Carnival Splendor

"Carnival Splendor" is one of the latest of the Carnival Cruise ships to enter the fleet It entered service on July 2, 2008. At GRT|113,300|first=yes [ [http://www.carnival.com/CMS/Onboard_Activities/Splendor-Onboard_Exp.aspx Carnival Cruise Lines ] ] , it is the largest ship in Carnival Cruise Line history. There are currently no plans to build another ship like her.

The ship was originally designed for Costa Cruises, hence the larger spa and children's facilities [http://carnival.com/CMS/Articles/splendor_name.aspx Carnival Cruise Lines - Press release] . It is similar in design to the Costa Concordia and its sister ships.

Highlights

The 3,006 passenger vessel offers a 21,000 square feet state-of-the-art indoor spa (the largest spa ever on a Carnival ship), consuming two forward decks. The spa features an elaborate thermal suite, a variety of health and beauty treatment rooms, and Carnival’s first Thalasso therapy pool. Encircling the upper level of the spa is a winter garden that will include a ceremonial tea house. The cost for the Thalasso therapy pool and other area in the spa is $35 and it's good for the entire cruise.

A 5,500-square-foot children’s playroom—the largest in the Carnival fleet—will be located mid-ship. Above the facility is a new water play area, the first for Carnival Cruise Lines.

Located at the back of the ship is a new sports deck featuring arena-style seating for games and other events,but the net around the sport deck is too low to play basketball, while a reservations-only supper club is located atop the poolside Lido restaurant, providing diners with magnificent ocean vistas.

The mid-ship pool,one of four on board, is enclosed by two full decks of glass walls. The area is covered with a two-deck-high retractable dome that can be closed during inclement weather. A large balcony encircles the upper deck of the pool area. There are flat screen televisions in every stateroom on the ship. There are award winning shows on the ship.

"Carnival Splendor"’s inaugural season will kick off with its inaugural cruise from Genoa, Italy to Dover, England. Then followed by a three-day cruise to Amsterdam. After, five 12-day Northern Europe cruises [ [http://www.carnival.com/CMS/Articles/splendor_reservations.aspx Carnival Cruise Lines - News Release ] ] operating round-trip from London (Dover) July 13, [2008] – August 30, 2008. Ports of call include Copenhagen, Warnemunde, Helsinki, St. Petersburg, Tallin, and Amsterdam. On September 11, 2008, the ship is going to sail to southern Europe, leaving from the Port of Dover. The first of five 12-day Northern Europe cruises will be sailing on July 13, 2008 from the Port of Dover in Kent, England.

All the fun comes to Dover’s Prince of Wales Pier on Thursday, July 10 when the world’s newest cruise liner is in port. Carnival Cruise Lines’ "Carnival Splendor" will become the largest passenger-capacity liner to berth in Dover. And Dover Lions Club is inviting the local community to welcome the port’s newest cruise customers by partying along on the pier and giving the ship a warm send-off on her inaugural cruise from the United Kingdom.

"Carnival Splendor" will be the first Carnival ship to make voyages to South America, in January 2009. [http://carnival.com/CMS/Articles/splendor_southamerica.aspx Carnival Cruise Lines- Press Release] Voyages will last 14 – 18 days, and depart to destinations in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, and Ecuador, as well as Dominica, Barbados, and Mexico.

In March 2009, "Carnival Splendor" will be the setting "Mayercraft Carrier 2", a 4-day cruise (March 27 – March 31) from Los Angeles, California to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico hosted by musician John Mayer and featuring music and comedy shows. [ [http://news.jamradio.org/825-john-mayer-cruise-mayercraft-carrier.php Mayercraft Carrier 2 to set sail with John Mayer, Guster] , "news.jamradio.org", June 18 2008, Retrieved June 18 2008]

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External links

* [http://www.carnival.com/CMS/Articles/splendor_name.aspx Carnival Cruise Lines]