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Besides Rio's Carnival, another way to celebrate the pre-Lent season of excess is to attend Mardi Gras in New Orleans (Feb. 25, 2020). This extravaganza centers on parades, where you can collect beads, toys and trinkets thrown from festive floats. Although nighttime reveling in the French Quarter can be raucous, G-rated parades, family picnics and elegant balls are the true traditions of the citywide celebration.
Celebrity is running a 10-night Mardi Gras-inclusive cruise in 2020 aboard Celebrity Reflection that runs round trip from Fort Lauderdale, with stops in Grand Cayman and Mexico (at Cozumel), as well as three days in New Orleans (Feb. 23 through 25) that are primed for Mardi Gras festivities.
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