The Dream Class is most DEFINETLY built on a previous design with some faults. The Dream Class is Carnival's answer to larger ship capacity, meaning squeezing as many people as they can onto as hip. But, instead of designing a ship from scratch large enough to accomodate everyone they merely built upon an existing design and enlarged it slightly. The Dream Class is filled with crowding and flow issues, very disappointing given CCL could have done MUCH better than these Carnival Clones.
Fincantieri, the builders, use Azipods very often... most recently in Cunard's Queen Elizabeth. Shafted diesel electric propultion is used on Magic because her powerplant is essentially the same as Carnival Destiny, and it wasnt worth changing the whole hull shape just for pods.
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If you're doing the last Barcelona cruise... you'll be getting off right as I get on for the transatlantic! Cheers!
xmtryanx 10 months ago
Join our club for the last cruise of the season on Carnival Magic this October, calico@mac.com
calicocarlA 10 months ago
The Dream Class is most DEFINETLY built on a previous design with some faults. The Dream Class is Carnival's answer to larger ship capacity, meaning squeezing as many people as they can onto as hip. But, instead of designing a ship from scratch large enough to accomodate everyone they merely built upon an existing design and enlarged it slightly. The Dream Class is filled with crowding and flow issues, very disappointing given CCL could have done MUCH better than these Carnival Clones.
homeric9 10 months ago
@xmtryanx Carnival's Queen Elizabeth which is managed and partially operated by Carnival brands P&O/Princess for the Cunard brand.
Cunard does not write the checks to pay for these ships, they do not design or plan them nor do they operate these ships by themselves.
homeric9 10 months ago
@xmtryanx I was wondering if it were a case of money or re-using a proven design. Thanks for the reply.
w7mag 10 months ago
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Fincantieri, the builders, use Azipods very often... most recently in Cunard's Queen Elizabeth. Shafted diesel electric propultion is used on Magic because her powerplant is essentially the same as Carnival Destiny, and it wasnt worth changing the whole hull shape just for pods.
xmtryanx 10 months ago
The Carnival Magic is a beautiful ship. Going on the Carnival Dream =)
port7876 10 months ago
Because Azipods have lots of malfunctions. They also take up more space. Ship owners are sueing Azipod companies because of constant faults.
CurtisMcCrea 10 months ago
Some ship architects are a tad slow to take up on newer technology.
w7mag 10 months ago
@beaum1cah That was the first thing I thought when I saw the shaft propulsion...
Mattsana 10 months ago