Carnival Cruise Line announced the Carnival Festivate will be the 4th Excel class in the fleet and the Carnival Tropicale will be in the 5th Excel class in Carnival's fleet. These two ships will join the Mardi Gras, Carnival Celebration, and Carnival Jubilee which are all currently sailing as Excel Class ships for Carnival Cruise Line.
Carnival Festivale
The Carnival Festivale is scheduled to debut in spring 2027 and will sail from Port Canaveral, Florida. Three brand new zones will debut on the Carnival Festivale. Two of the zones will celebrate music and be located in the ship's interior spaces on Deck 6, 7, and 8. Another new zone is Carnival's Sunsation Point which will include the Carnival WaterWorks Ultra. This area will be a family friendly waterpark and six slides. Of the six slides, 4 will be new to Carnival. A sports court, ropes course, jogging track, mini golf course, themed arcade space will be part of this zone. Carnival plans to have special evenings where the WaterWorks is open after dark with a DJ and activities (on other Carnival ships the WaterWorks is usually closed at night).
The Carnival Festivale will not feature a Family Harbor lounge like the other 3 Excel class ships, but will instead offer 1,000 connecting staterooms. This is perfect for guests traveling together that want to have easy connection to staterooms.
New dining options are going to be onboard the ship. Carnival is still in the process of developing menus. At this time, Carnival has confirmed Guy's Burger Joint, Big Chicken, and Guy's Pig & Anchor Smokehouse will be onboard the Carnival Festivale. A new dining outlet to replace Chibang is currently under development for the Carnival Festivale.
Carnival Festivale
The Carnival Festivale is scheduled to debut in spring 2027 and will sail from Port Canaveral, Florida. Three brand new zones will debut on the Carnival Festivale. Two of the zones will celebrate music and be located in the ship's interior spaces on Deck 6, 7, and 8. Another new zone is Carnival's Sunsation Point which will include the Carnival WaterWorks Ultra. This area will be a family friendly waterpark and six slides. Of the six slides, 4 will be new to Carnival. A sports court, ropes course, jogging track, mini golf course, themed arcade space will be part of this zone. Carnival plans to have special evenings where the WaterWorks is open after dark with a DJ and activities (on other Carnival ships the WaterWorks is usually closed at night).
The Carnival Festivale will not feature a Family Harbor lounge like the other 3 Excel class ships, but will instead offer 1,000 connecting staterooms. This is perfect for guests traveling together that want to have easy connection to staterooms.
New dining options are going to be onboard the ship. Carnival is still in the process of developing menus. At this time, Carnival has confirmed Guy's Burger Joint, Big Chicken, and Guy's Pig & Anchor Smokehouse will be onboard the Carnival Festivale. A new dining outlet to replace Chibang is currently under development for the Carnival Festivale.
Carnival Tropicale
The Carnival Tropicale is scheduled to debut in spring 2028. Many of the Carnival Festivale's features will be included on the Carnival Tropicale. At this time, Carnival has not released the homeport details for the Carnival Tropciale.
The Carnival Tropicale is scheduled to debut in spring 2028. Many of the Carnival Festivale's features will be included on the Carnival Tropicale. At this time, Carnival has not released the homeport details for the Carnival Tropciale.
More New Ships
There is still more to come for newbuilds. Carnival Cruise Line has Project Ace upcoming which will include 3 ships at 230,000 tons each being built. These ships are being built in Fincanteri and have scheduled deliveries in 2029, 2031, and 2033. It is planned to be over 3,000 guest staterooms on each ship and this will be the largest class of ships in Carnival Corporation's fleet upon delivery.
There is still more to come for newbuilds. Carnival Cruise Line has Project Ace upcoming which will include 3 ships at 230,000 tons each being built. These ships are being built in Fincanteri and have scheduled deliveries in 2029, 2031, and 2033. It is planned to be over 3,000 guest staterooms on each ship and this will be the largest class of ships in Carnival Corporation's fleet upon delivery.