Carnival Dream to Feature Interactive “FunHub”
Carnival Cruise Lines’ new Carnival Dream will introduce the FunHub, a shipboard intranet portal featuring an onboard social network and access to information on the ship’s services, facilities and daily activities. The 130,000-ton vessel, Carnival’s largest ship, is set to debut Sept. 21.
Access to the FunHub will be available via 36 stations located on decks 3, 4 and 5, including 12 within Ocean Plaza, Carnival Dream’s indoor/outdoor café and entertainment venue.
The FunHub locations will provide guests with free access to a ship-specific intranet portal and a shipboard social network, both of which will be available on a 24/7 basis. Guests may also access the sites via their personal laptops or via 10-inch netbooks available for rent that can be used anywhere on board.
Guests can create a personal profile and use the application to meet and interact with others on board, send and receive private messages, create groups based on interests, and invite friends to attend shows or participate in onboard events. Guests can also create their own private or public discussion group, inviting others in their traveling party or friends they meet on board to participate.
The intranet portal details the ship’s onboard activities, including entertainment options, daily events and youth programs. Carnival Dream’s food and beverage offerings are showcased with sample menus, hours of operation and more. A filtering application is available to assist guests in planning their day.
The portal also includes weather updates for that day and the next port of call, news and sports scores, biographies of key shipboard personnel, ship and cruise director announcements, interactive polls, three-dimensional ship maps, and a frequently asked questions section.
A year-long collaboration involving Carnival’s hotel operations, marketing, IT and guest experience departments, the Carnival Dream’s onboard social network and intranet portal are available on any guest computer or Wi-Fi enabled device free of charge. Internet access to sites outside the FunHub also is available through all FunHub locations.
