Mardi Gras
The Carnival Mardi Gras is Packed with Non-Stop Fun, Thrills and Luxury
How much fun can you handle? The Carnival Mardi Gras offers thrilling experiences, including the first-ever roller coaster at sea! Explore six uniquely themed neighborhoods, including Grand Central, the vibrant French Quarter, and the family-friendly Ultimate Playground, where you’ll find Carnival WaterWorks with three massive water slides.
Accommodations onboard Mardi Gras are designed to suit every traveler. Family Harbor staterooms come with a free night of Night Owls babysitting service. Plus, your little ones eat free in most specialty restaurants, and an exclusive area offers games, movies, breakfast, and snacks. Cloud 9 Spa staterooms offer priority spa reservations, unlimited thermal suite access, and more. Havana staterooms boast rain showerheads and a members-only bar and pool with cabanas.
Foodies will love the world-class dining options, including Guy’s Pig & Anchor Smokehouse, Bonsai Teppanyaki, BlueIguana Cantina, and the indulgent Seafood Shack. Book now to secure exclusive deals and the best prices through CruiseDirect!
Dining
At Cucina del Capitano on Mardi Gras, who you’ve got gathered around the table is truly as important as what’s being served there.
Get rolling on the go in 2018 with Bonsai Sushi Express, your grab-and-go sushi source at sea. Featuring a mouthwatering array of sushi, sashimi, rolls and more all made fresh and packed up for easy eating anywhere
It’s a meal, a performance, and it’s definitely unforgettable. The Bonsai Teppanyaki experience is set to delight guests aboard Mardi Gras. Take a little time out of vacation to sit down to a selection of tempting appetizers, before your chef prepares the main course featuring selections of meats, tofu, fish, shrimp or lobster right at your table.
A good seafood dish mmm, quite the catch. However, you like your — roll, bowl or platter — Seafood Shack is Mardi Gras's place for you to cast your net. Imagine a seaside spot in New England, where the locals gather for great meals served with a bit of a breeze and a lot of a view.
Haute cuisine meets atmosphere at Fahrenheit 555, a dining experience that stands toe-to-toe with some of the best steakhouses on land. Except this one’s at sea - aboard Mardi Gras.
A modern restaurant inspired by a millennia-old society, JiJi Asian Kitchen on Mardi Gras serves up enticing dishes in an eclectic space that brings not just good food but also good fortune to the table.
The CFO wanted to build a new chicken restaurant and it has all a little confused. Then it's found out they meant Shaq, the Chief Fun Officer. The big guy brings his poultry know-how and good taste to the seas with Big Chicken, debuting in 2020 aboard Carnival Radiance and Mardi Gras
Learn to cook, Steakhouse-style from cruise team of chefs as they demonstrate the tricks of the trade used to make those multi-course dinners everyone loves so much. You take the joy of cooking and transform it into a delightful hour-long presentation of kitchen skill and ingenuity
In 2020 Mardi Gras will set sail with Emeril Lagasse’s first-ever restaurant at sea: Emeril’s Bistro 1396. Everybody knows about Emeril’s love for Creole cuisine. Sharing his hometown favorites with the world is his life’s work and now you’ll enjoy the authentic bayou flavors and fun that New Orleans is known for on your vacation. If you haven’t had the pleasure, It has talked about fried oysters, BBQ shrimp, duck & sausage gumbo, PO-boys, muffuletta sandwiches, fresh ceviche, jambalaya, and more.
Lose yourself exploring a delicious menu where you’ll find “Green Eggs and Ham,” brightly colored fruit, gravity-defying pancake stacks, funky french toast, “Moose Juice” ‘n’ ”Goose Juice” and much more.
The smoke’s the point at Guy’s new joint. With choices like brisket, sausage, baby back ribs, salmon and dry-rubbed chicken, a pros wake up early to smoke the meat right there over hickory and apple wood, all before serving up these favorites at your table complete with classic sides. Remember, you’re in Guy Fieri’s house Carnival Horizon is home to the world’s first Guy’s Pig & Anchor Smokehouse | Brewhouse, so wethey do things Guy’s way. After all, he’s a BBQ Hall of Famer!
When the food arrives at the table it’s smiles all around, especially on a Carnival cruise! But can you remember a time when your plate beamed one back? That just isn’t how it works except at Rudi’s Seagrill. This new fine dining restaurant, exclusively aboard Mardi Gras, was dreamed up to serve delectable seafood classics that keep more than just an eye on the presentation more like a whole face.
Some of the world’s favorite flavors aren’t found in restaurants but served up on the street in trucks, stalls, and carts where the presentation takes a backseat to flavor, convenience, and quality. After all, when you’re just feet from the chef, you can tell they’re cooking to impress! Street Eats is Carnival’s tribute to this food phenomenon, debuting aboard Mardi Gras with an ever-changing series of grab-and-go dishes. This open-air spot features three stations one that specializes in steamed stuff like bao buns and siu mai, one that puts the “skill” in skillet with the likes of kebab and satay, and oh yes the station that fries up favorites like empanadas and falafel. Aboard Mardi Gras you may be far from the street, but flavor’s right around the corner.
Dine under tropical-inspired ambiance with fresh, vibrant flavors and a relaxed atmosphere that brings island ease to every meal.
Sip rich espresso, specialty coffees, and refreshing iced drinks in a laid-back café perfect for a quick caffeine fix or a leisurely break.
Spice up your day with handcrafted tacos, fresh salsas, and bold Mexican flavors served fiesta-style in a vibrant, casual cantina.
A fun vacation is the perfect time to learn something new like how delicious picking up culinary skills can be!
Bars & Lounges
Entertainment & Nightlife
Experience Broadway-inspired productions, live performances, and dazzling entertainment in a grand theater built for unforgettable nights.
Casino
Joining the Carnival Players Club is easy and, best of all, free. In fact, if it has ever had the pleasure of hosting you at one of our onboard casinos, you may already be a member!
Try your luck amid festive Mardi Gras energy with slots, table games, and Carnival's signature party spirit at every turn.
Onboard Activities
Outdoor Activities
Go ahead and call Summer Landing “the greatest chill spot at sea” and It will be right there with you, any time of year!
Somebody at Carnival knows just what you need, and it's pretty much exactly the Serenity Adult-Only Retreat. Look, you'll still be on the same ship as the kids, the hoopla, and all the Carnival-style excitement, but you could easily forget because when you’re at Serenity you could not be further from it all.
For those who flock to waterparks just ready to make a splash, It’d suggest sliding on over to WaterWorks aboard Mardi Gras. Three large-scale spiralling slides, a giant dumping bucket, twin racing slides and more — you know, the works — are all practically overflowing for your hydro-delight. When you spot the slides on board you’ll see that they mean business… though cruise recommends checking them out from the inside.
You may think basketball is all about the hoop and getting the ball in there, but you may not have ever played on a Carnival ship. Here, it’s all about the journey to the hoop: the view and the sea breeze you take in as you drive your way past defenders to put the rock in the bucket. Say, that actually reminds us of cruising the destinations may rock, but it’s all about getting there.
Aboard the Mardi Gras you’ll meet BOLT: the fastest and first rollercoaster at sea. Strap in and zoom your motorcycle-style speed machine around an open-air course high, high above sea level. You know how on most rollercoasters actually, never mind. Forget other coasters because this all-electric thrill ride puts you in the driver’s seat. That means you actually get to control how fast you go, so hit the gas and try for the fastest time, go for the biggest thrill plus some amazing 360° ocean views! That’s why its call this the Ultimate Sea Coaster.
Park yourself in front of the big screen - the really big screen - and settle in for some real stars at Carnival Seaside Theater. From the comfort of your poolside lounge chair, or even the pool itself, you'll enjoy sporting events and recent blockbuster movies think Comedy, Action & Adventure and Date Night.
Any cruise can move you, but a Carnival cruise can move you to support a great cause like St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital! Come on out to Groove For St. Jude - where all are grooving on every sailing - and make a small donation to help to move towards finding cures and saving children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
Jogging may not immediately come to mind when you think of things to do at sea, but it probably should. You don’t have to walk on water, you just have to get on a Carnival cruise. Jogging tracks are available on almost all Carnival ships, and are even padded for long-distance comfort.
Loft 19 is proof: a retreat-style experience right there on your Mardi Gras cruise. Soak up the sun all day from the comfort of a lounge chair or Loft 19’s own infinity pool, or opt for private time in the shade by renting a cabana. Just a few are available, so reserve yours early for the day or for the voyage and you’ll unlock extra indulgences like fresh fruit, chilled towels, lunch delivery and attentive concierge service.
If a deck party has the power to bring together friendly rivals BlueIguana and RedFrog, you can imagine what the Mega Deck Party can do for vacationers like you! Show up to the open-air Lido Deck pool area ready to have a good time under the stars. The ship’s DJ, cruise director and entertainment staff will be on-hand to get things going… and keep everyone moving.
Imagine a perfect day out on the links, the golfer's zen of the ball, the hole and nothing in between but well-manicured fairway... plus one cactus, a treasure chest... and wait, is that a windmill in the way? Just who designed this course anyway? Whoever it was, they had one thing in mind - maximum fun for mini-golfers, big and small! That's precisely why you'll find a course on every Carnival ship, where you can hit the holes and take in everything you’d expect, like the sights and the sounds... plus the seagulls.
Whether today's the day for a bit of a dip, a dash of splash or even some swimming- or just a serious poolside lounging session - your Carnival cruise has just the pool for you. In fact, pools are so important to a great cruise that we designed many of th ships to have two of them.
The chance to complete an awesome challenge, high above it all… now that's what you want in a good ropes course. An awesome ropes course, however, will let you do all that with a cool sea breeze and a view to match! Not sure that navigating a high-up-there challenge is for you? Did we mention that on SkyCourse you'll be safely strapped in, emboldening you to take on the kinds of challenges you may not normally feel up to? Here everyone — even kids — become thrill-seekers, testing their ability to make their way around the course.
Spot the spiraling Twister Waterslide atop your Carnival ship and you can be sure that your vacation comes complete with twists, turns and squeals of thrilled delight. Countless gallons of water rush through the entire length of this slide, so you're by no means dry when you start, but by the time you reach the end - hundreds of feet later - you reach new levels of soaking, splashing down in that classic waterslide photo-finish: hands-up, eyes wide and nothing but exhilaration on your face.
A Carnival cruise is all about service. There’s usually someone to take you dinner order, make your bed, bring you drinks, give massages at the spa, and so on. In fact, there’s actually very little aboard where you’re left to fend for yourself. Volleyball is an activity we’d definitely term to be - pardon the pun - self-service. That said, whatever your serving style happens to be -overhand, underhand, sidearm - you can take to the court and get the play started your way.
Go ahead and call Summer Landing the greatest chill spot at sea.
Sport Square is featuring an entire mini-golf course, full-court basketball and a ropes course.
Splash into casual fun with a relaxed poolside atmosphere, refreshing dips, and sun-soaked lounging perfect for lazy days at sea.
This game’s history goes way back to the 60s but it’s gotten pretty popular lately, and best of all your cruise is a great time to learn the simple rules and take a whack at this game.
Kids & Teens
Wellness
While bending the elements to your will, finding that perfect temperature for relaxation is awesome, even better is not needing to. Carnival's Cloud 9 Spa thermal suites are dedicated relaxation zones with a variety of available environments, each carefully developed by our master climate artists.
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