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CARNIVAL SPLENDOR
Expansive 5,500-Square-Foot Play Area, Water Spray Park
Among Ship’s Numerous Family Friendly Highlights

   From a 5,500-square-foot play area – the largest in the
“Fun Ship” fleet – to a fun-filled water spray park and facilities
and activities aimed at youngsters, ’tweens and teens, kids of
all ages are sure to have a blast aboard Carnival Cruise Lines’
new 113,000-ton Carnival Splendor, set to debut this summer.

   The largest “Fun Ship” ever constructed, the 3,006-
passenger Carnival Splendor is slated to debut July 2, with a
special eight-day Europe voyage from Genoa followed by the
launch of the line’s first-ever 12-day Northern Europe program
from London (Dover) July 13, 2008.

CARNIVAL SPLENDOR CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS
   Designed as the ultimate vacation for families, Carnival
Splendor will offer different programs catering to specific age
groups, including “Camp Carnival” (ages 2-11), “Circle C”
(ages 12-14) and “Club O2” (ages 15-17), along with children’
s menus, a corkscrew water slide, a stroller rental program and
numerous other family-friendly features.

   “As the largest ‘Fun Ship’ ever constructed, Carnival
Splendor provides a huge canvas to create some truly exciting
spaces to entertain kids of all ages while further bolstering
Carnival’s distinction as the family cruise leader,” said Lynn C.
Torrent, Carnival’s senior vice president of sales and guest
services.

Largest Play Area in the ‘Fun Ship’ Fleet

   A focal point for many of the Carnival Splendor’s youth
activities will be an expansive 5,500-square-foot children’s play
area – roughly 30 percent bigger than the largest facility in the
Carnival fleet.  Located mid-ship on Panorama Deck, the two-
level facility will be divided into separate areas with each
focusing on a different activity or function.  

   One area will be an all-ages playroom with a variety of toys,
games and puzzles.  Another will be a computer game room
with the latest computer gaming consoles, while a third will
offer a dance floor and plasma screen TV displaying music
videos and popular children’s movies.

   Located one deck above will be a children’s water park with
various water-spray apparatus, and a wet tot lot offering hours
of splashing fun. The water park will complement Carnival
Splendor’s four swimming pools, including a pool on Panorama
Deck featuring the line’s signature 214-foot-long “Twister
Waterslide.”

   In addition to activities focusing on music, art, science and
physical fitness, Carnival Splendor will also offer educational
programming geared toward the ship’s various European,
Caribbean, South American and Mexican Riviera itineraries.

   
New ‘Circle C’ Program for 12- to 14-Year-Olds
   Carnival Splendor will be the first “Fun Ship” to feature a
purpose-built “Circle C” facility, which caters specifically to the
12- to 14-year-old set.

   Located mid-ship on Atlantic Deck, the sleek, modern facility
will feature a dance floor with high-tech sound and lighting
system, along with 42-inch plasma-screen TVs displaying
movies and music videos, and a touch-screen jukebox stocked
with the latest hits.

   Other features will include gaming pods with the latest video
games and consoles, with 20-inch plasma-screens positioned
throughout the room and used exclusively for video gaming.   
“Circle C” activities will include basketball, volleyball, ping-
pong, water games, and late-night movies and pool parties.

   ‘
Club O2’ for Teens
   Continuing Carnival’s emphasis on providing older kids with
their own spaces and activities, Carnival Splendor will offer its
own version of the line’s popular “Club O2” teen program,
which is aimed at kids ages 15 to 17.

   The 2,365-square-foot facility, located mid-ship on
Promenade Deck, will include a dance floor, DJ, and a state-of-
the-art sound and lighting system, and a lounge where teens
can relax and enjoy non-alcoholic specialty drinks. A library
with popular teen-oriented books and magazines will also be
available. Special shore excursions offering older kids an
opportunity to visit historic European destinations together as
a group, along with Carnival’s popular Y Spa teen spa
treatment program, will also be offered.

Children’s Dining Options, Other Family-Friendly
Amenities
Kids have their own unique dining preferences and Carnival
Splendor will offer such family friendly options as children’s
menus in the main dining rooms, 24-hour pizza and ice cream
at the poolside restaurant, and a program where kids can
enjoy a meal with the youth staff on the Lido Deck.

A children’s turn-down service providing freshly baked cookies
at bedtime and Carnival’s popular “Fountain Fun Card,” which,
for a one-time fee, provides unlimited soft drinks throughout
the voyage, will also be available.

   Nightly babysitting services, at a cost of $6 per hour for the
first child and $4 per hour for each additional child in the same
family, along with Carnival’s popular stroller rental program,
are also available. Also featured will be “Carnival’s Seaside
Theatre,” a 270-square-foot LED screen located poolside on
Lido Deck and displaying movies, concerts and other
programming.

    Of the ship’s 1,503 staterooms, nearly 200 will be
interconnecting with more than 350 accommodating up to
three and four guests – perfect for families.


Exciting Inaugural Schedule
   Following a special one-time eight-day western Europe
voyage from Genoa July 2-10, 2008, Carnival Splendor will
launch the line’s first-ever 12-day Northern Europe cruise
program from London (Dover) July 13, 2008.  The program will
run through Aug. 30, after which the ship will sail a trans-
Atlantic crossing from London (Dover) to Fort Lauderdale,
Fla., from where it will launch a schedule of seven-day
Caribbean voyages beginning November 29, 2008.

   From January – March 2009, Carnival Splendor will sail on a
series of 14- to 18-day South America voyages – the line’s first
within the region – then reposition to Long Beach, Calif., for
year-round seven-day Mexican Riviera voyages beginning
March 29,  continuing the expansion of the line’s West Coast
operations.

   Reservations are currently being accepted for all of the
Carnival Splendor’s various European, Caribbean, South
American and Mexican Riviera itineraries.   Round-trip air
supplements and special discounted rates for third and fourth
guests sailing in the same stateroom are also available.  

   
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