Carnival Splendor
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Carnival Splendor is one of the latest of the Carnival Cruise Lines ships to enter the fleet, it will enter service on July 2, 2008. At 113,300 tons it will be one of the largest ships in Carnival Cruise Line history. There are currently no plans to build another like her.
The ship was originally designed for Costa Cruises, hence the larger spa and children's facilities. It is similar in design to the Costa Concordia and its sister ships.
Highlights
The 3,006 passenger vessel will offer a 21,000 Sq-Ft. state-of-the-art indoor spa (The largest ever on a Carnival Ship), consuming two forward decks. The spa will feature 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 will be a winter garden that will include a ceremonial tea house.
A 5,500-square-foot children’s playroom – the largest in the Carnival fleet – will be located mid-ship. Above the facility will be a new water play area – a first for the line.
Located aft will be a new sports deck featuring arena-style seating for games and other events, while a reservations-only supper club will be located atop the poolside Lido restaurant, providing diners with magnificent ocean vistas.
The mid-ship pool – one of four on board – will be enclosed by two full decks of glass walls. The area will be covered with a two-deck-high retractable dome that can be closed during inclement weather. A large balcony will encircle the upper deck of the pool area. There are flat screen tv in every stateroom on the ship. There is going to be award winning show on the ship.
Carnival Splendor’s inaugural season will kick off with its inaugural cruise from Genoa, Italy to Dover, England followed by a three day cruise to Amsterdam and then five 12-day Northern Europe cruises operating round-trip from London (Dover) July 13 – Aug. 30, 2008. Ports of call include Copenhagen; Warnemunde (Germany); Helsinki; St. Petersburg; Tallin (Estonia); 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 of the carnival comes to Dover’s Prince of Wales Pier on Thursday 10th July 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 customer by partying along on the pier and giving the ship a warm send-off on her inaugural cruise from the UK.
Carnival Splendor will be the first Carnival Cruise Line ship to make voyages to South America, in January 2009. Voyages will last 14-18 days, and depart to destinations in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Ecuador, Chile and Peru.