About Carnival Splendor

The Carnival Splendor started sailing in 2008 . Former names: none. The Carnival Splendor is registered in Panama City, Panama. The Carnival Splendor has 1508 cabins. 39 percent of the staterooms on board have balconies.

You can expect between 3016 to 3619 passengers on a typical sailing. This means that at the higher number (usually peak and holiday sailings) Carnival Splendor has a space ratio of 31.3 . (A space ratio less than 33 means that you may find the ship crowded in areas. A space ratio greater than 39 means that there should be plenty of space for each passenger.) When this ship isn't sailing at capacity the space ratio can be as good as 37.6.

The Carnival Splendor has 1150 crew members on board. There are 3 passengers for every crew member on board. There are self serve laudromats on this ship.

There are 13 decks on this ship. The highest deck number is 14. The number of decks with passenger cabins is 8.


There are 27 special needs cabins on this ship. These cabins have been modified for accessibility purposes.


The ship last drydock was in Nov 2019.

Most modern cruise ships need to be dry docked for inspection, maintenance and class surveys every five years and once they reach 15 years of age they need to be dry docked at least twice within a five-year period. Dry docks typically last up to 14 days at a cost of up to $2 million per day and involve regular maintenance including hull cleaning, exterior painting of the structure, inspection of pipes, restoration of exterior deck flooring, and installation of enhanced HVAC filter systems

The abbreviation Carnival uses for this ship is SL.

During March 2016 drydock, 2 Captains Suites, 4 Scenic Oceanview cabins, 2 Grand Scenic Oceanview cabins were added to forward part of Lido deck. Three forward inside cabins were removed.

After Oct 30 to Nov 24, 2019 drydock this ship sailed from Australia. Fahrenheit 555, Pizzeria del Capitano, Seafood Shack, and Masala Tiger added. A 11.3 meter free fall slide was added.