In a letter sent to guests scheduled to sail on Carnival Splendor’s sailings between November 1, 2014 and April 26, 2015, Carnival has announced the Carnival Splendor will reposition to Miami, Florida in 2014. The letter sent to guests apologizes for the change in plans, cancelling cruises between November and April 2015 onboard the Carnival […]
Earlier today, the United States Coast Guard released their report on the cause of the 2010 fire aboard the Carnival Splendor,which caused the ship to lose power while at sea. According to the official report from the United States Coast Guard, the cause of the fire was purely mechanical, but the fire was able to […]
Beginning in 2014, Carnival Cruise Lines has significantly diversified Carnival Splendor’s year-round offerings from New York, adding new four- and five- day Canada cruises, seven-day Canada/New England departures, and the only program of eight-day eastern Caribbean voyages operating one-way between New York and San Juan. These new voyages complement the ship’s popular year-round eight-day departures […]
Carnival Cruise Line has announced that they are currently in the process of voluntarily reimbursing the US Treasury for costs incurred in the assistance of the Carnival Triumph incident earlier this year, as well as the Carnival Splendor incident in 2010. Carnival has stated that they were never asked by any federal agency to pay for costs in the […]
Carnival is reminding New Yorker’s of a quick way to escape the cold winter blues. Carnival has launched an ad campaign throughout New York City that reminds New York of the Carnival based ships that cruise to the Caribbean year round. These ads can be found on electronic billboards in Times Square, large billboards in shopping malls, subway cars, or even […]
Continuing Carnival Fun Ship 2.0 upgrades, Carnival’s poolside theaters are the latest to be updated and revamped. Newly named as “Dive In Movies,” the poolside theaters will now feature theme nights, custom movie trailers, and branded popcorn boxes. If you haven’t figured it out yet, Carnival’s Dive In Movies can be viewed from pretty much […]
As I reported earlier this week, the Carnival Splendor recently suffered damage to its propulsion system after sailing through a group of underwater fishing nets. The damage incurred prompted for the need to make repairs in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. According to Carnival these repairs have taken longer than expected and have delayed the arrival of the Carnival Splendor in […]
The Carnival Splendor’s 1/13 departure has been moved to 1/14. Please CLICK HERE for more information. Earlier today, a member of a popular cruise forum posted a message claiming that the Carnival Splendor had apparently suffered damage to its propulsion system. The message continued saying Carnival was offering a full refund for their cruise since […]
Earlier today, Carnival Cruise Lines announced the expansion of the newly named, “Cheers!,” all you can drink alcohol program. Carnival recently rolled out the Cheers! program to the Carnival Dream, which now brings the number of ships with the Cheers! program to 4. The other Carnival ships that now offer the program include the Carnival Breeze, Carnival Splendor, […]
Earlier this morning around 8:00am, passengers on board Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship Carnival Breeze were awoken by announcements dispatching the fire team (Team Alpha) to deck 0, forward. Smoke was reported pouring out of deck 0 into the rest of the ship, so the fire doors were quickly shut to prevent the smoke from spreading. When the fire […]
On Thursday, February 23rd, 22 passengers from the Carnival Splendor were returning from an excursion in Puerto Vallarta, when they were robbed at gun point by masked muggers. They were returning from a Carnival sponsored excursion to El Nogalito. As there tour bus was leaving El Nogaito, 2 masked muggers stopped the bus and robbed the […]
Carnival Cruise Line announced today that the Carnival Splendor will be leaving the West Coast in spring of 2013 and abandoning it’s year round Mexican Riveria cruises. Carnival Splendor will then replace Carnival Miracle in New York and will offer 8 night Bahama/Florida cruises as well as 8 night eastern Caribbean cruises. With the Miracle […]