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 ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. The 3500-plus-passenger Carnival Splendor is home-ported in Sydney for year-round cruises. Cruise ...

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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 ...