Mardi Gras cruises go on sale

Friday, 30 Jan, 2019 0

Inaugural sailings for Carnival Cruise Line’s new ship Mardi Gras have gone on sale.

The ship will offer six to 15-day sailings in Europ and the Caribbean from summer 2020.

In Europe, itineraries include a nine-day maiden voyage from Copenhagen to Southampton August 31 to September 9, calling at Kiel (Hamburg), Gothenburg, Oslo, Rotterdam, Zeebrugge and Le Havre.

There will also be a 14-day trans-Atlantic crossing from Southampton to New York on September 9-23, with stops in the Canary Islands,Madeira and the Azores.

Later in September, a 15-day Carnival Journeys voyage will leave New York and arrive in Port Canaveral, Florida on October 15, positioning the vessel for year-round voyages to the Caribbean.

Eastern Caribbean cruises will visit San Juan, Amber Cove and Grand Turk while Western Caribbean sailings will stop in Cozumel, Costa Maya and Mahogany Bay, Isla Roatan.

Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line, said: "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."

Bev

Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.