Reservations Open for Carnival Splendor's 2008 Northern Europe, Caribbean Voyages

Carnival Cruise Lines began accepting reservations earlier this month for its new 113,300-ton Carnival Splendor, whose inaugural 2008 season will include the line’s first 12-day Northern Europe program, as well as a 16-day trans-Atlantic crossing and week-long eastern Caribbean voyages.

Representing a new class of vessel for Carnival, the 3,006-passenger Carnival Splendor will offer a host of facilities, including a luxurious 21,000-square-foot health and fitness center that will feature Carnival’s first thalassotherapy pool and thermal suite. Surrounding the facility will be 68 spa staterooms and suites – another first for the line. Other highlights include a 5,500-square-foot children’s play area – the largest in the Carnival fleet – along with expanded sports and recreation facilities, including a mid-ship pool covered by a retractable dome.

Carnival Splendor’s inaugural season will kick off with a series of 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.

The ship will then reposition to the Mediterranean, departing London (Dover) and calling at Le Havre (Paris), France; Vigo, Spain; Lisbon, Portugal; Malaga and Barcelona, Spain; Cannes, France; and Livorno, Italy. The Carnival Splendor will have three Mediterranean voyages before sailing on a 16-day trans-Atlantic crossing from Rome (Civitavecchia) to Fort Lauderdale, Fla.. The newest ship in the Carnival fleet will end the year with a series of seven-day eastern Caribbean voyages featuring Casa de Campo/La Romana (Dominican Republic); St. Thomas/St. John; San Juan; and Nassau.
Reservations Open for Carnival Splendor's 2008 Northern Europe, Caribbean Voyages

Copenhagen Picture (c) Linda Garrison