Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Carnival Cruise Lines continue to grow

Already the largest cruise line in the world, Carnival has just announced the purchase of two new ships. The Carnival Dream and the Carnival Magic have been commissioned to be built by an Italian shipbuilder. These two ships will be the largest in the Carnival fleet, and will be ready for service in a couple of years.

Carnival already had two other ships under construction with the same shipbuilder. Carnival Freedom will make its debut in March, 2007 while Carnival Splendor is due for completion in the summer of 2008.

In other cruising news, the preliminary indication is that the 2007 winter cruising season (known as the "Wave") has fallen short of projections. Thus, cruise lines are offering special pricing in order to move occupancy levels higher.

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