5 Night Bahamas Cruise aboard the Carnival Mardi Gras
Step aboard the Carnival Mardi Gras and get ready for five nights of refreshing travel around the Caribbean from Port Canaveral and back!
This cruise is particularly exciting because you'll only spend time at unusual ports such as Celebration Key, Half Moon Cay, and Nassau. This route is a frequent one for the Mardi Gras.
This price is the total you pay, no sneaky extra fees.
The Carnival Mardi Gras
Based in Port Canaveral and refurbished just one year ago in 2025, more than 5,200 cruisers can cruise on this highly-rated Excel class cruise ship.
Want to complete the the Skycourse ropes course? This feature is offered exclusively by Carnival and is found on the Mardi Gras Carnival.
The Mardi Gras Carnival also offers a spa, a gym, a jacuzzi, a casino, a bowling lane, and a waterslide.
- Ship class
- Excel
- Built
- 2021
- Refurbished
- 2025
- Guests
- 5,282
- Crew
- 1,745
- Length
- 1,129 ft
Your Itinerary
This sailing includes one day at sea and three days in port. Highlights include visits to unusual destinations like Celebration Key, Half Moon Cay, and Nassau.
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Book Your Cruise
Since being listed fifteen months ago, The price of this cruise has ranged between $780 and $904 for a stateroom, including taxes and port fees. At only $8 higher than the all time low of $780 today is a great time to lock in your cabin
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 seventeen times next year, but doesn't sail it this year. The Glory also sails a route with the same stops but a slightly different schedule.
More dates on the Carnival Mardi Gras
- May 31 Mon, 2027 $798 $160/day
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Jun 14 Mon, 2027 This sailing
- Jun 28 Mon, 2027 $768 $154/day
- Jul 12 Mon, 2027 $788 $158/day
- Jul 26 Mon, 2027 $728 $146/day
- Aug 9 Mon, 2027 $528 $106/day
- Aug 23 Mon, 2027 $428 $86/day
- Sep 6 Mon, 2027 $418 $84/day
- Sep 20 Mon, 2027 $398 $80/day
- Oct 4 Mon, 2027 $418 $84/day
- Oct 9 Sat, 2027 $418 $84/day
- Nov 1 Mon, 2027 $398 $80/day
- Nov 6 Sat, 2027 $398 $80/day
- Nov 15 Mon, 2027 $398 $80/day
- Nov 20 Sat, 2027 $583 $117/day
- Nov 29 Mon, 2027 $398 $80/day
- Dec 13 Mon, 2027 $429 $86/day
- Jan 10 Mon, 2028 $404 $81/day
- Jan 15 Sat, 2028 $404 $81/day
- Jan 24 Mon, 2028 $404 $81/day
- Feb 7 Mon, 2028 $424 $85/day
- Feb 21 Mon, 2028 $434 $87/day
- Mar 6 Mon, 2028 $534 $107/day
- Mar 11 Sat, 2028 $624 $125/day
- Mar 20 Mon, 2028 $604 $121/day
- Apr 3 Mon, 2028 $534 $107/day
- Apr 17 Mon, 2028 $584 $117/day
The same route on other Carnival ships
- Nov 2 Mon, 2026 · Freedom $326 $65/day
- Nov 16 Mon, 2026 · Freedom $233 $47/day
- Nov 30 Mon, 2026 · Freedom $236 $47/day
- Dec 14 Mon, 2026 · Freedom $331 $66/day
- Dec 28 Mon, 2026 · Freedom $983 $197/day
- Jan 11 Mon, 2027 · Freedom $279 $56/day
- Jan 16 Sat, 2027 · Freedom $279 $56/day
- Jan 25 Mon, 2027 · Freedom $269 $54/day
- Feb 8 Mon, 2027 · Freedom $294 $59/day
- Feb 22 Mon, 2027 · Freedom $329 $66/day
- Mar 8 Mon, 2027 · Freedom $436 $87/day
- Mar 22 Mon, 2027 · Freedom $541 $108/day
- Apr 5 Mon, 2027 · Freedom $529 $106/day
- Apr 19 Mon, 2027 · Freedom $356 $71/day
- May 3 Mon, 2027 · Freedom $400 $80/day
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Data as of Nov 2, 2026