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Topic: Carnival Dream - WOW!!!

The Big C
First Class Passenger
Member # 18633

posted 12-30-2008 04:53 PM

These are some new renderings of the dining areas on the Carnival Dream. All I can say is WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
www.carnival.com

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 12-30-2008 05:07 PM

Externally she's the best looking Carnival ship IMHO, but internally...more of the same it would seem. I suppose it's a case of "why fix it if it's not broken".

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Thad
First Class Passenger
Member # 1224

posted 12-30-2008 05:45 PM

quote:
Originally posted by The Big C:
These are some new renderings of the dining areas on the Carnival Dream. All I can say is WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
www.carnival.com

Do you work for Carnival????

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NauticalCities
First Class Passenger
Member # 12605

posted 12-30-2008 05:46 PM

I love the outdoor promenade. Carnival went from the worst to the best with this ship.

The galley blocking off the ship between the two dinning rooms is so damn annoying trying to get about the ship. They couldn't have made a small passage on one side.

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nycruiser
First Class Passenger
Member # 960

posted 12-30-2008 06:09 PM

It does look similiar to other Carnival ships - not my taste but its fun looking - which is their aim. Look forward to sailing on her!

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lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 12-30-2008 07:06 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Thad:

Do you work for Carnival????

I was thinking exactly the same thing. As for the ship, I do think the Dream is the best looking ship Carnival has ever built. What took them so long to get a stern right??

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eroller
First Class Passenger
Member # 1649

posted 12-30-2008 07:14 PM

quote:
Originally posted by NauticalCities:
I love the outdoor promenade.

I do too, expect it appears it will be totally glassed in with a full height glass wall. So much for leaning over the rail and enjoying that connection to the sea.

Ernie

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M Philly
First Class Passenger
Member # 13781

posted 12-30-2008 07:33 PM

I'm one of those people that loves to spend most of my vacation outside, so I particurally like the poolside theater. And as I've said before, the waterworks looks very fun for people of all ages!

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DAMBROSI
First Class Passenger
Member # 100

posted 12-30-2008 11:23 PM

I still prefer the MARDI GRAS, CARNIVALE, & FESTIVALE..they were far better than this new ship. That's just me.

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DEIx15x8
First Class Passenger
Member # 14958

posted 12-30-2008 11:40 PM

That dinning room looks weird (and not just because it's pink, lol). It looks like they completely windowed in the top floor. That just seems odd. Instead of having a nice big open dinning room they have a double height box room. What's with Carnival and full height glass everywhere on this ship? I know Carnival is supposed to be all about partying but if they are really this worried about people falling over railings they should probably look into there serving policies.

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dougnewman
First Class Passenger
Member # 11349

posted 12-31-2008 12:20 AM

It is nice that the ship will have some semblance of a real promenade deck, whereas most other newly-designed ships don't.

And she is certainly the most handsome Carnival ship yet as far as the exterior is concerned. (Well, purpose-built Carnival ship - the most-handsome ship ever to fly the Carnival flag is in my mind undoubtedly MARDI GRAS, with FESTIVALE in second place.)

Otherwise, there is really not much about this ship that appeals to me, or even looks especially different from her forebears. That said, she does look an improvement, albeit in an incremental one, from those DESTINY/TRIUMPH/CONQUEST/SPLENDOR-class ships, my absolute least-favorite modern ships. (It is rather a pity that Costa will be getting three more of those rather than switching to the DREAM design.)

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jeffrossatsea
First Class Passenger
Member # 2962

posted 01-01-2009 07:44 PM

now if only carnival got rid of the stupid policy of not being allowed on the promenade while at sea (safety reason's i was told)...then with an amazing promenade deck as this it will be quite the new (cookie cutter) ship for this line...and i'm sure costa as well....jeff

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