Lake Lanier. Lake Lanier. Lake Lanier is a 38,000 acre reservoir with 692 miles of shoreline that was created after Buford Dam was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Chattahoochee River in 1956. Portions of Lake Lanier are in Hall, Forsyth, Dawson, Gwinnett and Lumpkin counties.
Carnival Panorama, the newest Vista-class ship in the fleet, will home port in Long Beach upon its debut in 2019 to provide 7-day Mexican Riviera cruises. The 133,500-ton ship is set to sail to California directly from the shipyard, making it the first brand new Carnival ship deployed to Southern California in 20 years. Reservations are expected to open in March.
On May 10, 2010, Carnival selected a name for their new Dream-class vessel in 2012; Carnival Breeze. On 26 October 2012, it was announced that Carnival had ordered a brand new ship for their Carnival Cruise Line brand. This ship will be built by Fincantieri and will be the largest ship they have ever built. It sailed its maiden voyage on May 1, 2016, nearly four years after Carnival Breeze entered service.