Carnival Dream to Offer High-Energy Laser Shows

Carnival Cruise Lines’ new 130,000-ton Carnival Dream will introduce outdoor laser shows that will combine laser technology with rock music. The 15-minute nighttime shows will feature choreographed lasers projecting aerial patterns of blue, red and green set to music by artists such as Styx, Rush, Van Halen, Boston and Pink Floyd. Smoke machines will be used to enhance the laser light effects.

Four all-weather LaserNet ScannerPro lasers will be positioned high atop the Lido Deck. Each high-wattage laser will be independently computer controlled using Pangolin Laser Designer software that synchronizes the lasers in time with the music, which will be amplified by the 70,000-watt sound system of the ship’s Seaside Theatre LED screen.

The Seaside Theatre’s jumbo monitor will also display graphics and original music videos of the various artists played during the show. Carnival Dream is set to debut Sept. 21 with three 12-day “Grand Mediterranean” cruises round-trip from Rome, followed by a 16-day trans-Atlantic crossing from Rome (Civitavecchia) to New York Oct. 27 to Nov. 12.

From New York, Carnival Dream will operate two eight-day Bahamas/Florida cruises departing Nov. 15 and Nov. 23, then reposition to Port Canaveral for a nine-day Caribbean cruise departing Dec. 3. Carnival Dream will launch year-round seven-day Caribbean service from Port Canaveral, Dec. 12.