Carnival Cruise Lines to Receive New Ship in 2008

Carnival Cruise Lines will get another ship from parent company Carnival Corp., to be delivered in spring 2008. The vessel –at 112,000 tons and room for 3,006 passengers- is slightly larger than the ships in the 110,000-ton Conquest-class series, and it will be the first Carnival ship to top the 3,000 lower-berth mark.

Carnival said the ship will represent a new design and will offer a larger spa and kids´ facilities. The new ship, which is still unnamed, is the final ship in a multi-vessel deal struck between Carnival Corp. and Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri last fall.