my name is Doug Parker and this is a
review of Carnival Splendor before we
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Splendor was launched in 2007 she is the
sole ship of the splendor class and a
slightly smaller version of Kostas
Concordia class she comes in at a
hundred and thirteen thousand three
hundred gross register tons carries
three thousand and twelve guests and is
nine hundred and fifty two feet long
in late 2009 teen Carnival Splendor
entered a drydock in Singapore where she
was outfitted to get ready for the
Australian market in the drydock she
received the alchemy bar the red frog
rum bar the Blue Iguana tequila bar the
seafood Shack a Red Frog pub and the new
waterslide this video was shot a couple
of days before the ship went into
drydock so some of the spaces you'll see
are pre drydock we'll also put some
spaces in here of the venue's what
they'll actually look like alright so on
to Carnival Splendor Dec 1 in Dec 2
encore novel splendour our stateroom
decks mostly interior and ocean view
rooms there are six banks of elevators
on Carnival Splendor six of them are
forward for elevators midship in for
elevators in the very back of the ship
in the aft and then you have those glass
elevators along the atrium those will
take you from deck number two up to deck
11 December three years where you'll
find the ground-level entrance to the
main show theater the fear is three
levels on Carnival Splendor found on
deck three deck four in deck 5 decent
views here of course deck five we call
the cheap seats with limited views deck
for decent views but if you want a good
seat get here on the ground level on
deck number three outside of the theater
is the guest relations desk the shore
excursions desk in the atrium bar you'll
also find the entrance to the forward
main dining room here that's called the
Black Pearl restaurant both of the main
dining rooms on splendor are two decks
they span both deck three and deck for
typically one restaurant is used for
anytime dining while the other is used
for traditional
set dining up to deck number four we'll
start in the back where the very apt
dining room which is called the gold
pearl restaurant this restaurant has
really good views on both deck 3 and
deck 4 if you want to catch a sunset
while you're dining just make sure you
ask to be sat in one of these window
seats might not hurt you to ask the
maitre d on embark ation day kind of to
lock in that seat for you as you walk
outside of the main dining room on deck
number four that's gonna be the home to
the new Red Frog pub before the pub this
was called the Robusto bar this space
will be more of a pub type setting go
with live music and cold beers on tap a
real popular place just to kind of go
and have a couple of cold ones if you
keep walking forward there's going to be
a hallway between the Red Frog pub and
the midship main dining room the one we
just spoke about and on deck number four
you're gonna be at the upper deck of the
restaurant and as you walk through the
dining room and walk outside of the main
dining room
you're gonna come to the photo area
that's where you can buy your photos
from embarkation Day your photos from
formal night on the gangway in different
photos that were taken around ship
looking down from here you're looking
down to deck number three where the
atrium bar is also a great place to
stand on deck four and deck five in this
spot whenever there's an atrium party
happening and keep walking forward and
you'll dead-end into the main theater
deck number four which is the mid-level
section of the show theater up to deck
number five starting at the back of the
ship we have the punchline or a comedy
club this is where all the comedy shows
are held throughout the journey also
other things are held in here too
because there is a little stage so you
have like karaoke in here and you might
find the occasional presentation like
from a future cruise consultant on board
or someone who's trying to talk up the
ports of call or an art auction or what
have you
leaving the after lounge on your port
side you're gonna have the cool lounge
that's just another music venue and then
opposite of the cool lounge is going to
be the grand piano bar that's going to
be for your late night sing-alongs
making your way forward from the piano
bar you're gonna have the alchemy bar on
your starboard side walking forward and
then on your port side or left side
you're gonna have the nightclub here
this is where the deejay is spinning the
music late into the night also different
themed nights here I believe like there
first night is typically like a ladies
night where they get either $1 off their
drink or a you know glass of champagne
as they enter they're normally spinning
until while depending on the crowd about
2:00 a.m. or so I've never actually seen
a nightclub on a carnival ship go past
2:00 a.m. but if you're into the late
night scene this is the place to be and
then the arcade is right outside walking
forward you're gonna have the Java blue
cafe before the dry dock this space was
a sushi bar but it's gonna be replaced
with a coffee shop and then just past
that on your left hand side is club Oh -
that's the night club for the teenagers
the head is going to be the new cherry
on top location the fun hub where the
computers are set up and then the Royal
Flush casino here you're gonna find your
tables your slot machines some Texas
Hold'em blackjack poker those claw
machines that people invest hundreds
probably thousands of dollars in per
sailing and they never win anything but
I think these claw machines are pretty
rigged I don't know I mean I know it is
a look but let's be honest the odds are
stacked against you you're gonna have
the Ocean View bar inside the casino
here with some TVs to catch the game and
then connect it to the casino is gonna
be a sports bar that is going to be on
the port side of the ship now there is
no smoking allowed in the actual sports
bar itself so you can smoke in the
casino but you cannot smoke in the
sports bar deck number five around the
main eight rooms where you'll find the
fun shops on both sides of the ships
also a new carnival adventure shop being
opened their post drydock now you have
the glass elevators here as well that'll
take you again from deck number two up
to death number 11 you also have your
perfumes here your jewelry your watches
and your logo gear if you want to pick
up a Carnival ship ornament or something
of the sort also a sundry shop here as
well so if you forget like your
toothpaste deodorant whatever you can
pick something here and of course the
liquor shop yeah a lot of people love
the liquor shop and buying that
duty-free booze so you can get that here
in the fun shops as well all the way
forward on deck number five is going to
be the cheap seats yeah deck number five
of the spectacular spectacular main
lounge yes it's a name so nice they say
it twice at least on the deck plans they
do spectacular
spectacular all right deck 6 7 & 8 are
all staterooms so you have your balcony
staterooms interiors and ocean views on
these decks and that takes us up to deck
number 9 we'll start at the back by the
aft pool for some reason I feel like
this is one of the best aft pools in the
carnival fleet I'm not sure if it's
because splendor is in a class of its
own or what but unlike the conquest
class which was the class of ships
before this it was covered back here
this is wide open which really connects
you with the water you have a big pool
you have two hot tubs back here you also
find some Indian food and an opposite of
the Indian food is going to be the
carnival deli which is a little bit
different because normally there's a
pizza spot back here but that's located
on a different spot on Carnival Splendor
inside the Lido deck buffets where
you'll find your typical buffet
offerings and a newly installed seafood
Shack now there's also two decks here so
deck 9 and deck 10 is part of the Lido
deck and then walking outside towards
the pool you're gonna pass them on
goalie and walk and then of course guys
burger which is your typical poolside
burger joint on Carnival on the
starboard side and according to the deck
plan so the pizza spot is going to be on
the portside what I don't see is a blue
iguana Cantina being installed on this
ship but the pool area is nice out here
you have one big pool then you also have
a stage and a retractable roof as well
so there's inclement weather you don't
have to worry about you know not being
able to go outside because you could
still swim or hang out under the dome
because they'll close up if it is
raining on the ship all the way forward
on deck number nine is just some
staterooms and some Suites up there and
then making our way up to deck number 10
that's going to be the second level of
the Lido deck so interesting concept on
Carnival Splendor there's going to be
like the newer class of ships three
tiers by the pool there's your main Lido
tier the second tier which is deck 10
and then the third tier which is deck
number 11 but on deck number 10 here you
have two hot tubs one on the port side
of one of the starboard side and you
keep walking them back there's a lot of
open space here it's going to take you
to an overlook of the
Toledo pool deck number 11 is we're
gonna find the Fahrenheit five five five
steakhouse that's located on the very
back of deck number eleven you could
actually walk along the outside effect
number eleven that's the very third and
final deck overlooking the pool again
the pool is on the Lido deck on deck
number nine you also have the carnival
waterworks right here on deck number
eleven and then all the way forward you
have a spa and one thing about this ship
the spa is beautiful first off deck
number eleven is going to be the thermal
suites on the starboard side your
oriental steam bath your tepidarium the
waiting room the different saunas the
philosophy of people is up here and of
course you have the fitness center as
well on deck number eleven also on the
ship the men and ladies changing rooms
have their own sauna in there as well so
if you want to get into the sauna and
you don't feel like spending the money
on a spa pass you could hop into the
complimentary sauna in the changing room
on deck number eleven within the
respective locker room deck number
twelve forward you have the second deck
of this ball your floatation therapy
your mild treatments your VIP spa suites
are up here in your relaxation room and
then you have the serenity located on
the outside with the topside bar mostly
you'll just find a lot of day beds up
here and then going back to dick number
twelve after you're going to have the
sports deck that's where you're gonna
have the basketball court the jogging
track and the jogging track is nice
because it's just underneath the funnel
so if you want to get some spectacular
views of sunrise or sunset
come up here at a deck number twelve aft
on the Sun Deck and you can get some
amazing shots and then deck number
fourteen is the sky deck and that's
where the mini golf course is located
all the way forward as well as your
slide entrance to the carnival Water
Works Park and that'll do it for our
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so what do you think about Carnival
Splendor have you sailed her in the past
or are you planning on sailing her in
the future
let me know what you thought of this
ship she was actually originally
designed for another cruise line and
then halfway through construction she
got transferred to Carnival Cruise Line
that's why the spa is so massive on this
ship but I want to know your thoughts so
let me know in the comments below
and thank you so much for watching