The 130,000-ton Carnival Dream achieved a significant construction milestone when it was “floated out” from its outfitting quay at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. The 3,646-passenger SuperLiner – the largest “Fun Ship” ever constructed – is set to debut in September 2009. Here are a few of the latest and greatest images of this magnificent ship under construction.
CARNIVAL DREAM prepares to float out for the first time.
Success! CARNIVAL DREAM proves to be sea worthy.
CARNIVAL DREAM moves further away from the pier.
As you can see from the scaffolding CARNIVAL DREAM still has a way to go,
but this is a big step.
CARNIVAL DREAM is coming!
Just look at the tugs along side of her for some perspective on
CARNIVAL DREAM's size.
The intial stage of a ship's construction takes place in a dry dock facility called the Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy.
The intial construction is complete. Now preparations for her "float out" to a wet dock facility is in the works.
The ship's propellers are complete and ready for the "floating out" process.
Once the exterior outfitting is completed, the dry dock is filled with water and the ship is "floated out" and moved to a wet dock facility where construction continues.
She has arrived at the wet dock facility where the final stages of her construction are underway.
Posted: Nov 07 2008, 12:24 PM by sunny | with
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