Cabin 8257 · Mardi Gras

Cabin 8257 is a Havana Cabana Suite (category HS1) on Mardi Gras, 260 square feet plus a private balcony of 100 square feet. There is a double sofa bed.

Cabin 8257 is a Havana Cabana Suite on Deck 8 of Mardi Gras, and it sits far forward. This is a long way from the pivot, so a swell reaches you before it reaches anyone midship. We score it 6 out of 10 for steadiness.

Mardi Gras Theater sits two decks down, roughly 12 cabins along the ship from you. A deck between you takes most of the noise out of it, and it is a short trip when you want it. We give it 10 out of 10 for quiet, which is about as peaceful as this ship gets. For getting about it is 2 out of 10, so add a few minutes to everywhere you go.

Of the 62 cabin positions on Deck 8, this is the 35th from forward. You are about as central as the corridor gets, so it is a similar walk whichever way you turn out of your door.

The Havana Cabana Suite grade runs 260 square feet. The balcony adds another 100 on top of that. At suite level you are buying more than square feet. Suites almost always carry priority boarding and priority disembarkation, and the higher grades on most lines add a restaurant, a lounge or a sun deck of their own. Junior and entry level suites often get none of that, so it is worth checking what this particular grade includes rather than assuming the whole list comes with the word.

A word on loyalty, because the grade misleads people here. Carnival Rewards replaced VIFP on 1 September 2026 and it counts what you spend, not the nights you sail or the room you book, so this suite earns at the same rate per dollar as an interior does. What the grade buys you is the room and the service, not faster status. Checked against the line's own published terms on 8 September 2026.

Against the rest of the ship it is as quiet as anything on board. It suits light sleepers. It is a poor fit for anyone who finds long corridors and stairs hard work.

Scored by Cruise Ship Wiki using model v1.8, from the position of this cabin relative to every public space on the ship. Each part is out of 10.