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7 nights · 4 ports
round-trip · Port Canaveral
CarnivalCarnival Mardi Gras
Carnival Mardi Gras Nov 21, 2026
7-Night Eastern Caribbean
4.5 out of 5, Gangwaze Score™
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The Gangwaze Score blends how cruisers rate this ship, how they rate this sailing, the ship’s latest CDC health inspection, the safety of its ports, and how today’s fare compares with its recent average.
- Cruiser satisfaction
- Very good
- This sailing
- Very good
- Ship health
- Excellent
- Port safety
- Good
- Value
- Excellent
Aboard Carnival Mardi Gras · Departing November 21, 2026 from the Port of Port Canaveral, Florida.
You'll depart Port Canaveral on Saturday, November 21, 2026 for your 7-Night Eastern Caribbean round-trip cruise vacation aboard Carnival's Carnival Mardi Gras.
Your itinerary includes visits to Bahamas, where you'll explore Nassau, Half Moon Cay and Celebration Key, and Dominican Republic, where you'll explore Amber Cove. Your trip has two sea days to enjoy everything the Carnival Mardi Gras has to offer.
Your ship ranks #5 among Carnival's 31 ships by size and is newer than the fleet average, having launched in 2020.
Current pricing for this sailing starts at $118 per passenger, per night, down 17% vs. our tracked average.
// 01 · About the ship
Carnival Mardi Gras
Ship OverviewCarnival
Carnival · XL class
CHRISTENED
2020
STATEROOMS
2,643
TONNAGE
180,800GT
▲ 49.2% ABOVEvs avg 121,145
YEAR BUILT
2020
▲ 11 YRS NEWERvs avg 2009
LENGTH
1,130ft
▲ 13.9% ABOVEvs avg 992 ft
PASSENGERS
6,630cruisers
▲ 59.5% ABOVEvs avg 4,158
Carnival Mardi Gras is an XL-class ship built in 2020, the #5 ship in the Carnival fleet by size, with 17 passenger decks and a 2025 dry dock in France behind it. Up top, the Bolt Ultimate Sea Coaster is a motorcycle-style rollercoaster, joined by the SkyCourse ropes course and the WaterWorks waterpark with its Twister Waterslide. Dining ranges from New Orleans flavors at Emeril's Bistro to smoked meats and craft brews at Guy's Pig & Anchor Smokehouse | Brewhouse, Chinese-Mexican fusion at Chibang! and steaks at Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse. Evenings bring tarot readings and color-changing cocktails at the Fortune Teller Bar, live jazz at The Brass Magnolia and production shows in the New Orleans-inspired Mardi Gras Theater. Kids head to Camp Ocean and Dr. Seuss Bookville, while adults unwind at the Serenity Adult Only Retreat.
With two sea days on this sailing, there's time for The Punchliner Comedy Club, SkyCourse and Cloud 9 Spa.
// 02 · Port by Port
Your Itinerary
Carnival Mardi GrasNovember 21 to November 28, 2026Round-trip Port Canaveral
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- 10:00 AM
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- 6:00 PM
- DAY 3 · MON, NOV 23
Half Moon Cay
Bahamas (private Island)- ARRIVES
- 8:00 AM
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- 5:00 PM
- DAY 4 · TUE, NOV 24
At sea
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- 5:00 PM
- DAY 6 · THU, NOV 26
At sea
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// 03 · Cruise price
Cruise Price & Tracking
Carnival Mardi GrasNovember 21, 2026
The most recent price for this sailing starts at $824 ($118 per night) for an Inside cabin. Compared to the average price of $992 ($142 per night), this represents a 17% decrease. That's $461 more than the lowest of the 13 dates on this route (Jan 16, 2027).
// Price history · inside
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This cabinAvg $992
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// 04 · Cruise resources
Cruise Resources
To prepare for your Carnival Mardi Gras November 21, 2026 cruise, here are some helpful tools to get you prepared and excited for your vacation.
- 01 Ship Tracking Check the Carnival Mardi Gras' current location. Track where it's coming from and where the ship is headed.
- 02 Cruise Director Meet Rainier Scholtz, the Carnival cruise director scheduled for the Carnival Mardi Gras on this sailing.
- 03 Roll Call See who else is sailing on the Carnival Mardi Gras on Nov 21, 2026, and join the roll call.
- 04 Deck Plans Explore every deck of the Carnival Mardi Gras, with the venues and cabins on each.
// 05 · Other sailings
This itinerary - other options
Same ports, more choices. Compare other Carnival Mardi Gras dates for the 7-Night Eastern Caribbean route, or see which other ships sail a similar trip.
More Carnival Mardi Gras options - 7-Night Eastern Caribbean
Below, you'll find any available dates for this same Eastern Caribbean itinerary on the Carnival Mardi Gras.
- Carnival Mardi GrasOct 24,2026$1,394 $200/n$570 more
- Carnival Mardi GrasOct 31,2026$474 $68/n$350 less
- Carnival Mardi GrasNov 7,2026$584 $84/n$240 less
- Carnival Mardi GrasNov 21,2026$824 $118/nThis sailing
- Carnival Mardi GrasNov 28,2026$570 $82/n$254 less
- Carnival Mardi GrasDec 5,2026$545 $78/n$279 less
- Carnival Mardi GrasDec 19,2026$830 $119/n$6 more
- Carnival Mardi GrasDec 26,2026$1,535 $220/n$711 more
- Carnival Mardi GrasJan 2,2027$577 $83/n$247 less
- Carnival Mardi GrasJan 16,2027$363 $52/n$461 less
- Carnival Mardi GrasJan 23,2027$383 $55/n$441 less
- Carnival Mardi GrasJan 30,2027$373 $54/n$451 less
- Carnival Mardi GrasFeb 13,2027$723 $104/n$101 less
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