So with the news today that the Dream is moving to Galveston?

So with the news that the Dream is moving to Galveston and Nola is getting the Glory and Valor does it seem that Nola is getting a bit of the short end of the stick. Has Nola done something to upset Carnival.

I can't answers your question but as a Galveston cruiser I can only quote Leonard Cohen with a grateful Hallelujah,

Hallelujah.

Felt we were being punished by replacing the Breeze with the Vista. Sooo happy to hear we will still have a Dream class ship.

Thank you for posting, and thanks to Carnival.

So with the news that the Dream is moving to Galveston and Nola is getting the Glory and Valor does it seem that Nola is getting a bit of the short end of the stick. Has Nola done something to upset Carnival.

Don't think so. If anything, demand is higher than ever in New Orleans. Royal Caribbean is bring a ship back, Norwegian is moving a bigger ship (Breakaway) in, and Valor is an upgrade over Triumph.

I wouldn't be shocked to see Carnival move another ship to New Orleans on top of the Glory and Valor cruises they have already announced.

Both New Orleans and Galveston have been growing rapidly as far as cruise passengers. It seems the south Louisiana passengers are more likely to make a relatively short drive to Galveston than south Texas fans are to New Orleans, so my guess is Dream will have a good number of their "regular" Louisiana customers follow them to Galveston while at the same time Glory will give that market a different ship to choose from.

I can't answers your question but as a Galveston cruiser I can only quote Leonard Cohen with a grateful Hallelujah,

 

Hallelujah.

 

 

 

Felt we were being punished by replacing the Breeze with the Vista. Sooo happy to hear we will still have a Dream class ship.

 

 

 

Thank you for posting, and thanks to Carnival.

I’m glad Galveston will get to keep a Dream class ship also.

I’m assuming Triumph will stay after its dry dock and give NOLA three ships total once Valor and Dream swap.

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While the Valor or Glory are improvements to the Triumph they are downgrades for the Dream.

I thought Glory was just filling in for Triumph while she’s in dry dock. I didn’t see anything about her moving there permanently in JH’s announcement today.

When is the Dream scheduled to sail from Galveston? I recently booked a cruise for April, 2019, that I might consider changing.

When is the Dream moving? I have a cruise booked for June 2018 on the Dream out of NOLA.

For those who haven't seen this

MIAMI, Nov. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Building upon its position as the leader in Gulf Coast cruising, Carnival Cruise Line has announced it will expand capacity on its short cruise offerings from New Orleans beginning in 2019.

Carnival Valor will shift to New Orleans to begin year-round four- and five-day cruises from the Big Easy beginning May 2019. It will be the largest ship to offer a year-round short cruise schedule from that port.

On this route, four-day long weekend cruises depart Thursdays and visit Cozumel, while five-day voyages depart Mondays and Saturdays calling at Cozumel and Progreso.

Each of these stunning Mexican destinations offer world-class beaches, excellent shopping and dining experiences, and opportunities to visit historical attractions and landmarks, including centuries-old Mayan ruins. A wide variety of "fun in the sun" shore excursion choices, from paddle-boarding and ziplining to ATV adventures and watersports like scuba diving and snorkeling, is also available.

"New Orleans is one of our most popular homeports and Carnival Valor is a wonderful short option that provides a wide array of exciting dining, beverage, entertainment and activity choices that our guests are sure to enjoy," said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line.

"We are thrilled to welcome Carnival Valor to the year-round cruise offerings from our vibrant and historical city," said Brandy D. Christian, Port of New Orleans President and CEO. "We value our long-time partnership with Carnival Cruise Line and we look forward to working together to continue to provide new and varied itineraries and a top-notch experience for our guests."

Carnival Valor from New Orleans

The 2,974-passenger Carnival Valor will kick off its new year-round schedule of four- and five-day cruises from New Orleans May 16, 2019, replacing Carnival Triumph and representing a nearly 10 percent increase in capacity on the line's short cruise program from that port. Carnival Triumph will be deployed to another homeport to be announced at a later date. Also in May 2019, Carnival Glory will take over the New Orleans-based year-round seven-day schedule of Carnival Dream. Together, Carnival Valor and Carnival Glory are expected to carry nearly 400,000 passengers from New Orleans.

Carnival Valor last year underwent a multi-million-dollar renovation that added such popular highlights as Guy's Burger Joint, developed in tandem with celebrity chef Guy Fieri, the Caribbean-themed RedFrog Pub, SkyBox sports bar, Alchemy Bar and the poolside RedFrog Rum Bar and BlueIguana Tequila Bar. Other features on Carnival Valor include an adults-only Serenity Deck, a 214-foot-long water slide and Scarlett's, a classic American steakhouse.

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About Carnival Cruise Line

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I read your post twice but didn't see mention of the Dream moving to Galveston. Was it announced separately?

Totally missed that even after reading it 3 times! Welp, guess if I’m going on Glory ever again looks like it will have to be next year. Don’t see myself going out of NO again. Did that my first cruise and it was OK. But unless they have a good itinerary, I don’t see it happening. I am totally not a fan of Costa Maya.

Here you go

Carnival Cruise Line is expanding capacity on its short cruises from Galveston and New Orleans beginning in 2019.

Carnival Dream will launch four- and five-day cruises to Mexico year-round from Galveston beginning in May 2019, becoming the newest and largest Carnival ship to operate a short cruise program from that port and providing Texans with a new option.

Carnival Valor, currently based in Galveston, will shift to New Orleans to begin year-round four- and five-day cruises beginning May 2019. It will be the largest ship to offer a year-round short cruise schedule from New Orleans.

Four- day long weekend cruises depart Thursdays and visit Cozumel, while five-day voyages depart Mondays and Saturdays calling at Cozumel and Progreso. Some five-day itineraries from Galveston feature Cozumel and Costa Maya.

'Galveston and New Orleans are two of our most popular and fastest-growing homeports and Carnival Dream and Carnival Valor provide wonderful short cruise options in these markets,' Carnival president Christine Duffy said.

Carnival Dream's new Galveston deployment represents a 22% increase in capacity for this program. The ship recently underwent an extensive makeover that added food and beverage options like Guy’s Pig and Anchor Bar-B-Que created by Food Network star Guy Fieri, the cocktail pharmacy-themed Alchemy Bar, BlueIguana Cantina and the full-service Bonsai Sushi restaurant.

Carnival Dream will join Carnival Freedom and Carnival Vista, which repositions to Galveston in fall 2018, and together these three ships are expected to carry nearly 650,000 passengers annually from Galveston—the most of any cruise line.

Meanwhile, Carnival Valor will replace Carnival Triumph in New Orleans for a nearly 10% capacity increase on the line’s short cruise program from that port. Carnival Triumph will be deployed to another homeport to be announced at a later date.

Also in May 2019, Carnival Glory will take over Carnival Dream's year-round, seven-day cruise schedule. Together, Carnival Valor and Carnival Glory are expected to carry nearly 400,000 passengers from New Orleans.

Carnival Valor last year underwent a renovation that added a Guy’s Burger Joint, developed in tandem with Guy Fieri, the Caribbean-themed RedFrog Pub, SkyBox sports bar, Alchemy Bar and the poolside RedFrog Rum Bar and BlueIguana Tequila Bar.

Well, at least there will still be 7 day cruises out of NOLA on the Glory.

Ah, thank you Volz Cruiser. I truly appreciate the information. I wish the Dream cruises from Galveston were seven days but may look into a b2b.

Seems as if as we look for longer cruises Carnival is more into shorter ones.

Seems as if as we look for longer cruises Carnival is more into shorter ones.

I was thinking the same thing. Wonder why? Maybe they are planning on having even more price increases and people won’t mind the 2-3 day shorter cruises because the 7 day will be almost too expensive and closer in price to other cruise lines. Total speculation on my part.

Purely speculative but I think Carnival may be setting up the possibility of a third ship in NOLA.

Will the Breeze be relocating somewhere else?

Seems as if as we look for longer cruises Carnival is more into shorter ones.

I realize Carnival has to consider many types of passengers. I am not interested in the behemoth ships, the balcony cabins that overlook the interior rather than the ocean, the ships that divide passengers into classes and restrict access to erstwhile common areas, or cruises of less than seven days duration.

My initial reaction to this news was Hallelujah. Upon learning of lengths of cruises on the Dream from Galveston, it's more like ok.

I still appreciate VolzCruisers for posting.

Will the Breeze be relocating somewhere else?

Breeze and Vista are moving in Sept 2018. Breeze goes to Port Canaveral, Magic goes to Miami, and Vista goes to Galveston. That is next summer!

I guess Freedom stays in Galveston, with Vista and Dream...wow. Two huge ships and 1 large ship in Galveston. I am guessing they do this because Galveston has been filling up ships every single cruise.

I was thinking the same thing. Wonder why? Maybe they are planning on having even more price increases and people won’t mind the 2-3 day shorter cruises because the 7 day will be almost too expensive and closer in price to other cruise lines. Total speculation on my part.

We have a lot of travel time to get to ports so not worth it for us to do short cruises and short back to back with same entertainment both ends would be a bore.

Guess newer cruisers who want shorter ones spend more and are more profitable to Carnival than us old Diamond cruisers.

Than again these days we cruise to see the world so Carnival is not our first choice and Princess now is.

Our last Carnival cruise was a journey one to Alaska this past September and most likely those will be the ones we do when night doing Princess.

We have a lot of travel time to get to ports so not worth it for us to do short cruises and short back to back with same entertainment both ends would be a bore.

 

Guess newer cruisers who want shorter ones spend more and are more profitable to Carnival than us old Diamond cruisers.

 

Than again these days we cruise to see the world so Carnival is not our first choice and Princess now is.

 

Our last Carnival cruise was a journey one to Alaska this past September and most likely those will be the ones we do when night doing Princess.

Yeah I’m not interested in the shorter cruises. A 5 day is absolutely the shortest I would go and that’s really only for a last minute something to do cruise like Conquest in August. Otherwise 7 days, and an occasional 6 day are my preferences.

Hopefully they don’t continue this trend with the ships in Florida. It’s bad enough they no longer have 3 sea days on the typical Eastern/Western Caribbean cruises like when we first started sailing with them. I have a feeling it may have to do with the invention of Cheers. The more you’re off the ship, the less likely you are to drink. Anyway, I’ll stay with Carnival as long as I can, but I am really looking forward to going back to Celebrity. 3 sea days and an overall better experience. Kind of like the Carnival I fell in love with at the beginning which is slowly eroding away.

Yeah I’m not interested in the shorter cruises. A 5 day is absolutely the shortest I would go and that’s really only for a last minute something to do cruise like Conquest in August. Otherwise 7 days, and an occasional 6 day are my preferences.

I am with you on this.

 

My initial reaction to this news was Hallelujah. Upon learning of lengths of cruises on the Dream from Galveston, it's more like ok..

Yeah, a 4 day cruise that only goes to Cozumel doesn't excite us either. Big whoop.

Totally missed that even after reading it 3 times! Welp, guess if I’m going on Glory ever again looks like it will have to be next year. Don’t see myself going out of NO again. Did that my first cruise and it was OK. But unless they have a good itinerary, I don’t see it happening. I am totally not a fan of Costa Maya.

What does Costa Maya have to do with sailing out of New Orleans?