Carnival Breeze is Carnival Cruise
Lines latest ship. Although the line includes 23 other ships, Breeze
is not merely more of the same.
Carnival describes the Breeze as
evolutionary rather than revolutionary. If you are familiar with
Carnival's last two ships, Carnival Dream and Carnival Magic, the
Breeze represents a logical step in a progression, albeit a big step.
However, if your familiarity with Carnival only extends as far as
the Conquest class, it is remarkable how much of change has taken
place.
The tone is set by Breeze's
appearance. Whereas the interiors of Carnival ships used to stun the
visitor and transport him or her to a fantasy land, the interior of
Breeze is restrained. It is intended to take the guest to a relaxing
resort at sea. There are plenty of other changes but more on that
next week.
Carnival is the world's largest and
most popular cruise line. So why is it changing its formula? The
answer seems to me that it is a move dictated by the laws of
competition. Royal Caribbean with Oasis of the Seas and Allure ofthe Seas and Norwegian Cruise Line with Norwegian Epic have
introduced revolutionary ships that have changed people's
expectations with regard to cruising. The success of these ships is
confirmed by the fact that Royal has ordered yet another Oasis class
ship and that Norwegian has ordered a series of ships that will be
enhanced versions of Epic. In the face of such competition, even the
industry leader can't sit still.
Beyondship's profile of Carnival
Breeze with photos, copies of menus and daily programs and more is
posted at http://www.beyondships.com/CarnivalBreeze-Profile.html
Our photo tour of Carnival Breeze
begins at http://www.beyondships.com/CarnivalBreeze-Tour-1.html
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