5 Night Bahamas Cruise aboard the Carnival Mardi Gras
Join the Carnival Mardi Gras and get ready for five nights of tropical cruising around the Caribbean from Port Canaveral and back again!
Visiting less common destinations such as Celebration Key, Half Moon Cay, and Nassau makes this trip notable. This is a frequent route for the Mardi Gras.
We include all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in our price, so that you can compare sailings easily. Offered at under $80 per day, this is an incredible deal.
The Carnival Mardi Gras
More than 5,200 guests can travel on this top-rated Excel class cruise ship, based in Port Canaveral and refurbished less than one year ago in 2025.
Want to challenge yourself at the Skycourse ropes course? This activity is only offered by Carnival and is found on the Mardi Gras Carnival.
The Mardi Gras Carnival also offers a gym, a jacuzzi, a casino, a spa, a waterslide, and a bowling lane.
- Ship class
- Excel
- Built
- 2021
- Refurbished
- 2025
- Guests
- 5,282
- Crew
- 1,745
- Length
- 1,129 ft
Your Itinerary
This cruise is made up of one day at sea and three days in port. Highlights include visits to more exotic stops like Celebration Key, Half Moon Cay, and Nassau.
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Book Your Cruise
Since it was first listed on August 13th of last year, The price of this itinerary has varied between $398 and $479 for a stateroom, inclusive of taxes and port fees. Right now this cruise is just $1 more expensive than the all time low of $398 so reserve your stateroom now before it goes up.
Photos show a typical cabin in each class. Layout and decor vary by category.
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Wifi and Cell Service
GigSky offers plans that cover internet on and off the ship at a fraction of the Carnival price. For this cruise, get a 6-day plan for only $84.99. The connection works onboard and on shore.
Your plan includes 500MB per day of high speed data, plus unlimited messaging, rideshare, maps, and email.
Alternate Sailings
The Mardi Gras sails this route thirteen times next year, but doesn't sail it this year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Freedom and Vista.
More dates on the Carnival Mardi Gras
- May 22 Sat, 2027 $748 $150/day
- Jun 5 Sat, 2027 $798 $160/day
- Jun 19 Sat, 2027 $798 $160/day
- Jul 3 Sat, 2027 $838 $168/day
- Jul 17 Sat, 2027 $788 $158/day
- Jul 31 Sat, 2027 $708 $142/day
- Aug 14 Sat, 2027 $478 $96/day
- Aug 28 Sat, 2027 $418 $84/day
- Sep 11 Sat, 2027 $398 $80/day
- Sep 25 Sat, 2027 $398 $80/day
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Dec 4 Sat, 2027 This sailing
- Dec 18 Sat, 2027 $639 $128/day
- Dec 28 Tue, 2027 $969 $194/day
The same route on other Carnival ships
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Data as of Nov 7, 2026