Any news on the Carnival Splendor

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meldev

Deck Crew
I know that it is suppose to set sail again on the 20th, but I haven't heard if it was going to. I am booked on the Splendor in April and I just want to make sure that everything is still on schedule with this ship.
 
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Goguinness

Ordinary Seaman
Yes it will sail on the 20th. From John Heald's blog, "Yesterday we spent the day with the men and women of United States Coast Guard who carried out a day of strict testing. I won’t go into too many details here but we had blackout tests and diesel generator tests and CO2 distribution tests and I am happy to say we passed them all.

And so this means that we can depart as I mentioned on the 16th and head home to Long Beach. I wanted you all to know all of the above because I have had quite a few people mention that they were a little nervous about cruising on this ship.

I can understand this to a certain degree but also want to say this: To those of you who have booked to sail on the Carnival Splendor you are getting a ship that has been thoroughly tested and will continue to be tested on the journey to Long Beach. These tests have been carried out by the best in the business, Lloyds Registry, the United States Coast Guard, The NTSB and the finest engineers in the business many of whom work for Carnival Cruise Lines. Plus you are getting a ship that was only two years old before the incident but who after weeks of deep clean, new carpets and more, looks like she did when I first saw her in the shipyard in Italy. Put all of this together and add the massively important fact that Carnival is committed to cruising from the West Coast…….well you have brand new vessel, sailing to brilliant ports of call……and this is something that we should be shouting from the rooftops. Carnival Splendor is ready to return to service and on Saturday February 20…. she will do………..have you booked yet?
 
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meldev

Deck Crew
Goguinness said:
Yes it will sail on the 20th. From John Heald's blog, "Yesterday we spent the day with the men and women of United States Coast Guard who carried out a day of strict testing. I won’t go into too many details here but we had blackout tests and diesel generator tests and CO2 distribution tests and I am happy to say we passed them all.

And so this means that we can depart as I mentioned on the 16th and head home to Long Beach. I wanted you all to know all of the above because I have had quite a few people mention that they were a little nervous about cruising on this ship.

I can understand this to a certain degree but also want to say this: To those of you who have booked to sail on the Carnival Splendor you are getting a ship that has been thoroughly tested and will continue to be tested on the journey to Long Beach. These tests have been carried out by the best in the business, Lloyds Registry, the United States Coast Guard, The NTSB and the finest engineers in the business many of whom work for Carnival Cruise Lines. Plus you are getting a ship that was only two years old before the incident but who after weeks of deep clean, new carpets and more, looks like she did when I first saw her in the shipyard in Italy. Put all of this together and add the massively important fact that Carnival is committed to cruising from the West Coast…….well you have brand new vessel, sailing to brilliant ports of call……and this is something that we should be shouting from the rooftops. Carnival Splendor is ready to return to service and on Saturday February 20…. she will do………..have you booked yet?
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Thank you very much for the info. We are booked on the April 3 cruise. I am very excited. We have cruised twice before on Princess, but the ships seemed the same so I thought that we would try another cruise line. Very very excited now.
 
Mbandy

Mbandy

Staff Captain
John's blog makes good sense. The ship has undergone a major refurb and will be in excellent shape when she rejoins the fleet. :doubleup:
 
zydecocruiser

zydecocruiser

Lecturer
Splendor is cruising - skipped Mazatlan due to the shooting but picked up an extra day in Cabo. That cruise is winding down.

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