  The relation between confinement scale $\Lambda_c$ of a gauge theory and the
Hubble scale $H$ of the background quasi de Sitter space, required to satisfy
the Festina Lente criteria ($\Lambda_c \gtrsim H$) from swampland principles,
are investigated for a holographic theory using the Karch-Randall setup. A
purely gravitational description admits unstable de Sitter extremum, and the
requirement of Festina Lente translates into requirements of a perturbative
gravitational dual, but prohibits an arbitrarily small hierarchy for other
parameters fixed. With an additional scalar sector, the theory admits
metastable de Sitter minima, and the requirement of Festina Lente imposes
constraints on the parameters. For some range of parameters where Festina Lente
could be constraining, the de Sitter minimum is very close to decay, thus
invalidating the applicability. Further consequences of the finite lifetime of
the dS extrema and the relation with related swampland conjectures are
investigated, and no contradictions are found. These results make case for the
consistency and utility of the Karch-Randall setup, clarify the implications of
Festina Lente for holographic theories, and connect Festina Lente to other
swampland conjectures.
