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130,000-ton Carnival Dream - Largest 'Fun Ship' Ever Constructed - The largest Carnival Cruise Lines ship ever constructed, the 3,646-passenger Carnival Dream, will usher in a new era of "Fun Ship" cruising when it debuts in September 2009, offering a host of innovations. Carnival Dream's many features will include The Piazza, a stunning indoor/outdoor café and live music venue; the most elaborate children's facilities at sea, 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. Following its debut in Europe and a series of voyages from New York, Carnival Dream will launch year-round seven-day Caribbean service from Port Canaveral, Fla., Dec. 5, 2009.

First Year-Round Schedule from Baltimore - Carnival will launch the first year-round cruise program from the Port of Baltimore with seven-day cruises aboard the 2,124-passenger Carnival Pride beginning Sept. 13, 2009. It is expected that the Carnival Pride will carry more than 115,000 guests annually from the Port of Baltimore. Including its new Baltimore-based program, Carnival Cruise Lines will operate from 17 North American departure points, including 11 year-round homeports - the most of any cruise operator.

Carnival Fantasy to Mobile - Carnival - which operates Mobile, Ala.'s only year-round cruise program - will expand capacity at the port by 42 percent when the 2,056-passenger Carnival Fantasy assumes the popular four- and five-day cruise program of the 1,452-passenger Holiday beginning in November 2009. On this route, four-day cruises depart the Alabama Cruise Terminal Thursdays and call at Cozumel while five-day cruises depart Mondays and Saturdays to Cozumel and Calica or Progreso. This fall, Carnival Fantasy will undergo an extensive renovation that will include the addition of a water park, adults-only area and redesigned main pool, all part of the line's "Evolutions of Fun" product enhancement initiative.

Carnival Triumph to New Orleans - The 2,758-passenger Carnival Triumph will replace the 2,056-passenger Carnival Fantasy in New Orleans in 2009, representing a 34 percent capacity increase from the Big Easy. Additionally, Carnival Triumph will introduce two new seven-day eastern and western itineraries from the port, complementing the line's popular four- and five-day western Caribbean cruises. Carnival is the only cruise line to operate year-round from New Orleans and the Carnival Triumph is expected to carry approximately 200,000 passengers annually from the Crescent City - the most of any cruise line.

Significant Expansion on Jacksonville-Based Cruises - Carnival will increase capacity by 38 percent on its Jacksonville-based cruises when the 2,052-passenger Carnival Fascination begins year-round four- and five-day departures Sept. 20, 2008. Carnival is the only cruise operator to sail year-round from Jacksonville and, with the deployment of the Carnival Fascination - the newest and largest ship ever homeported year-round in Jacksonville - the line is expected to carry 170,000 guests annually from that port.

Carnival Sensation to Undergo Next Phase of 'Evolutions of Fun' - In January 2009, the 2,052-passenger Carnival Sensation will undergo a multi-million-dollar refurbishment that will include the installation of a water park, an adults-only retreat and tropical-themed mid-ship pool area, as well as renovations to 1,000 staterooms, all part of the line's "Evolutions of Fun" product enhancement initiative for the line's eight Fantasy-class vessels. Carnival Sensation will be the fourth ship to be retrofitted with these features, with Carnival Imagination and Carnival Inspiration already completed and Carnival Fantasy to be refurbished this fall.