What's That I Smell in the Breeze?

Do I smell smoke? Hickory smoke? Something new in the Breeze?

Yes, Carnival Breeze is back from a two-week dry dock at the Grand Bahama Shipyard and it has a couple of new venues to titillate the taste buds of Galveston cruisers.

Details appeared in the May 3 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

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• Carnival Breeze acing its US Public Health inspection
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Details appeared in the February 15 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Cruise News Daily Headlines for October 23, 2013

* Investing in Asia
Costa Cruises is investing another $18 million to help keep the brand in a leadership position in the Asia market. They are doing so with a three-week drydock of Costa Victoria that will again upgrade the ship specifically for Asian tastes. Costa Victoria sails in Asia year round with most of the time is spent in China.


* What a Guy
Set the DVR! Popular Food Network Chef (and restauranteur) Guy Fieri is taking his family on a cruise aboard Carnival Breeze, and he took a Food Network camera crew along.
   You’ll be able to watch the family vacation on the Food Network Monday evening (October 28) at 9pm ET/PT (8pm Central), and they’ll do things every family does on their Carnival cruise, as well as some things only the Fieri family would do.

The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.

Miami Heat Cheered on Around the World aboard Carnival Cruise Lines

With Carnival Cruise Line being Miami based, there are always a lot of people from South Florida aboard Carnival ships wherever they go in the world. That includes the new Carnival Breeze, which is on its second cruise, and last night it was in the Adriatic heading toward Venice for a call today (June 22, 2012). Meanwhile last night in Miami, the Heat was battling the Oklahoma City Thunder for the NBA championship in what was to be the final game of the series.

Time and distance though were no obstacles for Heat fans, including the ones currently sailing aboard Carnival Breeze. Because of the time difference, the 9pm Miami tipoff meant it would be 3am aboard Carnival Breeze, and there were fans ready to watch the game live on Carnival Breeze's giant poolside screen. (We assume there were also some less hardy fans who watched from the privacy of their staterooms.) They saw the Heat win the title just after 6am this morning with a glorious Venetian sunrise as a backdrop.

They can be seen here watching the post-game celebration about 6:30 this morning, with Carnival Chairman Micky Arison - and Miami Heat owner - being interviewed along with Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra (right) as part of the ABC/ESPN coverage broadcast live to the ship.

Carnival Breeze Arrives Venice

The 130,000-ton Carnival Breeze arrived in Venice late Saturday afternoon (June 2, 2012) for its inaugural cruise on which it would depart Sunday afternoon. The ship arrived over the protests of environmentalists. Shown below are photos of the arrival.

The Difference in Carnival Breeze

Carnival Breeze was delivered to Carnival today, and while it's a sister to Carnival Dream and Carnival Magic, it's not a clone. It has some major new features, but the most notable difference is the interior decor.

Carnival Breeze has taken on more the look and feel of a tropical resort hotel as can be seen in the photos below.

Atrium

Walkway surrounding the atrium

Piano Bar 88

Forward Sapphire Dining Room

Aft Blush Dining Room

Lido Market Place

Photos copyright Carnival Cruise Line and CND

Video: Carnival Breeze Completes Sea Trials

Carnival Breeze returned from its final sea trials last week, and is now receiving the last of its fitting out at the Fincantieri yard in Monfalcone (Italy). The 130,000-ton vessel will enter service on June 3 from Venice.

This video shows the ship performing during sea trials.

Fincantieri Floats out Carnival Breeze

The 130,000-ton Carnival Breeze took a noteworthy step in its construction at the Fincantieri yard in Monfalcone (Italy) last Friday (September 16, 2011) when Carnival held their traditional coin ceremony, in which a coin was welded to the ship's mast for luck. Then the valves were opened and water began flooding the drydock, and hours later, Carnival Breeze was floating for the first time.

The following morning, the ship was towed out to a finishing dock where it will stay while the finishing work is done on the outside and the interior is installed. The ship is set for delivery in June 2012.

Photos and video are below.

Weekly Video Cruise News Summary June 4, 2011

This weeks news from the cruise industry, brought to you via Cruise News Daily, has items about Carnival Corp ordering a new ship for their P&O brand, international cruise lines expanding programs from Brazil and what it means for the rest of the world, Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri revising its plan to return to profitability, Seabourn Quest being delivered, Celebrity Silhouette being floated out at Meyer Werft, Independence of the Seas escaping damage when an oil tank exploded on the pier in Gibraltar, Radiance of the Seas' drydock in Victoria continuing, and the construction progress on Carnival Breeze one year from delivery.

Links we mentioned in the video can be found on our website

Carnival Names 3rd Dream-Class Ship

* It Will Be a Breeze for Carnival

May 10 - Carnival Cruise Lines today announced that their third Dream-class ship will be named Carnival Breeze.