Even on what should be a routine day at sea, cruise ship officers and crew members remain alert to possible emergency situations. Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras demonstrated exactly that type of ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Certain names will forever be connected to Mardi Gras and Carnival in New Orleans. The late Blaine Kern Sr. and Ed Muniz are among them. Then there’s Arthur Hardy, who arguably ...

Beginning in 2026, Lafayette's Mardi Gras parades will return to their original downtown route for the first time in decades. The new route will start at Surrey and Simcoe Streets, travel through ...

Carnival Cruise Line’s the Mardi Gras is returning to Port Canaveral later this week after undergoing a drydock in Europe. Currently offering a trans-Atlantic crossing that departed from Spain, the ...

Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras is back on the water after refurbishments. The Excel class ship underwent a comprehensive dry dock in Marseilles, France. It’s now setting sail from Barcelona on a 15 ...

It’s party time once again on Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras, which is back at sea following a month-long dry dock at Chantier Naval de Marseille in France. The first in the cruise line’s Excel ...

The Mardi Gras is currently undergoing its first scheduled drydock at the Chantier Naval de Marseille in France. The LNG-powered ship arrived at the European shipyard in late September, following a ...

NEW ORLEANS — Arthur Hardy, the longtime voice of New Orleans Mardi Gras, says Carnival 2026 will be his last. According to NOLA.com, Hardy, 78, announced Wednesday that he’ll retire on Fat Tuesday, ...

Carnival Cruise Line is unveiling new four- and five-day Bahamas itineraries aboard Carnival Mardi Gras from Port Canaveral in 2027-28. Meanwhile, the cruise line will extend Carnival Celebration’s ...

Since Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras debuted from Port Canaveral in 2021, the ship has been taking passengers on Caribbean trips spanning a week or longer. Guests can enjoy shorter sailings on the ...

Carnival Cruise Line's first Excel-class short cruises on Mardi Gras start in May 2027 when the Port Canaveral-based ship begins four- and five-day Bahamas getaways. These are in conjunction with the ...