Best and worst cabins on Mardi Gras
Most cabin advice is somebody's opinion. This is measurement. We read the published deck plans for Mardi Gras, worked out where each of the 2,638 cabins physically sits, and ranked them.
Mardi Gras is an Excel class ship, about 181,808 gross tons, carrying around 5,282 guests at double occupancy, in service since 2021. The cabins we can place on the plans run from deck 4 to deck 17. The deck plan legend colours them as 1,496 balcony, 811 interior, 176 ocean view, 153 suite.
On this measure the steadiest cabin aboard is 4355 on deck 4 (Ocean view), and the one that should move most is 17293 on deck 17 (Suite). Every other cabin on Mardi Gras falls between the two.
How this is worked out, and what it does not cover
A ship pivots about a point amidships and low down. The further a cabin sits from that point, the more it moves in a swell. So the ranking below is distance from amidships, weighted with height above the waterline. It is a position measurement, not a review.
What we are not claiming. We have not mapped the bars, clubs and galleys on this ship, so nothing here is a noise rating. A steady cabin under a nightclub is still a cabin under a nightclub.
The steadiest cabins
Closest to the ship's pivot point. If you are prone to seasickness, start here.
| Cabin | Deck | Category | Position | Steadiness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4355 | 4 | Ocean view | amidships, against the hull | 10.0 |
| 4357 | 4 | Interior | amidships | 10.0 |
| 4332 | 4 | Suite | amidships, against the hull | 10.0 |
| 4353 | 4 | Interior | amidships | 9.9 |
| 4334 | 4 | Ocean view | amidships, against the hull | 9.8 |
| 4351 | 4 | Ocean view | amidships, against the hull | 9.8 |
| 4359 | 4 | Ocean view | amidships, against the hull | 9.8 |
| 4361 | 4 | Interior | amidships | 9.8 |
The cabins that move most
High up and close to an end. Fine for most people, worth avoiding if you are not.
| Cabin | Deck | Category | Position | Steadiness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17293 | 17 | Suite | aft, against the hull | 0.0 |
| 17202 | 17 | Balcony | forward | 0.0 |
| 17201 | 17 | Balcony | forward | 0.0 |
| 17284 | 17 | Suite | aft, against the hull | 0.0 |
| 17203 | 17 | Balcony | forward | 0.1 |
| 17204 | 17 | Balcony | forward | 0.1 |
| 17206 | 17 | Balcony | forward | 0.2 |
| 17205 | 17 | Balcony | forward | 0.2 |
The largest cabins
By floor area on the plan, against the median cabin on this ship. Suites will dominate, which is the point: this is where the space is.
| Cabin | Deck | Category | Position | Size vs median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10367 | 10 | Suite | amidships, against the hull | 2.7x |
| 11363 | 11 | Suite | amidships, against the hull | 2.6x |
| 10363 | 10 | Suite | amidships, against the hull | 2.6x |
| 12363 | 12 | Suite | amidships, against the hull | 2.5x |
| 12367 | 12 | Suite | amidships, against the hull | 2.5x |
| 11359 | 11 | Suite | amidships, against the hull | 2.5x |
| 9357 | 9 | Suite | amidships, against the hull | 2.4x |
| 9361 | 9 | Suite | amidships, against the hull | 2.3x |
Deck by deck
The steadiest cabins on each deck, for when the deck is already decided.
| Deck | Best placed cabins |
|---|---|
| Deck 4 | 4355, 4357, 4332 |
| Deck 5 | 5342, 5309, 5311 |
| Deck 8 | 8256, 8257, 8259 |
| Deck 9 | 9363, 9365, 9370 |
| Deck 10 | 10369, 10366, 10373 |
| Deck 11 | 11371, 11378, 11373 |
| Deck 12 | 12374, 12376, 12377 |
| Deck 14 | 14378, 14376, 14393 |
| Deck 15 | 15356, 15375, 15354 |
| Deck 16 | 16254, 16257, 16255 |
| Deck 17 | 17250, 17259, 17252 |
Measured from the deck plans we hold for Mardi Gras. If you have sailed one of these cabins and we have it wrong, tell us on the ship page and we will take a look.