You'd have had to have been living on Mars for the past 12 months not to have heard about Central Park, the zipwire and Moving Bar on Royal Caribbean International's Oasis of the Seas launching in December.
But how many of you know what's going to be on Carnival Cruise Lines' Carnival Dream, which comes out in September? They have kept very quiet about it, but not only is it the biggest ship of the fleet - 130,000 tons and with room for 3,646 passengers - it will have some great features.
All the usual spas, kids' clubs, restaurants, of course, and also that latest cruise ship must have - a water park.
But hang on. This is no ordinary water park. We are not talking the usual fountains and jets, but a four-deck-high corkscrew water slide and a four-lane racing slide.
I wasn't impressed when I saw the water park on Carnival Splendor during its inaugural sailing from Dover last year but the one on Dream looks great.
I just dread to think what the queues will be like.
Jane Archer
