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• Cruisers looking for ship-wide solitude on an intimately-sized vessel. Christened in 2008, Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Splendor is the only vessel of its class in the fleet. Its exterior is ...

Intinerary: Seven-day Mexican Riveria cruises on Carnival Splendor sail round-trip from Long Beach with ports of call in Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan and Cabo San Lucas. Cost: Starts at $379, based on ...

The Carnival Splendor is the newest ship in the Carnival Cruise Lines fleet (and the newest cruise ship on the seas, for that matter). But it's a ship with few of the frills I'm used to seeing, or ...

With its over the top, eye-popping decor conceived by Joseph Farcus, the former designer of choice for Carnival Cruise Line, the Carnival Splendor is one of the flashiest cruise ships afloat.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. The 3500-plus-passenger Carnival Splendor is home-ported in Sydney for year-round cruises. Cruise lines and cruise fans love a "first at ...

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This traveller not only discovered forking out for a balcony room is overrated, but uncovered a secret way to get a room “upgrade” while paying less. When I took my first cruise a decade ago – hosted ...