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Carnival Dream (Wallpaper 4)
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CARNIVAL DREAM hosts 7-day sailings, year-round, from beautiful Port Canaveral, FL to the exotic Eastern and Western Caribbean. One of the largest ships in our fleet, the Carnival Dream features our adult-only Serenity Retreat; Cloud 9 Spa; Carnival WaterWorks; lots of family fun activities, including 18-hole mini golf; delicious dining; dazzling entertainment; cool hot spots and much, much more. Come aboard and experience the vacation dreams are made of - Book your Caribbean cruise today. Ship's Registry: Panama. It's Fun Hub, the online, shipboard community that gives sailing guests the ability to connect with other cruisers, access the Internet, get shore excursion information and ship announcements, check the news and weather as well as view all the daily "funtastic" activities on board. Chill out in this kid-free oasis that's the hub of relaxation aboard the Carnival Dream. Take in the ocean view, hop into one of two hot tubs, or just kick back and chat with friends. Watch movies, concerts, news, sporting events, and even watch others shake their "groove thing" on the Carnival Seaside Theatre. It's a 12'x22' jumbo-sized LED screen with a crystal-clear picture and a 70,000-watt, easy-to-hear sound system. Breathe in the salty sea air as you relax in one of the whirlpools located on the half-mile-long promenade and get spoiled by views, each more intoxicating than the last. The Lanai's outdoor seating areas open up to one of Carnival Dream's best features, Ocean Plaza, an expansive meet-and-greet hub that is often missing from smaller ships. With a specialty coffee bar, a stage with dance floor, plenty of tables and chairs, a large bar and a smaller bar offering drinks-of-the-day and coordinating snacks, the Ocean Plaza has a little something for everyone. As for the kids, Dream is not all about them, but it still devotes more time, space and energy to the young'uns than most Montessori schools. Kids 2 to 11, broken into three age groups, are entertained at Camp Carnival, which takes up a sizeable chunk of Deck 11. And two separate disco-like retreats are dedicated to the tweens (ages 12 to 14) and teens (ages 15 to 17). Dependents who eschew anything organized can keep themselves entertained with mini-golf, a basketball court, outdoor movies on a jumbo screen, a water park and even a teen spa pedicure party. Food and entertainment follow the typical Carnival pattern: The tried and true are still available -- yes, you can still get a soft-serve ice cream cone at midnight, and the hairy-chest contest lives on. But break-out options are also on the table. Watch from several decks above as street acrobats perform in the Dream Atrium. Conjure your own pasta creation and present it to the Pasta Bar's chef for preparation. Listen to rock music while laser lights flash across the deck. The downside? Being bigger isn't always better. The additional public space often doesn't seem quite large enough to absorb the extra deck of passengers, especially on bad-weather days. Good luck getting a chaise at the adults-only Serenity area during a sea day. On formal nights, when early-seating diners are leaving, late-seating diners are arriving and photographers are lining everyone up for photos, it's gridlock on Deck 5. Wokked-to-order Mongolian fare is scrumptious, but it also creates long lines at the buffet. Performing the marquee production show only once allows for other entertainment choices, but also turns away some who can't find seats.

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Carnival Dream (Wallpaper 3)
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The 130,000-ton Carnival Dream was the largest Carnival ship ever constructed when she was launched in 2009. Built at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, the 3,646-passenger, 1,004-foot cruise ship is a new class of vessel for Carnival Cruises. A sister ship to the Carnival Dream, the Carnival Magic, joined the fleet in May 2011. New features of the Carnival Dream include Ocean Plaza, an indoor/outdoor café and live music venue; enhanced children's facilities, including expansive play areas and a huge Carnival WaterWorks aqua park; "scenic whirlpools" that extend over the ship's beam; and a variety of new stateroom categories, including those specifically catering to families. Ocean Plaza is designed to be a comfortable oasis during the day and a bustling entertainment complex at night. This indoor/outdoor cafe and live music venue features a bandstand where a variety of musical genres are showcased, along with a large circular dance floor. A floor-to-ceiling curved glass wall separates the room, creating indoor and outdoor lanai seating areas offering stunning ocean views. Guests at Ocean Plaza can also enjoy full bar service, along with an espresso bar offering gelato and a variety of baked goods, and Internet access. Carnival Dream also has enhanced the traditional cruise-ship promenade with The Lanai, a half-mile, open-air promenade encircling the ship on Promenade Deck 5. Here, guests can take a stroll while enjoying spectacular ocean vistas, read a book, or just take in the sun from one of the many deck chairs that will line this open deck area. Along The Lanai, four "scenic whirlpools" cantilever out over the sea providing magnificent sea views. Higher up, Lido Deck 10 offers the most expansive open-deck area of any Carnival ship with a tropical, resort-style Waves Pool complete with a Seaside Theatre LED screen, a Serenity adults-only retreat, and numerous other features.

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Carnival Dream (Wallpaper 2)
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Carrying nearly 700 more passengers than its predecessors, Carnival Dream is the first in Carnival Cruise Lines' Dream Class. But anyone who has sailed on Carnival's Conquest class will recognize the Dream: The ship is the taller, younger sister sporting a few more baubles, but recognizably sharing very similar genetic makeup. Following the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" school of thinking, the line again turned to interior architect Joe Farcus, who has designed every Carnival ship currently at sea. Farcus has toned it down a few notches from the glitz and flash that characterized many of the line's earlier vessels, but the decor still offers lots of drama. A soaring 11-deck-high atrium sporting a seemingly suspended piano, an indoor-outdoor dance club with enough flashing diodes to cause hallucinations and a comedy lounge decorated with 109 masks that would fit right in at Venice's Carnivale are just a few of the over-the-top design features that let you know you're on a Fun Ship. So what's different about Dream? Think of what happens to a regular burger and fries when you say "Super Size Me," and do the same to the ship's bars, promenades, spa and kids' activity clubs. On a ship that's the length of nearly three football fields, the menu of food, entertainment and facilities is expanded and the portions are straight up beefier. For starters, add a couple of new additions to the already varied cabin choices: Cove balconies are down on Deck 2, where the flying fish are at nearly eye level. And family quints can sleep a family of five comfortably, with two bathrooms. The two-level Cloud 9 Spa is one of the largest afloat, and the "pamper-me" set can opt for adjacent, smoke-free cabins with included access to the spa facilities. And yes, the usual massages, facials and manicures are served, but dozens of other treatments tackle everything from yellow teeth to frown lines. Forget the ship's been-there-done-that jogging track for that early-morning run or stroll under the stars. A bigger, better alternative is the Lanai promenade, a 20-foot-wide outdoor walkway that runs the circumference of Deck 5 (just 2.5 times around add up to a mile). And, with its outdoor whirlpools, oversize chess sets and covered seating areas, those who don't want to work up a sweat are also welcome.

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Carnival Dream (Wallpaper 1)
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Carnival Dream is a Dream class cruise ship. At 130,000 tons, she is the biggest the line has ever built. Her sister ships, Carnival Magic is the latest in the Carnival Cruise Lines (NYSE) ships, being delivered on April 27, 2011. While Carnival Breeze is expected out in June 2012. The ship and her sisters, Carnival Magic 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. 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. Carnival Dream is the first Carnival 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. 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 & Freedom Class, 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, Dream is 17 feet shorter.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.