Carnival opens bookings for Tropicale’s 2028 Galveston debut
The final Excel-class ship is scheduled to begin sailing Caribbean itineraries from Texas on April 15, 2028.
Carnival Cruise Line has opened bookings for Carnival Tropicale, which is scheduled to debut in Galveston, Texas, on April 15, 2028. The ship will be the final vessel in Carnival’s Excel class and will join Carnival Jubilee in the Galveston market.
The newly available sailings include Caribbean cruises ranging from four to eight days. Scheduled destinations include Cozumel, Nassau, Progreso, Celebration Key, RelaxAway and Isla Tropicale. A four-day Western Caribbean itinerary sailing round trip from Galveston to Cozumel has a listed starting price of $519.
Carnival Tropicale is under construction at the MEYER WERFT shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. Planned onboard features include the multi-deck Sunsation Point area, Carnival WaterWorks Ultra with six waterslides, the Route 66-themed Fairway 66 miniature golf course and The Vault Retrocade arcade.
Dining options will include Uku Lei Lei, serving Hawaiian-inspired Asian fusion cuisine, and Fetaccine, combining Greek and Italian dishes. Emeril’s Coastal Seafood, developed with Carnival Chief Culinary Officer Emeril Lagasse, will feature seafood influenced by U.S. coastlines.
