Ceremony Marks First Significant Milestone for the Carnival Breeze

[CruiseNews]

A ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy marked a significant milestone in the ships construction when the first building block for the 3,690-passenger Carnival Breeze was put in place.

With about a year-and-half until the debut of the third ship in the line's Dream class, the new 130,000-ton Carnival Breeze will offer a number of exciting innovations and features.

Carnival Breeze will offer many of the popular innovations featured on Carnival Dream as well as some exciting and unique new elements created just for this vessel that will be detailed at a later date, along with homeport and itinerary information.

Signature Dream-class elements featured on Carnival Breeze will include expansive facilities for children and teens, a 23,750-square-foot Cloud 9 Spa and The Lanai, an outdoor promenade featuring cantilevered whirlpools that extend over the ship's sides.

Other features will include a WaterWorks aqua park with a 300-foot-long corkscrew water slide, a stunning indoor/outdoor café and live entertainment venue called Ocean Plaza and a wide range of staterooms including deluxe ocean views with two bathrooms, some of which feature five berths and hold particular appeal for families.

Set to debut in spring 2012, Carnival Breeze will be the 24th vessel in Carnival Cruise Lines' fleet, which operates three- to 15-day voyages to The Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii, Panama Canal, Canada, New England, Bermuda and Europe.

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