hey everyone welcome to Popular Cruising i'm your host Jason Leppert
coming to you today with not a review of a ship but a preview of an upcoming new
vessel Carnival Cruise Line's Mardi Gras will
be named after its first 1972 ship but will in fact be its largest ever it
has been delayed a couple of times but is now slated for February of 2021.
the ship along with its first ever roller coaster at sea is currently under
construction at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland
and as you can see the superstructure is pretty much entirely complete just
awaiting final outfitting and very quickly if you haven't yet
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we're excited with this video to introduce a new format showcasing deck
by deck venues and accommodations to look forward to
like here on deck 4 where the family harbor lounge will be appropriately next
to the camp ocean kids facility which in turn will be nestled between
family harbor ocean view family harbor ocean view suite and
family harbor interior staterooms the family harbor lounge itself is
rendered to look a lot like it is on Carnival's other latest ships
and here we can see that family harbor interior staterooms will feature a bit
more of a square footprint while family harbor ocean view ones will
be more rectangular which in three dimensions also look very
similar to previous iterations but new are these cool circular design
elements like the mirror on the wall and the light fixture on the ceiling
meanwhile family harbor ocean view suites will be even larger
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information below then going up to deck 5 and following
the trend of spa facilities being relocated to lower decks
the cloud 9 spa along with its treatment rooms thermal suites and thalassotherapy
pool as well as the salon will be positioned
here along with its accompanying cloud 9 spa ocean view
and cloud 9 spa cove balcony cabins
and heading back to the stern the chef's table will no doubt be placed within the
galley of the main dining rooms delving a bit further into the
renderings you can see here the cloud 9 spa reception area
and its great undulating natural wood one of the soothing treatment rooms
as well as the thermal suite with a much larger thalassotherapy pool this time
around like the family harbor staterooms the
cloud 9 spa interior is available as a square footprint
as well as a premium elongated variety and in three dimensions you can see the
new natural wood tones carried over as well as a soothing color palette and
soft lighting or you can choose to upgrade to a cloud 9
spa ocean view which naturally includes vistas to the
outside or alternatively you might consider the
cloud 9 spa cove balconies which are those featuring a nice
sheltered veranda
but it's on deck 6 that you really start to see the changes in the layout from
previous ships of course the mardi gras theater is
still nestled within the bow but now the punchliner comedy club has
its very own venue and the familiar piano bar 88
as well as javablue cafe and cherry on top mark the perimeter of one of the
ship's new fun zones called grand central the mardi gras
theater is certainly a departure from previous carnival show lounges
much improving upon the preceding liquid lounge's poor sight lines but perhaps
losing too much aesthetic personality still we're sure the productions
themselves will be excellent including the anticipated new family feud live
and the punchliner comedy club will now be its own handsome space
this is one we really can't wait for because the stand-up comedians here are
always hilarious meanwhile piano bar 88 is staying true to
its usual style including its usual black and white key counters
and then the javablue cafe begins to showcase the ship's newly refined look
while cherry on top is still appropriately colorful as ever
also on deck 6 grand central really comes into its own with a massive ocean
view atrium before opening up to the french quarter
fun zone including emeril's bistro 1396 and the interactive carnival kitchen
concept first introduced on the carnival panorama
plus the flamingo and palm restaurants which appear to be the main dining rooms
on board instead of carnival's usual symmetrical
atriums grand central's is off to the side with a stage and plenty of seating
that converts nicely from day into night and bringing back a bit more of
carnival's signature theming tastefully without joe farcus' input
is the french quarter's fortune teller bar as well as the stylish brass
magnolia including its vaulted two-story bar
still this neighborhood's hallmark will be celebrity chef emeril lagasse's
aforementioned restaurant and perfect for learning how to cook and
enjoying one's own creations will be carnival kitchen
for the main dining rooms the flamingo restaurant is thankfully anything
but gaudy like in the past but comparatively it might be a little
too simple we'll definitely reserve judgment though for the final product
regaining much more style however is the palm restaurant
with awesome backlit architecture then heading up to deck 7 behind the
mardi gras theater is the mardi gras casino
which will wrap around the grand central atrium hopefully without any secondhand
cigarette fumes and separated this time around from the
punchliner comedy club is the limelight lounge on the other side is one of
carnival's other signatures the alchemy bar
and behind it is the fahrenheit 555 steakhouse strangely though the two
appear to be separated by a bulkhead limiting passage without first going
upstairs or downstairs on the flip side of the atrium the mardi
gras casino definitely has its own great ocean views
as well as its own bar which as we said before hopefully limits its smoking
as now its own entity the limelight lounge will likely be a multi-purpose
venue no longer featuring comedy but perhaps
trivia and karaoke along a two-story esplanade will be a
stair entrance to the alchemy bar where like on the vista class conical pillars
are present but this time without being wrapped by led screens
making as at the steakhouse an overall more refined aesthetic
but this venue's isolation from the alchemy bar is a bit unfortunate
thankfully things begin to open up again on deck 8 starting with havana extended
cabana cabins at the front along with other havana accommodations
all of which have exclusive access to the havana bar and pool
opposite of which is the very popular jiji asian kitchen
which is now perfectly lined up with bonsai teppanyaki and bonsai sushi along
grand central
speaking of the havana accommodations they too are available as square
footprint interiors or rectangular interiors
looking much as they did before but with the new circular treatments
of course it's those great extended cabanas that offer more in the way of a
veranda naturally with more interior room to
match
but as you would expect it's the suites that go all out
especially this massive corner variety
and guests therein get private access to not only the havana bar
but also the havana pool
jiji asian kitchen is also looking quite nice on the mardi gras
as is bonsai teppanyaki and sushi
both of which now have views to the outside
farther back on deck 8 is la piazza fun zone encompassing cucina del capitano
and pizzeria del capitano placing the latter for the first time along the
lanai instead of the lido and then entirely new is rudi's seagrill
from carnival corporation favorite chef rudi sodamin
and at the far back is summer landing with guy's pig & anchor smokehouse and
brewhouse plus the summer landing pool where the
havana pool has been in the past the watering hole bar
and the great new heroes tribute lounge
cucina del capitano looks much as it has before
but this time with great alfresco access to the lanai
similarly the very popular 24/7 pizzeria has a much larger dedicated space
and rudi's seagrill playfully features the chef's signature food faces
as well as its own spectacular views
also far larger on the mardi gras is guy's pig & anchor smokehouse and
brewhouse
encompassing house beers brewed right onboard live entertainment and one of two
complimentary swirls on the ship all behind which is the refreshing
summer landing pool seen by day and by night
complete with two whirlpools off to the side
skipping to the upper public levels on deck 16 there are several the ship's
many balcony staterooms to go around then naturally a poolside blueiguana
cantina
relocated seafood shack along with new street eats
and the central beach pool all part of the lido fun zone
balcony decor and appointments are a bit more of what you can expect across the
majority of mardi gras accommodations including storage ottomans multiple usb
ports shaving bars in the shower and a sofa that quickly transforms into
a comfortable bed otherwise the blueiguana cantina will be quite familiar to
fans as well the premium seafood shack along
with new free street eats
all servicing the beach pool area including dive-in movies
also on deck 16 along the lido the redfrog rum bar has become the double
decker redfrog tiki bar
there's also the name sake lido marketplace
big chicken from shaq
and the tides pool at the stern i'd say the two levels of the tiki bar
look pretty cool
and the lido marketplace continues its resort-like aesthetic
among the new stuff we're definitely looking forward to big chicken from
shaquille o'neal and also the great tides pool and
whirlpools all the way at the back of the ship
then up on deck 17 are even more accommodation varieties
not the least of which are cloud 9 spa extended balconies
carnival excel presidential suites and cloud 9 spa suites
and it's on this level that you'll find guy's burger joint along with the
tweens and teens clubs here's an overview look at the cloud 9
spa extended balcony as well as the even larger cloud 9 spa
suite which is certainly ample in size
but even bigger are the brand new carnival excel suites
which feature unique layouts and a touch of mid-century modern decor
the carnival excel corner suite features a living room and a bedroom
as seen right here
and the carnival excel aft suite ups the ante with a private whirlpool
and again a separate living room and bedroom
with of course that stellar balcony
but even more incredible is the carnival excel presidential suite
with a similar configuration on the
inside and an even larger balcony that
stretches out over the bridge wing and still showcases its own private
whirlpool
and if that's enough to make you hungry just head on over to guy's burger joint
for those amazingly complimentary gourmet burgers
up another deck on 18 is where you'll find the serenity adults only area
as well as the ultimate playground fun zone complete with ropes course and
sports court carnival waterworks
and mini golf
the serenity deck will be a spacious quiet zone
with whirlpools as usual
but more rarely with its own pool
and then naturally noisier but isolated to the back will be the ropes course and
sports court including zip runs this time around
and this carnival waterworks will feature a forward-facing mat slide
as well as a standard twister and free fall variety
and mini golf rounds out the traditional offerings
before we get to that roller coaster
lastly on deck 19 is the new loft 19
and certainly not least is bolt the ultimate sea coaster
loft 19 overlooks the complimentary serenity deck with an infinity style
pool and private reservable cabanas and its
own bar and lunch delivery in fact the excel suites get unlimited
access here
and to finish off here's bolt i've been saying for years that it's only a matter
of time before a cruise line attempts a full-blown roller coaster at sea
and it's carnival that's proving my prediction
let's just say i cannot wait to get on this thing
and we don't have much longer to wait as the clock counts down to february 2021
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