Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras is now open for sale of its inaugural schedule for 2020.

Mardi Gras will offer a diverse schedule with six- to 15-day sailings visiting top destinations throughout Europe and the Caribbean beginning in summer 2020.

Guests can choose from more than 20 different stateroom categories and multiple levels of spacious and luxurious suites, more than on any other Carnival ship. 

A range of stateroom options provides guests the opportunity to further personalise their holiday experiences and includes special staterooms and suites such as Family Harbour, Havana Cabana and Cloud 9 Spa accommodations, as well as a wide selection of suites, balcony, oceanview and interior staterooms.

“For Mardi Gras, we’ve developed some truly exciting and diverse itineraries that will provide our guests with opportunities to experience and explore top destinations in Europe and the Caribbean,” said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line.

“These itineraries will serve as the perfect complement to the unique shipboard experience that Mardi Gras will offer.

“We’ve begun releasing some of the new stateroom designs to our guests and travel agency partners as part of today’s announcement and plan to share additional details over the coming weeks.”

Mardi Gras will offer an exciting inaugural schedule providing guests with myriad opportunities to experience and explore stunning and historic destinations.

The schedule includes:

• A nine-day maiden voyage from Copenhagen to Southampton from August 31st, 2020, calling at Kiel, Gothenburg, Oslo, Rotterdam, Zeebrugge and Le Havre.
• A 14-day trans-Atlantic crossing from Southampton to New York from September 9th, with stops at Las Palmas, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Funchal and Ponta Delgada.
• A six-day cruise round-trip from New York to Portland, Maine and Saint John, New Brunswick from September 24th.

Following a special eight-day Caribbean cruise from Port Canaveral on October 16th,  Mardi Gras will kick off its seven-day programme from the Space Coast on October 24th, offering two different three-port, seven-day itineraries, alternating weekly to the eastern and western Caribbean featuring some of the region’s most beautiful and popular ports.