Carnival Dream to Sail Inaugural Cruise from New Orleans

The 3,646-passenger Carnival Dream will depart on its inaugural six-day cruise from New Orleans.

The six-day voyage, visiting Costa Maya, Mahogany Bay (Isla Roatan) and Cozumel, will depart from the newly refurbished Erato Street Cruise Terminal, which has undergone a $2.3 million upgrade to accommodate a ship as large as the 130,000-ton Carnival Dream.

Beginning April 20, Carnival Dream will launch year-round seven-day service from New Orleans offering three distinctly different itineraries – western Caribbean cruises visiting Montego Bay, Cozumel, and Grand Cayman; or Mahogany Bay (Isla Roatan), Belize and Cozumel; and a Bahamas/Florida route calling at Key West, Freeport and Nassau. Carnival Dream joins Carnival Elation which sails year-round four- and five-day cruises to Mexico.

A study by Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) found that spending by Carnival and other cruise operators in Louisiana topped $399 million in 2012, generating 7,548 jobs and $294 million in personal income. CLIA also ranked New Orleans the sixth largest cruise port in the U.S.

Source: Travel Pulse, http://www.travelagentcentral.com/cruises/carnival-dream-sail-inaugural-cruise-new-orleans-45561