In a traditional maritime handover ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, earlier today, Carnival Cruise Lines officially took delivery of its newest and largest ship, the 130,000-ton Carnival Dream.
Remember how embarrassing that was when you tried to pull out of the supermarket parking lot without looking and hit that car waiting behind you? Don’t feel bad. Even million ton cruise ships get into fender-benders. Well, sort of. If they had fenders.
Paul Gauguin Cruises unveiled the 2010 sailing schedule for its 332-passenger luxury ship Paul Gauguin, which operates in French Polynesia, and in the South Pacific.
Carnival Cruise Lines will introduce the first year-round cruise schedule from Charleston, S.C., with the deployment of the 2,056-passenger Carnival Fantasy in May.
American Canadian Caribbean Line (ACCL), a family-operated small-ship niche line, has completed a $2 million, nine-month refurbishment of its 96-passenger Grande Caribe and 66-passenger Niagara Prince. The 98-passenger Grande Mariner is scheduled for refurbishment in 2010 during its six-month dry-dock.
Carnival Cruise Lines will introduce the first year-round cruise schedule from Charleston, S.C., with the deployment of the 2,056-passenger Carnival Fantasy in May. Carnival Fantasy will operate five-, six- and seven-day voyages to the Bahamas and Key West from the Passenger Terminal in historic downtown Charleston beginning May 18.