Carnival gives new ships whimsical names

Carnival
has set aside its patriotic ship names—such as the
Carnival Liberty
and
Carnival Freedom
—to return to its whimsical names of old. In October 2009 and June 2011, the
Carnival Dream
and
Carnival Magic
will join ships like the
Fantasy
and the
Imagination
in Carnival's fleet.
The two 3,652-passenger ships will head up a new class of vessels for Carnival. They'll be the largest in the fleet, and you can expect that they'll introduce new amenities and activities for the cruise line.
You'll have to wait a few years to see what this new class of ship will offer. In the meantime, guests can ooh and ahh over the
Carnival Freedom
, which debuts on March 5, 2007, and the
Carnival Splendour
, which arrives on the scene in July 2008.