Carnival Dream

Carnival dream in 2009.
Career
Name:	Carnival Dream
Owner:	Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator:	Carnival Cruise Lines
Port of registry:	Panama
Ordered:	2006
Builder:	Fincantieri
Cost:	$741,100,785
Yard number:	6151
Laid down:	February 4, 2008
Launched:	October 24, 2008
Acquired:	September 12, 2009
Maiden voyage:	September 21, 2009
In service:	2009-present
Identification:	IMO number: 9378474
Status:	In Active Service as of 2011
Notes:	Constructed in Monfalcone
General characteristics
Class and type:	Dream class cruise ship
Tonnage:	gross tonnage (GT) of 130,000 tons
Length:	1,004 ft (306.02 m)
Beam:	122 ft (37.19 m) (37m)
Decks:	15 decks
Propulsion:	6 Wärtsilä 12V46 engines (75,600 kW)
Speed:	22.5-knot (42 km/h; 26 mph)
Capacity:	3,652 Passengers
Crew:	1,369

Carnival Dream is a Dream class cruise ship. At 130,000 tons, she is the biggest ship built for the Carnival Cruise Lines (NYSE). Her sister ship, Carnival Magic is the latest in the line’s ships, being delivered on April 27, 2011, while her other sister ship Carnival Breeze is expected out in June 2012.

Highlights

The ship and her sisters, Carnival Magic and Carnival Breeze are expected to have the widest variety of activity, dining, and entertainment options of the entire fleet.

Carnival Dream and her sisters are currently the biggest ships ever built in Italy, by Fincantieri.

Cabins

The ship has an array of cabins to choose from. The cabins ranges from interior staterooms to suites. In addition, the ship introduced newer forms of cabins for Carnival Cruise Lines. One new type of cabin is a deluxe ocean view stateroom. The deluxe ocean view stateroom has two separate washroom facilities. Another new cabin for the cruise line is cove balcony stateroom. The cove balcony stateroom has a partially enclosed veranda. The ship features special spa staterooms that are currently available on Carnival Splendor.

Facilities

The Carnival Dream is the first Carnival Corporation ship to feature a water park with multiple slides as a newbuild. The ship uses a larger variation of the water park that was recently added to the Fantasy class ships. The ship features a 2-deck miniature golf course. The ship also features a wide outdoor promenade deck that includes an outdoor cafe and a whirlpool jacuzzi in four places along the outside edge of the deck.

Design

Comparisons to Other Cruise Ships

While the largest cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Lines, the ship will not be the largest in the world, being surpassed by Royal Caribbean International's Oasis and Freedom classes, as well as Cunard Line's RMS Queen Mary 2 and Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Epic. By comparison, Carnival Dream is roughly equal to Royal Caribbean International's Voyager class. However, the Carnival Dream is 17 feet shorter.

Exterior

Carnival Dream is an all new class of ships for Carnival Cruise Lines. She features facilities similarly designed and used on the previous generations of Carnival ships while presenting a few new features. Significant alterations have been made to the public access areas of the ship like Deck 5, which has an exterior promenade that runs the entire perimeter of the ship.

Appearances in film

• The first 15 minutes of the film Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked mostly took place aboard this ship. The film entered production (since January 22, 2011) and was released in American theaters on December 16, 2011.

External links

• CCL Press Release
• Official Carnival Website
• Specifications of the Carnival Dream Cruiser