Carnival Dream is set to return to Galveston on April 5 after a 16-day dry dock in Marseille, featuring updated onboard spaces and new guest amenities ahead of its next round of Caribbean sailings.
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Carnival Dream is going back to its home port in Galveston after spending 16 days in dry dock in Marseille. It will feature new areas and attractions when it sets sail again next season.
The ship is now on a Carnival Journeys cruise from Barcelona across the Atlantic. It has planned stops in Alicante, Málaga, and Gibraltar before arriving in Texas on April 5.
Carnival Cruise Line reported that while the ship was in dry dock, it made improvements to several areas. Improvements include a new layout and a dedicated host station for the casino, as well as updated retail areas, such as Effy Jewelry.
There are also new things for guests to do, such as Dreams Studio, which offers professional picture shoots, and the Carnival Adventures Store, where passengers can buy shore excursions from on the ship.
Carnival Dream will join Carnival Jubilee, Carnival Breeze, and Carnival Legend as the cruise line's four ships that leave from Galveston when it comes back.
The ship will then resume short trips to the Bahamas and the Western Caribbean. Sailings coming up will stop at Celebration Key on Grand Bahama, which is a port that Carnival is still working on as part of its private port portfolio.
Carnival has not said anything about making any further adjustments to its current itineraries or deployments.
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