
Carnival
Carnival Festivale
Caribbean
Sailing Itinerary
Trip Details
Departs: December 27, 2027
Returns: January 3, 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
Amber Cove
RelaxAway
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
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