<p>Carnival&rsquo;s President and CEO Gerry Cahill and Senior Cruise Director John Heald couldn&rsquo;t wait for the Carnival Dream&rsquo;s inaugural cruise to check out the ship&rsquo;s spectacular new WaterWorks aqua park.</p>
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<p>During a special three-day repositioning cruise from Trieste to Rome (Civitavecchia) this weekend, Cahill and Heald spent an afternoon &ldquo;test riding&rdquo; every slide in the expansive facility &ndash; from the DrainPipe featuring a unique funnel-style design to the 303-foot-long Twister water slide, the longest in cruising.&nbsp; The highlight of the day was a race down the 82-foot-long dual-lane racing slide, which Heald was declared the winner.&nbsp;</p>
<p>It was all in good fun and an excellent way to showcase the many innovative facilities and features of the spectacular 130,000-ton &ldquo;Fun Ship,&rdquo; the largest in the Carnival fleet which embarked on its maiden voyage earlier today. &nbsp;</p>
<p>Carnival Dream will operate a series of 12-day European voyages from Rome (Civitavecchia) through October then reposition to New York for a pair of eight-day Caribbean voyages.&nbsp; The ship will then reposition to Port Canaveral for a special nine-day before launching year-round seven-day Caribbean service Dec. 12.</p>