The Mardi Gras is the first of two “XL-Class” cruise ships, among the largest in the world. It is specially designed for Carnival Cruise Line’s “Fun Ship 2.0” program, which features ...

The Carnival Cruise Line ship Mardi Gras turns in the basin after arriving at Port Canaveral, Fla., early Friday morning, June 4, 2021. The brand new ship has a capacity of 6,500 passengers and 20 ...

Carnival's Mardi Gras ship can accommodate 5,200 guests and has eateries from celebrities like Guy Fieri, Shaquille O'Neal, and Emeril Lagasse.

Carnival’s new Mardi Gras cruise ship will have a French Quarter-themed deck and a “traditional New Orleans jazz club,” according to a news release.

The company’s first-ever ship was named Mardi Gras when it was introduced in 1972. At 180,000 tons, the new Carnival Mardi Gras will be six times the size of its namesake.

Carnival Cruise Line's new 5,200-passenger Mardi Gras has started 10 days of sea trials after departing the Meyer shipyard in Turku, Finland. Upon completing the testing, the vessel will return to the ...

Carnival Cruise Line is getting into the holiday spirit by commissioning the creation of a 23-foot-long gingerbread replica of the company's new ship, the Mardi Gras. The cruise line partnered with ...

Carnival Cruise Line is the world's largest cruise line, with 26 ships. It has three new ships scheduled for delivery – Carnival Panorama in 2019, Mardi Gras in 2020 and an as-yet-unnamed ship ...

Carnival Cruise Line has released a preview of the staterooms onboard its newest cruise ship, the Mardi Gras. Designed with a color scheme emphasizing muted turquoise hues, Carnival said that the ...

The ship is expected to set sail from Port Canaveral in 2020, and reservations will be available Jan. 30, 2019. The new ship pays homage to Carnival Cruise’s TSS Mardi Gras, which launched in 1976.

Carnival president Christine Duffy tells USA TODAY the line plans one of the attractions for the 5,200-passenger Carnival Mardi Gras, the first of a new series of giant vessels that will begin ...

PORT CANAVERAL — The biggest ship Carnival Cruise Line has ever built arrived Friday at its year-round home in Port Canaveral, even though it doesn’t have its first sailing date with ...