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.
Carnival Triumph is the second of the five member Destiny-class of cruise ships. As she and her three younger sisters are each a modified version of the lead ship in the class, she is sometimes referred to as the first of the Triumph-class of cruise ships. Along with her sisters Carnival Sunshine and Carnival Victory, she is operated by Carnival Cruise Line. Carnival Triumph is home ported in New Orleans as of April 2016, joining Carnival Dream and replacing Carnival Elation. Built by Fincantier