Carnival Cruise Line is using its social media profiles to tease a “tropical with a twist” announcement, set for September 10, 2026.

Earlier this week, the company changed its profile pictures, dropping its traditional logo in favor of a graphic featuring three glowing, neon-yellow sparkles set against a soft pastel gradient that transitions from blue to pink.

Carnival later posted a series of teaser pictures and videos with a similar visual identity, telling guests that “something tropical with a twist is coming soon.”

On his personal Facebook page, the company’s Brand Ambassador John Heald said he is heading to Papenburg on September 10, 2026.

The German city is home to the Meyer Werft shipyard, which is scheduled to build two Excel-class ships for Carnival: the Carnival Festivale and the Carnival Tropicale, set to debut in 2028.

While details of the Festivale were revealed in 2025, Carnival said that further information about the Tropicale was to be revealed later this year.

In an announcement this April, the company said that the LNG-powered ship will sail from Galveston along with the Carnival Jubilee.

In a video, Heald said more about the ship and its Texas-inspired features will be announced this week.

“We’ll tell you a lot more about the Carnival Tropicale, which I know so many of you are excited about,” he explained.

The ship is expected to be the last in Carnival’s XL-class, following the 2021-built Mardi Gras, the 2022-built Carnival Celebration, the 2023-built Carnival Jubilee and the 2027-built Carnival Festivale.

The company is also introducing a new class of three 230,000-ton ships, which will be built at the Fincantieri shipyard between 2029 and 2031.

In July, Carnival revealed that the first vessel in the series will be named the Carnival Destiny and is scheduled to launch service in summer 2029.