5 Night Bahamas Cruise aboard the Carnival Mardi Gras
Get ready for five nights of exciting sailing through the Caribbean when you book your cabin on the Carnival Mardi Gras from Port Canaveral and back again.
This trip is noteworthy because you will only stop in uncommon ports such as Celebration Key, Half Moon Cay, and Nassau. This is a common route for the Mardi Gras.
The price is the total you pay, no surprises at checkout. With a cost of under $80 a day, this is an incredible bargain.
The Carnival Mardi Gras
The Mardi Gras Carnival, based in Port Canaveral and refurbished just one year ago in 2025, is a top-rated Excel class cruise ship that can accomodate comfortably more than 5,200 travelers.
The Mardi Gras Carnival wows guests with the Skycourse ropes course, an exclusive of Carnival.
The Mardi Gras Carnival also offers a spa, a bowling lane, a gym, a casino, a waterslide, and a jacuzzi.
- Ship class
- Excel
- Built
- 2021
- Refurbished
- 2025
- Guests
- 5,282
- Crew
- 1,745
- Length
- 1,129 ft
Your Itinerary
This itinerary is made up of one sea day and three days in port. Major features include visits to less common cities like Celebration Key, Half Moon Cay, and Nassau.
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Book Your Cruise
Since being listed fifteen months ago, The price of a room on this cruise has ranged between $397 and $474 inclusive of taxes and port charges. Now this itinerary is just $1 more expensive than the all time low of $397 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 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
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Sep 25 Sat, 2027 This sailing
- Dec 4 Sat, 2027 $399 $80/day
- 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 2, 2026