5 Night Bahamas Cruise aboard the Carnival Mardi Gras
Prepare for five nights of relaxing sailing around the Caribbean when you set sail with the Carnival Mardi Gras from Port Canaveral and back.
Spending time in unusual destinations like Celebration Key, Half Moon Cay, and Nassau makes this cruise particularly interesting. This route is a common one for the Mardi Gras.
Offered at less than $155 per day, this bargain is solid. This is the total you pay, no surprises.
The Carnival Mardi Gras
More than 5,200 guests can sail on this top-rated Excel class ship, based in Port Canaveral and refurbished only one year ago in 2025.
Want to complete the the Skycourse ropes course? This feature is only offered by Carnival and is found aboard the Mardi Gras Carnival.
The Mardi Gras Carnival also offers a casino, a spa, a jacuzzi, a bowling lane, a waterslide, and a gym.
- Ship class
- Excel
- Built
- 2021
- Refurbished
- 2025
- Guests
- 5,282
- Crew
- 1,745
- Length
- 1,129 ft
Your Itinerary
This sailing spends one day at sea and three port days. Major features include visits to less common stops 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 itinerary has fluctuated between $768 and $904 for a room, including taxes and port fees. Now this sailing is at an all time low, so secure your room 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 seventeen times next year, but doesn't sail it this year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Freedom, Firenze, and Festivale.
More dates on the Carnival Mardi Gras
- May 31 Mon, 2027 $798 $160/day
- Jun 14 Mon, 2027 $788 $158/day
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Jun 28 Mon, 2027 This sailing
- 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