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{{Short description|Concordia-class cruise ship}}
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| Ship image = File:Carnival Splendor at Sydney.jpg
| Ship caption = ''Carnival Splendor''  in [[Sydney]], Australia, 2025
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| Ship country = Panama
| Ship name = ''Carnival Splendor''
| Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Panama|civil}}
| Ship owner = [[Carnival Corporation & plc]]
| Ship operator = [[Carnival Cruise Line]]
| Ship registry = {{PAN}}
| Ship route = * Various (2008-2022)
* [[Australia]] (2022-present)
| Ship ordered = 2006
| Ship builder = [[Fincantieri]], [[Sestri Ponente]], [[Italy]]
| Ship original cost = {{US$|697 million}}
| Ship yard number = 6135
| Ship way number = 
| Ship laid down = 2007
| Ship launched = 3 August 2007
| Ship completed = 28 June 2008
| Ship christened = 10 July 2008
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| Ship maiden voyage = 2 July 2008
| Ship identification = *[[Maritime call sign|Call sign]]: 3EUS
*{{IMO Number|9333163}}
*[[Maritime Mobile Service Identity|MMSI no.:]] 372808000
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| Ship notes = <ref>{{cite press release | title=''Carnival Splendor'' Launched at Genova | url=http://www.fincantieri.it/cms/data/browse/news/000092.aspx | publisher=Fincantieri | date=3 August 2007 | access-date=11 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Carnival takes delivery of new vessel | url=http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn2008063015502012/ | work=Breaking Travel News | date=30 June 2008 | access-date=11 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Carnival Splendor Ship Facts | url=http://www.carnival.com/cms/fun/ships/carnival_splendor/default.aspx?shipCode=SL | publisher=Carnival | year=2010 | access-date=11 November 2010}}</ref><ref name=vesseltracker>{{cite web | title=Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel ''Carnival Splendor'' | url=http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Carnival-Splendor-9333163.html | work=VesselTracker | year=2010 | access-date=11 November 2010}}</ref>
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| Ship class = {{sclass|Concordia|cruise ship}}
| Ship tonnage = *{{GT|113,300}}
*{{NetT|83,320}}
*{{DWT|11,843}}
| Ship displacement = 
| Ship length = {{convert|290|m|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|35.54|m|abbr=on}}
| Ship height = 
| Ship draught = {{convert|8.3|m|abbr=on}}
| Ship depth = 
| Ship decks = 13
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| Ship power = 6{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}[[Wärtsilä]] 12V46C (6{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}12,600{{nbsp}}kW)
| Ship propulsion = *[[Diesel-electric]]; two shafts
*[[Converteam]] propulsion motors (2{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}21{{nbsp}}MW)<ref name="amem" />
| Ship speed = {{convert|21|kn}}
| Ship capacity = 3,012 passengers
| Ship crew = 1,150
| Ship notes = <ref name=vesseltracker/><ref name="equasis" />
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'''''Carnival Splendor''''' is a {{sclass|Concordia|cruise ship}} operated by [[Carnival Cruise Line]]. As she is the only ''Concordia''-class ship in the Carnival fleet, she is also referred to as a ''Splendor-''class ship. Her other [[sister ship]]s are part of the [[Costa Cruises|Costa Crociere]] fleet. The ship was originally designed and ordered for [[Costa Cruises]] but she was transferred to Carnival Cruise Line during construction.<ref>{{cite press release | title=Carnival Names New 112,000-Ton Cruise Ship Carnival Splendor | url=http://www.carnival.com/CMS/Articles/splendor_name.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927230004/http://www.carnival.com/CMS/Articles/splendor_name.aspx | publisher=Carnival Cruise Lines | date=2 February 2006 | archive-date=27 September 2007| access-date=13 November 2010}}</ref> She has a different funnel design than her sister ships.

The {{GT|113,323|disp=long}}<ref name="equasis">{{csr|register=E|id=9333163|shipname=Carnival Splendor|access-date=14 January 2012}}</ref> ship entered service on 2 July 2008 as the largest Carnival ship until {{ship||Carnival Dream}} debuted in September 2009.

== Christening ==

''Carnival Splendor''{{'}}s godmother is [[Myleene Klass]], who on 10 July 2008 christened the vessel in Dover in a ceremony where she played ''Sailing'' on the piano, while a [[Royal Navy]] diver climbed up five decks on a rope, and broke the bottle of champagne on the bow by hand.<ref name=usatoday>{{cite news | author=Gene Sloan | title=British entertainer christens Carnival Splendor in England | url=https://www.usatoday.com/travel/cruises/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=52501272.blog | work=USA Today | date=10 July 2008 | access-date=10 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite video | title=Mylene Klass officially names Carnival Splendor | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-PBNXk53lc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711184950/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-PBNXk53lc |archive-date=2014-07-11 |url-status=dead| medium=video | publisher=YouTube | date=10 July 2008 | access-date=11 November 2010}}</ref>

==Areas of operation==

''Carnival Splendor''{{'}}s inaugural season began on 2 July 2008 with a cruise from [[Genoa]], Italy to [[Dover]], England, followed by cruises to Northern European ports. On 3 November 2008 she transited to [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]].<ref>{{cite press release | title=New 113,300-ton Carnival Splendor To Operate Line's First-Ever South America Voyages Beginning in January 2009 | url=http://www.carnival.com/CMS/Articles/splendor_reservations.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220210156/http://www.carnival.com/CMS/Articles/splendor_reservations.aspx | publisher=Carnival Cruise Lines | date=10 May 2007 | archive-date=20 February 2008 | access-date=13 November 2010}}</ref>

In January 2009, ''Carnival Splendor'' moved to [[Long Beach, California]], a journey which took 49 days. The ship's post-[[Panamax]] size made it too wide to navigate the [[Panama Canal]] at the time, so it made the journey by sailing around [[Cape Horn]]. It was the first [[Carnival Cruise Line|Carnival]] ship to have ever made this voyage. From Long Beach, she sailed year-round cruises to Mexico.<ref>{{cite press release | title=New 113,300-ton Carnival Splendor To Operate Line's First-Ever South America Voyages Beginning in January 2009 | url=http://carnival.com/CMS/Articles/splendor_southamerica.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607075543/http://carnival.com/CMS/Articles/splendor_southamerica.aspx | publisher=Carnival Cruise Lines | date=2 July 2006 | archive-date=7 June 2008 | access-date=13 November 2010}}</ref>

[[File:Cruise (3544410491).jpg|thumb|right|''Carnival Splendor'' in [[Port of Long Beach]], [[California]], 2009]]

In March 2009, ''Carnival Splendor'' was the host ship for ''Mayercraft Carrier 2'', a four-day cruise from 27 to 31 March, from Los Angeles to [[Cabo San Lucas]], Mexico hosted by musician [[John Mayer]] and featuring music and comedy shows.<ref>[https://archive.today/20090123043304/http://news.jamradio.org/825-john-mayer-cruise-mayercraft-carrier.php Mayercraft Carrier 2 to set sail with John Mayer, Guster], ''news.jamradio.org'', 18 June 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2008.</ref>

In February 2013, ''Carnival Splendor'' sailed again around South America, re-positioning to [[New York City]] to cruise to the Caribbean and Bermuda.<ref>{{cite news | first=Gene | last=Sloan | title=Carnival Cruise Lines to expand capacity in New York| url=http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/post/2012/02/carnival-cruise-lines-new-york-/623692/1 | work=USA Today | date=9 February 2012}}</ref> In November 2014, ''Carnival Splendor'' was re-positioned to Florida to offer seasonal seven-day cruises to the Eastern and Western Caribbean.
In March 2014, Carnival announced ''Carnival Splendor'' would sail seasonally out of [[Norfolk, Virginia]] before heading back to New York beginning in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-03-20 |title=Carnival Splendor To Operate Series Of Two- To Seven-Day Cruises From Norfolk In 2015, Including Week-Long Bermuda Voyage {{!}} Carnival Cruise Line News |url=https://carnival-news.com/2014/03/20/carnival-splendor-to-operate-series-of-two-to-seven-day-cruises-from-norfolk-in-2015-including-week-long-bermuda-voyage/ |access-date=2023-03-13 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In October 2015, Carnival announced that ''Carnival Splendor'' would be re-positioned to China in 2018 offering year-round short cruises.<ref>{{cite web|title=Carnival Cruise Line To Dedicate Two Ships To Chinese Market; Carnival Miracle To Begin Service In 2017 And Carnival Splendor In 2018|url=http://carnival-news.com/2015/10/28/carnival-cruise-line-to-dedicate-two-ships-to-chinese-market-carnival-miracle-to-begin-service-in-2017-and-carnival-splendor-in-2018/|website=Carnival Cruise Lines|date=28 October 2015 |access-date=28 October 2015}}</ref> However, Carnival subsequently announced in November 2016 that ''Carnival Splendor'' would instead relocate to Long Beach for the second time in January 2018, offering cruises to the Mexican Riviera. To move to Long Beach from the Caribbean, she sailed through the Panama Canal and became one of the largest ships to cross through the new locks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Carnival-to-offer-sailing-through-new-Panama-Canal-locks/|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2016/11/03/carnival-cruise-panama-canal-locks/93241726/|website=USA TODAY|access-date=4 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://carnival-news.com/2018/01/26/carnival-splendor-carnival-miracle-transit-panama-canal-en-route-to-new-homeports/|title=Carnival Cruise Line News|website=carnival-news.com|date=26 January 2018 |access-date=2018-01-30}}</ref>

In February 2018, Carnival announced ''Carnival Splendor'' would sail to Australia in December 2019 to operate year-round out of [[Sydney]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/18495-carnival-splendor-to-move-to-australia-year-round.html|title=Carnival Splendor to Move to Australia Year-Round|last=Staff|first=CIN|date=6 February 2018|access-date=2018-02-09|language=en-GB}}</ref>

On 5 October 2019, the ship embarked on a 24-day transpacific cruise to Singapore, where she was [[dry dock]]ed to undergo renovations before being homeported in Sydney. Stops along the voyage included [[Maui]], [[Oahu]], [[Guam]], [[Kota Kinabalu]], and [[Ho Chi Minh City]]. This was the longest voyage ever offered by Carnival, and was ''Carnival Splendor''{{'}}s final voyage out of Long Beach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/4078-carnival-cruise-line-unveils-24-night-cruise|title=Carnival Cruise Line Unveils 24-Night Cruise {{!}} Cruise News|date=17 May 2018|website=CruiseMapper|language=en-EN|access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pncguam.com/carnival-splendor-cruise-liner-brings-thousands-of-visitors-to-guam/|title=Carnival Splendor cruise liner brings thousands of visitors to Guam|last=Center|first=Pacific News|date=20 October 2019|website=PNC News First|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref>

From 30 October to 24 November 2019, ''Carnival Splendor'' underwent renovations prior to sailing to her homeport in Sydney.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cruisefever.net/0707-updated-carnival-cruise-line-dry-dock-schedule-cruise-ships/|title=Carnival Cruise Line's Cruise Ship Dry Dock Schedule and Upgrades|website=cruisefever.net|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruisehive.com/7-carnival-cruise-ships-will-be-upgraded-in-2019/28646|title=7 Carnival Cruise Ships Will Be Upgraded in 2019|date=2 January 2019|website=Cruise Hive|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-31}}</ref>

In February 2022, Carnival announced that due to uncertain times in the Australian cruise industry, ''Carnival Splendor'' would have her Australia based cruises canceled through to the end of September 2022. With the ship expected to return to the US, a new homeport would be announced in the coming weeks.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carnival Cruise Line Provides More Updates to 2022 Fleet Deployment Plans |date=4 February 2022 |url=https://carnival-news.com/2022/02/03/carnival-cruise-line-provides-more-updates-to-2022-fleet-deployment-plans/}}</ref>

In March 2022, it was announced by Carnival's Brand Ambassador [[John Heald]] that the vessel would take a 23-day cruise from previous homeport in [[Seattle]] back to its current homeport in Sydney on 6 September 2022. [[File:Carnival Splendor, Circular Quay, 2022 (01).jpg|thumb|right|''Carnival Splendor'' in Sydney, 2022]]

On 2 May 2022, ''Carnival Splendor'' became the final ship of the fleet to return to service, marking Carnival's full return to service.<ref>{{cite web |title=Splendor Marks Carnival Cruise Line's Full Return to Service |date=2 May 2022 |url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/27377-splendor-marks-carnival-cruise-lines-full-return-to-service.html}}</ref>

In August 2024, the ship received new dining options, updated amenities and refreshed spaces during its 19-day refurbishment. At the same time Carnival Splendor adopted Carnival Cruise Line’s new livery, with a navy-blue hull with red and white accents.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2024/08/carnival-splendor-resumes-service-after-drydock/ | title=Carnival Splendor Resumes Service After Drydock - Cruise Industry News &#124; Cruise News }}</ref>


==Incidents and accidents==

===2010 fire===
[[File:US Navy 101109-N-5853P-198 An HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter delivers pallets of supplies to the cruise ship Carnival Splendor.jpg|thumb|left|a [[U.S. Navy]] helicopter delivering supplies to ''Carnival Splendor'']]

On 8 November 2010, at approximately 06:00 [[Pacific Time]], on the second day of a voyage from Long Beach to the [[Mexican Riviera]], the ship experienced a catastrophic failure of the No. 5 diesel generator which started a fire in her aft [[engine room]]. The fire spread to the overhead electrical cable runs in the aft engine room. The fire in the cable runs caused extensive damage to the cabling and contributed to the ship losing all electrical power.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.usni.org/2013/07/16/document-coast-guard-report-on-2010-carnival-splendor-incident|title=Document: Coast Guard Report on 2010 Carnival Splendor Incident |date=16 July 2013|work=USNI News|access-date=2017-04-28|language=en-US}}</ref> According to Carnival president, Gerry Cahill, a "crankcase split, and that's what caused the fire", adding it was isolated to the [[aft]] generator room.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20101111/285439232646315|title=On disabled ship, a 'nightmare' |work=USA Today |last=Sloan |first=Gene |date=11 November 2010 |access-date=9 July 2023|via=PressReader}}</ref> The fire was extinguished by the afternoon, and no one was injured. Nearly 4,500 passengers and crew members were on board at the time.<ref name="Paul Vercammen">{{cite news| last=Vercammen| first=Paul | url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/11/10/cruise.ship/?hpt=T2| title=Another tugboat helps tow crippled cruise ship; passengers welcome aid| work=CNN| date=11 November 2010 }}</ref>

The crew was unable to restore power to the engines, and the ship was towed by [[tugboat]] to [[San Diego]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/11/08/national/a200831S56.DTL&tsp=1| title=Passengers await help on crippled cruise ship| work=The San Francisco Chronicle| date=9 November 2010|access-date=10 November 2010| first1=Elliot| last1=Spagat| first2=Julie| last2=Watson}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cruise-ship-20101110,0,1890122.story| title=Stranded Cruise Ship Offers Lesson in Huge Vessels' Vulnerabilities| work=The Los Angeles Times| date=10 November 2010 | access-date=10 November 2010| first1=Maria L.| last1=La Ganga| first2=Tony| last2=Perry}}</ref> Without power for air conditioning and refrigeration, passengers were fed rations delivered via [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] helicopters from the aircraft carrier {{USS|Ronald Reagan|CVN-76|6}}.<ref name="Jon Swaine">{{cite news| last=Vercammen| first=Paul | url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/11/11/cruise.ship/index.html?hpt=T1| title=Crippled cruise ship expected in San Diego on Thursday| work=CNN| date=11 November 2010| access-date=11 November 2010}}</ref> ''Splendor'' was escorted by, and received aid and security assistance from the [[United States Coast Guard|U.S. Coast Guard Cutter]] {{USCGC|Morgenthau|WHEC-722|2}}.<ref name="Stephanie Young">{{cite web | url=http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/index.php/2010/11/coast-guard-response-to-carnival-splendor-continues/ | title=Coast Guard response to Carnival Splendor continues | last=Young | first=Stephanie | publisher=United States Coast Guard | date=10 November 2010 | access-date=11 November 2010 | archive-date=14 November 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114121925/http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/index.php/2010/11/coast-guard-response-to-carnival-splendor-continues/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>  ''Carnival Splendor'' arrived in San Diego under tow around sunrise on 11 November, and docked around noon.<ref name=msnbc_docked>{{cite web| url = http://www.nbcnews.com/id/40126918 | date=11 November 2010 | title=Last passengers leave 'nightmare' cruise ship |author1=Spagat, Elliot |author2=Watson, Julie | work=NBC News | access-date=12 November 2010}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Carnival promised to refund all passengers for ticket and travel expenses along with a voucher for a free cruise of equal value to their cruise on ''Carnival Splendor''.<ref name="Elizabeth Fuller">{{cite news | last=Fuller| first=Elizabeth| url=http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/new-economy/2010/1110/Carnival-Splendor-fire-How-do-you-compensate-unhappy-clients| title=Carnival Splendor fire: How do you compensate unhappy clients?| work=The Christian Science Monitor| date=10 November 2010 | access-date=11 November 2010}}</ref><ref name="Spam Slow Tow">{{cite news| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spam-slow-tow-home-for-4500-on-disabled-ship/| title=Spam, Slow Tow Home for 4,500 on Disabled Ship| work=CBS News| date=10 November 2010| access-date=11 November 2010}}</ref>

The ship has three [[Straight-12 engine|12-cylinder]] [[Wärtsilä]] 12V46C medium-speed [[diesel engine|diesel]] [[Engine-generator|generating sets]] in the aft engine room and three in a forward engine room.<ref name="amem">[http://www.amem.at/pdf/AMEM_Communication_030_Carnival.pdf Carnival Splendor perplexes engine room safety experts]. AMEM Communication, December 2010. {{retrieved|access-date=28 July 2013}}</ref> Each generator is connected to two switchboards. The failure of a single engine or generator should not normally cause a total power loss.<ref name="usa">{{cite news | author=Gary Stoller | title=Carnival Splendor stranding baffles marine experts | url=https://www.usatoday.com/travel/cruises/2010-11-12-cruise-inside_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip | work=USA Today | date=12 November 2010 | access-date=10 November 2010}}</ref> Clark Dodge, former chief engineer for [[Washington State Ferries]], said, "If things were designed properly, all the power shouldn't have gone out."<ref name="usa"/><ref name="upi">{{cite news | title=Design flaw may have stranded cruise ship | url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/11/12/Design-flaw-may-have-stranded-cruise-ship/UPI-89521289581920 | work=UPI.com| agency=United Press International | date=12 November 2010 | access-date=17 November 2010}}</ref>

The investigation into the fire was carried out by the [[United States Coast Guard]] in conjunction with the Panamanian Maritime Authority. The report into the cause of the fire was released on 15 July 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gadling.com/2013/07/16/cruise-carnival-splendor-fire-report/|title=Carnival Splendor Fire Explained By Coast Guard Report|date=16 July 2013|website=Gadling|access-date=2017-04-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=LaGrone |first=Sam |date=2013-07-16 |title=Document: Coast Guard Report on 2010 Carnival Splendor Incident |url=https://news.usni.org/2013/07/16/document-coast-guard-report-on-2010-carnival-splendor-incident |website=[[USNI News]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

===2012 armed robbery===
On 23 February 2012, while in [[Puerto Vallarta]] port, Mexico, 22 passengers on the Carnival-organized "City and Jungle Tour" were robbed by an armed bandit.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cruise line: 22 passengers robbed in Mexican seaside resort|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/26/world/mexico-cruise-robbery/index.html|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=27 February 2012}}</ref> Passengers lost money, cameras, purses, passports, other documents and valuables. No shots were fired and everybody escaped without injuries.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lin|first1=Rong-Gong|title=22 Carnival Splendor cruise ship passengers robbed in Mexico|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2012-feb-26-la-me-0227-carnival-robbery-20120227-story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=26 February 2012}}</ref>

===2017 engine troubles===
On 2 March 2017, while {{convert|50|mi}} offshore of Puerto Rico, the ship experienced engine trouble requiring operation on a single engine. Carnival canceled the remaining portion of the cruise and returned to Miami. Carnival offered a 50% refund off the cost of the cruise, free internet use for the remainder of the voyage, and a 50% discount off a future cruise.<ref>{{cite news|title=Carnival Splendor Slowly Returning To Miami After Technical Issue|url=http://miami.cbslocal.com/2017/03/03/carnival-splendor-slowly-returning-to-miami-after-technical-issue/|publisher=[[CBS]]|date=3 March 2017}}</ref>

===2023 passenger death===

On 20 May 2023, a passenger of Carnival Splendor died while swimming at [[Inyeug|Mystery Island]], [[Vanuatu]]. The ship was on a 9-day trip around the South Pacific and returned to [[Sydney]] on May 24. It was believed that the passenger died while snorkeling.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://cruiseradio.net/carnival-splendor-cruise-passenger-dies-while-swimming/ | title=Carnival Splendor Passenger Dies While Swimming During Cruise Port Call | date=23 May 2023 }}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|IMO 9333163}}
* {{Official website|http://www.carnival.com/cruise-ships/carnival-splendor.aspx}}

{{List of ships built by Fincantieri}}
{{Carnival Cruise Line}}
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