Carnival Press Release:

New 130,000-ton Carnival Dream to be Based at Port Canaveral

04/23/2008

MIAMI (April 23, 2008) – Carnival Cruise Lines has announced that the new 130,000-ton Carnival Dream – the largest “Fun Ship” ever constructed – will be based at Port Canaveral, Fla., beginning in fall 2009. Details on the ship’s itinerary will be provided at a later date.


Currently under construction at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, the 3,652-passenger Carnival Dream is the first in a new class of ship for the line with a unique interior design, sleek hull and distinctive profile, along with a host of innovative facilities and features which will be released in the coming months.


The deployment of the Carnival Dream to Port Canaveral continues the line’s 18-year relationship with the Canaveral Port Authority, the longest tenure of any cruise line there.


In addition to the Carnival Dream, the line has two other “Fun Ships” scheduled to enter service – the 113,300-ton Carnival Splendor, set to debut in Europe July 2, 2008, and the 130,000-ton Carnival Magic, slated for delivery in June 2011.


Carnival is the largest and most popular cruise line in the world, with 22 “Fun Ships” operating three- to 18-day voyages to the Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii, the Panama Canal, Canada, New England, Europe and South America.


For additional information on the “Fun Ship” vacation experience, contact any travel agent, call 1-800-CARNIVAL or visit carnival.com.
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Just wanted to pass this news along.

Dwayne

Thanks for the update!!!!

Thank you so much for sharing. Have they released itineraries for her?

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Originally posted by penny3333:
Thank you so much for sharing. Have they released itineraries for her?

Not yet, I sure hope they are different than the current Glory offerings. I am going to keep a close eye out for any news about the itineraries. Usually when they announce the itineraries and start accepting bookings for new ships, they go fast. And then add this will be a new class of ship.

Dwayne

Hello everybody,

I have received the following "Carnival Dream" rendering from Carnival Cruise Lines:



The picture confirms this is a completely new design. Notice the promenade being located above the lifeboats, and it appears that there is one deck of "hull balconies" (like those found on "QM2") below the lifeboats.

Very interesting layout. My initial thoughts are that it is a good design.

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Originally posted by Raoul Fiebig:
Hello everybody,

The picture confirms this is a completely new design. Notice the promenade being located above the lifeboats, and it appears that there is one deck of "hull balconies" (like those found on "QM2") below the lifeboats.

Thanks, Great Picture. What is a hull balcony?

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What is a hull balcony?

Think of the cat. 12 cabins on the Fantasy class.

CruiseDad,

balconies located inside the hull rather than in the superstructure.

Dave has given another good example for them, and here's a "QM2" photo showing "hull balconies" (below the promenade deck / tender) and balconies in the ship's superstructure above.

Learned something new, never heard that term before. I've always used and heard the term sheltered balconies for those.

Cheers, Neil

Raoul, Thanks so much for posting the picture and pointing out some of the new design features! I like the design too, not many standard outside cabins I notice.

Dwayne

Funny thing, the "hull balconies" on the Fantasy class ships are marketed as "penthouse suites" and are more expensive than the verandah balcony suites much higher up. Go figure.....

I've never understood why penthouses became the most exclusive hotel suites and were located on the top floor. You are inconvenienced by longer elevator rides, you really can't walk to anything, and then there is the safety issues in case of fire.

Raoul-Thank You for the beautiful rendering of the new Carnival Ship-Another beauty and another Megaship! Cruising is becoming more and more awesome with each passing year!

BillyBuzzy

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Originally posted by Dave Beers:
I've never understood why penthouses became the most exclusive hotel suites and were located on the top floor. You are inconvenienced by longer elevator rides, you really can't walk to anything, and then there is the safety issues in case of fire.

Just saw a doccumentary on highrise buildings on just that subject. When Otis Elevator Corp. came up with a fail-safe system for elevators in the case of the rope (rope was all that held early elevators) breaking, it enabled building designers to go higher. As they went to the skys, the view was better until the property owner next door built one higher than the previous one. The top floors with the best views became, for the first time, the most desirable. Previously the 1st floor (no stairs or waiting on very slow elevator systems) commanded the highest lease rates. That trend has stuck much like peoples desire to be on higher decks of a ship has become more desirable. In part for the view and in part because of the cruise industrys past class system where the bottom decks were for steerage. Cattle/livestock and people in lower economic classes. Those trends stick even though most people don't know or care about the origins. They just know they're supposed to ask for a higher deck for some mysterious reason. I've asked people with such requests why they'd like to be higher up and the vast majority of the time there is either a long silence or "I don't know, I just thought those were better cabins" is the reply.

Cheers, Neil

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Originally posted by billybuzzy:
Raoul-Thank You for the beautiful rendering of the new Carnival Ship-Another beauty and another Megaship! Cruising is becoming more and more awesome with each passing year!

BillyBuzzy

It sure does! It would be awesome (if they had them) to put the Mardi Gras or the Carnivale beside the Carnival Dream for comparison. The slogan "you've came a long way baby" would take on a new meaning. Have to admit though, I still have a fondness for the classic smaller ships in some regards.

Dwayne

The Carnivale was my first ship to cruise on. Funny now to think how intimidated of her I was then. I prefer the smaller ships. I've never been on a megaship. I think I would be overwhelmed.

The Carnivale was my first ship too. I thought it was huge at the time. Just imagine they could fit about 5 Carnivales into the Dream.

Here is a link to the Carnivale.

Here are some links to the Topaz (formerly Carnivale). These were dated 2004 and 2003.

Link 1

Link 2

Dwayne

My first was a Princess, a sister ship to the Love Boat on TV. They had it up in Seatle doing day cruises up the Peugeot Sound from Seattle to Vancouver in the 70s. Running it almost like a ferry, back and forth. Not realy a cruise but it was my first taste of an actual cruiseship. Loved it then, love it now.

Cheers, Neil

Dwayne, the fist pic with the big "Peace Boat" logo and description made me wonder if the ship only turns left now?

Cheers, Neil