Ship reference
Carnival Splendor
Ship specifications and sources.
Quick facts
- Cruise line
- Carnival Cruise Line
- Class
- Splendor
- Entered service
- 2008
- Status
- In service
About us Carnival Splendor
Carnival Splendor entered passenger service in 2008 and has its own place in Carnival Cruise Line's fleet rather than being an interchangeable example of every Conquest-family feature. It was built by Fincantieri in Italy. Its current ship presentation combines distinctive indoor venues, a covered pool setting and an extensive spa offering. Those individual places provide a practical starting point for comparing a holiday aboard.
The present operator ship page publishes 113,573 gross tonnage, corroborated by the current insurer reference. This is more specific than the older newsroom short-profile figure. The operator deck plan defines guest capacity as 3,012 at double occupancy. Its published length is a rounded 952 feet, approximately 290.2 metres; the conversion is an approximate metric reference rather than a claim of an additional survey.
El Morocco Lounge is a named setting for performances and social activities, while The Cool provides a separate jazz-club reference. Fahrenheit 555 is also identified in the current dining presentation. These particular names help a party imagine where it would spend an evening. Review the actual entertainment programme and dining arrangements for the selected departure before treating a venue description as a timetable or an inclusion promise.
Outdoors, WaterWorks includes Green Lightning, and the midship pool has a retractable roof in the operator's description. Serenity and Cloud 9 Spa offer different forms of relaxation, including a thalassotherapy pool within the spa presentation. Access conditions and category-specific privileges should be checked: the existence of a spa does not mean that every guest has unlimited included use of every facility.
Accommodation choices include Cloud 9 Spa products and several window and balcony variations. Compare the precise room's view, sleeping arrangement and stated privileges, then trace the routes to preferred gathering places. A large range of venues only becomes useful when it matches the group's interests and the itinerary's time aboard. Splendor's own layout and the chosen port schedule deserve a joint assessment rather than a decision based solely on a broad family label.
Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Year built | 2008 |
| Entered service | 2008 |
| Gross tonnage (GT) | 113,573 |
| Guests at double occupancy | 3,012 |
| Maximum guests | — |
| Crew | 1,150 |
| Cabins | — |
| Decks (total) | — |
| Length (m) | 290.2 |
| Beam (m) | — |
| Last verified refurbishment year | — |
| Maximum speed (knots) | — |
| IMO | 9333163 |
| Shipyard | Fincantieri Cantieri Navali |
| Flag | Panama |
| Propulsion / fuel description | — |
A dash means no independently verified value is available. Guest counts at double occupancy and maximum capacity are different measures. GT measures enclosed volume, not weight.
Highlights
- El Morocco Lounge
- The Cool
- Green Lightning
Last checked:
Sources
- Carnival Corporation — operating fleet, 31 August 2026 — Accessed
Delivery year, not current-brand service year. Financial passenger estimates not substituted for defined double occupancy.
- Carnival Splendor — operator short profile — Accessed
Defined operator double occupancy and reference crew. Original service year distinguished from Carnival introduction; current tonnage corroborated separately.
- Carnival Splendor — current operator ship page — Accessed
Current named facilities and operator technical reference; programme checked per departure.
- Carnival Splendor — operator deck plan — Accessed
No artwork copied. Splendor 952 ft converted with exact 0.3048 m/ft, rounded to 0.1 m.
- Carnival Splendor — insurer identification reference — Accessed
Immutable identifier and tonnage cross-check. Luminosa page contains older headline coverage dates, so not used to assert current coverage.
- Carnival Splendor — class and original service cross-check — Accessed
Single-vessel Splendor operator family; related to broader Concordia design. No unrelated Conquest facilities inferred.