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The new Carnival Dream will take seagoing technology to an entirely
new level with the introduction of the FunHub, a comprehensive
shipboard intranet portal featuring the cruise industry’s first
on-board social network, along with access to a wide variety of
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
state-of-the-art stations located on decks 3, 4 and 5, including 12
within Ocean Plaza, Carnival Dream’s spectacular indoor/outdoor café
and entertainment venue.
The FunHub locations will provide guests with free and
convenient access to an informative ship-specific intranet portal, and
an exclusive 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 which are available for rent and can be
used anywhere on board.
Carnival Dream’s on-board social network mirrors the
experience one finds on other social networking sites. 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 on-board 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.
Designed as a convenient resource for wide-ranging
information specific to the Carnival Dream, the intranet portal details
the ship’s numerous on-board activities, including entertainment
options, daily events and youth programs. Carnival Dream’s extensive
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; the latest news and sports scores;
biographies of key shipboard personnel; ship and cruise director
announcements; fun, interactive polls; helpful 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 on-board 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. Netbooks are available free of
charge when purchasing a special Internet package on board.
Cell phone service, along with bow-to-stern wireless
access where guests can check e-mail and surf the Web from any
shipboard location, including their staterooms, will be available, as
well.
To showcase its newest and largest ship, Carnival has created a new micro-site at carnival.com/dream with exclusive images, video, interviews and blogs highlighting the ship’s many on-board innovations and features.