
Carnival
Carnival Festivale
Caribbean
Sailing Itinerary
Trip Details
Departs: March 18, 2028
Returns: March 26, 2028
Departure Port: Port Canaveral
Ship: Carnival Festivale
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Your Ship
Carnival Festivale
The fourth Excel-class ship, and the first one to trade the roller coaster for a water park
Aboard
- Under construction at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, first steel cut April 8, 2025, keel laid August 14, 2025
- The fourth Carnival hull built to run on liquefied natural gas
- Sunsation Point, a three-deck family zone that replaces the BOLT coaster with a six-slide water park
- Studio 724, a two-deck music-making zone named after her yard number
- Close to 1,000 interconnecting staterooms, roughly 70 percent more than her sisters
- Revives the name of the 1978 Festivale, the converted liner that helped make Carnival
Ashore
Where You Stop
Celebration Key
Caribbean
The Caribbean
The most-sailed water on earth, and the easiest cruise to fall in love with, short flights, warm water twelve months a year, and a different island every morning.
- Best Time to Go
- December through April, outside hurricane season
- Typical Length
- 5 to 8 nights
Compare Dates
The Same Trip, Other Weeks
The identical itinerary on this ship, priced by departure. Fares move week to week, and the difference is often larger than anything else on this page.
| Departs | Inside | Oceanview | Balcony | Suite | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 19, 2027 | |||||
| January 22, 2028 | |||||
| February 19, 2028 | |||||
| March 18, 2028This sailing | |||||
| April 15, 2028 |
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