Carnival Festivale Building Progress Revealed in New Shipyard Images

Carnival Cruise Line dropped a sneak peek on the upcoming Carnival Festivale, and it’s clear that the fourth Excel-class ship has come a good distance since building first started on April 8, 2025.

The cruise line shared photos of the 182,015-gross ton vessel in dry dock on the Meyer Werft Shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, and the pictures are nothing wanting spectacular.

“Simply 1 12 months out till Carnival Festivale units sail. Right here’s a bit of behind-the-scenes take a look at her coming collectively…” Carnival Cruise Line wrote in a caption with the photographs on Fb.

The primary image exhibits the sections of the vessel’s large hull, or the underside of the ship, coming collectively. A number of giant metal items that can ultimately be welded in a watertight seal are on full show.

A complementary picture exhibits the title Carnival Festivale etched into the ship’s bow. Nevertheless, the lettering is only a placeholder. The bow will ultimately be painted blue and the title shall be written in gold.

One other ultimate image exhibits the skin of the ship coming collectively, with scaffolding in place to construct out the personal visitor balconies. Cruise Hive beforehand reported that the 949 crew cabins have already been accomplished, however the 2,636 passenger cabins are nonetheless in progress.

What Comes Subsequent for Carnival Festivale?

The 5,356-guest ship nonetheless has simply over a 12 months earlier than she enters service with an inaugural transatlantic cruise that departs from Southampton, UK, on Might 2, 2027.

And whereas a 12 months might sound like a very long time, the most recent Carnival ship nonetheless has to satisfy a number of milestones earlier than she will formally start her profession at sea.

At this level, the outside of the ship is sort of all put collectively and each the bridge and the huge LNG-powered engine have efficiently been put in.

Over the subsequent weeks to months, building crews will proceed perfecting the ship’s exterior, which incorporates the completion of the hull and putting in any remaining visitor cabins that haven’t already been put in place.

When the hull and the outside of the ship is prepared, Carnival Festivale will contact water for the primary time in a float out ceremony, which shall be her subsequent main milestone.

Assuming all goes nicely, the rest of the ship’s inside and design work will seemingly be accomplished in a moist dock. For reference, the shipyard has a moist dock conveniently situated subsequent to the massive building corridor.

That is additionally when building crews will start to assemble Carnival WaterWorks Extremely, which would be the largest ever waterpark at sea within the historical past of Carnival Cruise Line.

The water-filled zone will characteristic six waterslides, together with two household raft slides, often known as the SunSoaker and Turning Tides.

As her launch date will get nearer, the brand new ship will bear her sea trials. Assuming she passes, she’s going to then formally be delivered to Carnival Cruise Line throughout a standard handover ceremony.

The place to Discover Carnival Festivale

Carnival opened bookings for its latest fleet member in August of 2025, with sailings by means of April of 2028 obtainable to guide now by means of the cruise line.

The ship will homeport in Port Canaveral, Florida, and can primarily function 6- to 8- night time voyages to the Japanese and Southern Caribbean. There are additionally a few shorter 4- to 5-night voyages to the Bahamas, which embark on Might 19, 2027, and Jan 3, 2028.

Notably, each single itinerary features a go to to Celebration Key within the Bahamas, permitting friends to take pleasure in Carnival’s latest ship and latest personal island concurrently.