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Topic: Carnival Dream float out

Christophe D
First Class Passenger
Member # 1680

posted 11-12-2008 01:08 PM

Fincantieri's Monfalcone shipyard has float out the 130 000 tons Carnival Dream the 24 october.

Any news or pictures ?

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FL_Cruiser64
First Class Passenger
Member # 13706

posted 11-12-2008 01:29 PM

On Carnival's website under
Dream pictures the last picture (18 of 18) shows the dream in the water.

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FL_Cruiser64
First Class Passenger
Member # 13706

posted 11-12-2008 01:34 PM

oops. deleted by me. Double post.

[ 11-12-2008: Message edited by: FL_Cruiser64 ]

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FL_Cruiser64
First Class Passenger
Member # 13706

posted 11-12-2008 01:36 PM

quote:
Originally posted by FL_Cruiser64:
Here are two pics

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Thad
First Class Passenger
Member # 1224

posted 11-12-2008 02:49 PM

While chunky, she is actually nicely balanced and good looking I think.

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NAL
First Class Passenger
Member # 1102

posted 11-12-2008 03:54 PM

I like her too! I particularly like her stern.

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Waynaro
First Class Passenger
Member # 3484

posted 11-12-2008 04:52 PM

The stern looks a little weird. In a way it reminds me of the new grill design on the Lincoln Navigator. Anyhow, it is refreshing to see something new from Carnival.

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The Big C
First Class Passenger
Member # 18633

posted 11-12-2008 11:26 PM

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love the Carnival Dream this is definitely a new high for Carnival Cruise Lines

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The Big C
First Class Passenger
Member # 18633

posted 11-12-2008 11:28 PM

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love the Carnival Dream this is definitely a new high for Carnival Cruise Lines

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lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 11-13-2008 01:00 AM

By far the best looking CCL built ship! The stern is extremely attractive and also the best looking of any of their ships. Compare that stern to the high boxy rear-ends on their Fantasy Class ships.

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Christophe D
First Class Passenger
Member # 1680

posted 11-13-2008 11:26 AM

Thank you for the pictures.

Carnival Dream design is indeed better than previous Carnival ships. But, for the same tonnage, I prefer the design of the MSC Fantasia

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Pascal
First Class Passenger
Member # 5510

posted 11-13-2008 12:34 PM

The stern is indeed really nice looking and is 100% different from the Destiny one. It confirms it's a new class and Carnival really needed something seriously updated.

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Thad
First Class Passenger
Member # 1224

posted 11-13-2008 12:58 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Christophe D:
Carnival Dream design is indeed better than previous Carnival ships. But, for the same tonnage, I prefer the design of the MSC Fantasia

I like the bow of the MSC Fantasia, but think her stern and aft superstructure are pretty ghastly. The Carnival Dream has a pretty elegant stern and a gently decending aft superstructure. Her whole aft section is nicely curved as well. In general she seems to have lost a good deal of the angular nature of the Destiny Classes.

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dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 11-13-2008 01:01 PM

I was surprised to see the Carnival Dream this far along and floated out already. The Celebrity Equinox, which has its Inaugural cruise a full 6 weeks before the CD, is nowhere near this far along in construction. Am I missing something here?

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Maasdam
First Class Passenger
Member # 3858

posted 11-13-2008 01:11 PM

Agree the stern is realy good looking comparing here with Solstice.

Greetings Ben.

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Cunard Fan
First Class Passenger
Member # 7530

posted 11-13-2008 06:01 PM

Well at least, when she is done, the outside will be attractive.

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Atlcruiser
First Class Passenger
Member # 4586

posted 11-13-2008 08:03 PM

Much better looking ship exterior wise but just more of the same interior layout similar to the Conquest class and of course more of the Farcus interiors. No thanks.

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dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 11-14-2008 01:08 AM

quote:
Originally posted by dmwnc1:
I was surprised to see the Carnival Dream this far along and floated out already. The Celebrity Equinox, which has its Inaugural cruise a full 6 weeks before the CD, is nowhere near this far along in construction. Am I missing something here?

This may be my next cruise. There's a 2-day Cruise to No-Where next Fall out of NYC. Might be fun?

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eroller
First Class Passenger
Member # 1649

posted 11-14-2008 11:12 AM

I think Carnival did a very nice job refining and rounding out the Conquest Class profile with CARNIVAL DREAM. She is for the most part another Conquest Class, but with a lot of improvements. I think she will be the best looking Carnival ship by far.

I just hope her interiors don't follow CARNIVAL SPLENDOR. That ship has to have some of the worst interiors I have seen in a long time, even by Carnival standards. I am one who actually defends Carnival interiors for the most part. I find them amusing and I realize a lot of thought goes into them. Unfortunately I found nothing appealing about those on SPLENDOR. There is only so much you can do with pink circles. The center pool area looks like a throwback to the 80's. Just not appealing in any way.

Ernie

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lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 11-14-2008 07:17 PM

quote:
Originally posted by eroller:
I think Carnival did a very nice job refining and rounding out the Conquest Class profile with CARNIVAL DREAM.
Ernie

It just takes a little imagination. Imagine if the same thought went into the QV's exterior design as an example. We could have had a ship that looked a bit more retro-liner

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The Big C
First Class Passenger
Member # 18633

posted 11-16-2008 10:04 AM

The Carnival Dream is a very beutiful ship and I plan to go on that ship in 09

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