MIAMI, Nov. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Building upon its
position as the leader in Gulf Coast cruising, Carnival Cruise Line
has announced it will expand capacity on its short cruise offerings
from Galveston beginning in
2019.
Carnival Dream will launch four- and five-day cruises to
Mexico year-round from
Galveston beginning in
May 2019, becoming the newest and
largest Carnival ship to operate a short cruise program from that
port and providing Texans with an exciting and convenient new
vacation option.
On this route, four-day long weekend cruises depart Thursdays
and visit Cozumel, while five-day
voyages depart Mondays and Saturdays calling at Cozumel and Progreso or Costa Maya.
Each of these stunning Mexican destinations offer world-class
beaches, excellent shopping and dining experiences, and
opportunities to visit historical attractions and landmarks,
including centuries-old Mayan ruins. A wide variety of
"fun in the sun" shore excursion choices, from paddle-boarding and
ziplining to ATV adventures and watersports like scuba diving and
snorkeling, is also available.
"Galveston is one of our
fastest-growing and most popular homeports and we're delighted to
expand capacity on our short cruise program with Carnival Dream,"
said Christine Duffy, president of
Carnival Cruise Line. "Not only is Carnival Dream our largest ship
to operate short cruises it also offers guests some truly
spectacular onboard features and facilities following her extensive
multi-million-dollar makeover."
"We have a long-standing relationship with Carnival Cruise Line
and we are thrilled that they have chosen to reposition Carnival
Dream to Galveston," said
Peter Simons, Interim Port Director.
"Deploying their largest Dream-class ship to operate their short
cruise program demonstrates Carnival's continued commitment to the
Texas travel market. It's this
type of confidence and commitment that has helped the Port of
Galveston grow to become the
fourth largest cruise port in North
America. We look forward to continuing our successful
partnership with Carnival."
Carnival Dream from Galveston
The 3,646-passenger Carnival
Dream will kick off its year-round schedule from Galveston beginning May
23, 2019, representing a 22 percent increase in capacity on
this program.
Carnival Dream recently underwent an extensive makeover that
added a number of exciting food and beverage options, including
Guy's Pig and Anchor Bar-B-Que developed in tandem with Food
Network star Guy Fieri, the cocktail
pharmacy-themed Alchemy Bar, BlueIguana Cantina serving authentic
Mexican fare and the full-service Bonsai Sushi restaurant.
These complement such attractions as a WaterWorks aqua park,
luxurious Cloud 9 Spa and more.
Carnival Dream will join Carnival Freedom and Carnival Vista,
which repositions to Galveston in
fall 2018, and together these three ships are expected to carry
nearly 650,000 passengers annually from Galveston – more than any cruise line.
Additional Information and Reservations
For
additional information and reservations, contact any travel agent,
call 1-800-CARNIVAL or visit carnival.com. Carnival also can be
found on: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
Journalists also can visit Carnival's media
site, carnival-news.com or follow the line's PR department on
Twitter at twitter.com/CarnivalPR.
About Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Cruise Line, part of Carnival Corporation & plc
(NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), is "The World's Most Popular Cruise
Line®" with 25 ships operating three- to 16-day voyages to The
Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, New England, Bermuda, Europe, Cuba,
Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Two
133,500-ton Vista class ships are currently scheduled for delivery
- Carnival Horizon in 2018 and an as-yet-unnamed vessel in 2019.
Additionally, two new 180,000-ton ships are scheduled to enter
service in 2020 and 2022.
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