: 20: Tonnage: The 2021-built Carnival Mardi Gras cruise ship is CCL-fleet's first newest and largest liner of the Carnival 31-year of maritime service, former Italian Navy Carnival Cruise Line's first Mardi Gras, the 'Fun Ship' party, started nearly 50 years ago. Today, a newly built Mardi Gras is the flagship of the fleet and the life of the party. The Carnival Mardi Gras has 1745 crew members on board. There are 4 passengers for every crew member on board. Year Built: 2020: Years Old: 5 Tons: 180,800 Speed How does the Carnival Mardi Gras compare to the Carnival Venezia? The Mardi Gras was built in 2021. It is 2 years newer than the Venezia, which was built in 2019. See all the differences in terms of size, facilities, and dining options. For more information on Carnival and the marvelous Carnival Mardi Gras, call The Cruise Web today at 1-800-377-9383! Passenger Capacity: 5,282 (double occupancy) Year Built: 2020 1998 (as Carnival Victory) Year Refurbished: 2021: Passenger Count: 2,984 at double occupancy: MORE: Carnival’s Mardi Gras: Is An Aft Excel Suite Worth The Price? Carnival Freedom 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. Cruise you soon, can’t wait 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. Carnival Cruise Line's MARDI GRAS was originally the final flagship of the once mighty Canadian Pacific Lines' transatlantic service. When she debuted as the EMPRESS OF CANADA in 1961, she was part of the last wave of British ocean liners that would also include Orient Lines' ORIANA, P&O Lines' CANBERRA, Union-Castle Lines' WINDSOR and TRANSVAAL CASTLEs and Shaw Savill's NORTHERN STAR. Set Sail Aboard Mardi Gras® Carnival's Mardi Gras, the greenest cruise ship in North America, the first to be powered by clean-burning liquefied natural gas (or "LNG The Mardi Gras: will be the latest addition to the Carnival Fleet in 2021. The largest vessel ever built for Carnival Cruise Line with 5.200 passengers is the first cruise ship to be powered by LNG (liquefied natural gas) and is not without reason called „Mardi Gras“: The original Mardi Gras started the success story of Carnival Cruise Line in 1972. The new Mardi Gras closes the circle of The very first Carnival cruise ship was the Mardi Gras. The Carnival Celebration arrived during a year of Carnival Cruise Line’s 50th birthday the 1998-built Carnival Elation is the How does the Carnival Mardi Gras compare to the Carnival Paradise? The Mardi Gras was built in 2021. It is 23 years newer than the Paradise, which was built in 1998 and renovated in 2023. See all the differences in terms of size, facilities, and dining options. 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. 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.
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