New Orlean’s newest and largest based ship, the Carnival Dream, set sail on her inaugural sailing from the port yesterday afternoon. The inaugural sailing will call on Costa Maya, Roatan, and Cozumel, before returning to the Big Easy to kick off her new season of weekly Caribbean and Bahamas sailings from the port. The Carnival […]
Oasis of the Seas & Allure of the Seas (Royal Caribbean) Editor Rating:Ā ā Ā Ā ā Ā Ā ā Ā ā Ā ā When Oasis of the Seas debuted in 2009, she carried some of the most innovative and groundbreaking amenitiesĀ to beĀ seen on a cruise ship. Many of the new amenities were primarily geared towards families, kids, and teenagers. These innovative amenitiesĀ were carriedĀ over […]
Oasis of the Seas & Allure of the Seas (Royal Caribbean) Editor Rating:Ā ā Ā Ā ā Ā Ā ā Ā ā Ā ā When Oasis of the Seas debuted in 2009, she carried some of the most innovative and groundbreaking amenities to be seen on a cruise ship. Many of the new amenities were primarily geared towards families, kids, and teenagers. These innovative […]
Usually weekends are slow for cruise news, but not today: Earlier today, the Carnival Dream successfully rescued two stranded sailors from their disabled boat near the Bahamas. The two sailors, identified as Bahamian nationalsĀ Deon Lathen and Ted Lainge, had not reached theirĀ planned destination of West End, the Bahamas, on Saturday morning. After realizing they had […]
The 130,000-ton Carnival Dream resumes service from Port Canaveral, Fla., today when it embarks on a seven-day cruise to the Caribbean. The ship underwent repairs earlier this week to address a malfunction in the emergency diesel generator. Emergency back-up power has been restored. Certification and clearance for the Carnival Dream to resume service has been […]
Carnival Cruise Lines has expanded Carnival Dreamās year-round schedule from Port Canaveral, Fla., to include never-before-offered eight-day Caribbean departures along with two new five-day options, and a one-of-a-kind four-port, seven-day eastern Caribbean itinerary. With these new options, Carnival Dream will offer six distinctly different five- to eight-day cruise programs from Port Canaveral ā the widest […]
Continuing Carnival Fun Ship 2.0 upgrades, Carnival’s poolside theaters are the latest to be updated and revamped. Newly named as “Dive In Movies,” the poolside theaters will now feature theme nights, custom movie trailers, and branded popcorn boxes. If you haven’t figured it out yet, Carnival’s Dive In Movies can be viewed from pretty much […]
Earlier today, Carnival Cruise Lines announced the expansion of the newly named, “Cheers!,” all you can drinkĀ alcoholĀ program. Carnival recently rolled out the Cheers! program to the Carnival Dream, which now brings the number of ships with the Cheers! program to 4. The other Carnival ships that now offer the program include the Carnival Breeze, CarnivalĀ Splendor, […]
Earlier last week, the 130,000 ton Carnival Dream entered into dry dock in Freeport to begin the implementation of Fun Ship 2.0. The Carnival Dream hasĀ undergoneĀ some major changes this past week. Along with basic refurbishments (carpet, lights, deep cleaning, etc.) the Carnival Dream will now offer guests Carnival’s two newest bars, the Red Frog Rum […]
Cruise Itinerary Changes/Cancellations ā UpdatedĀ 8/26 at 4:00pm Tropical Storm Isaac has currently impacted 12 itineraries. PLEASE SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE TO SEE ALL ITINERARY CHANGES FROM CARNIVAL, NORWEGIAN, AND ROYAL CARIBBEAN. Itinerary changes will be posted as soon as possible. Sometimes we mayĀ beĀ delayed in posting, so please always check with your cruise […]