SPLENDOR passing thru Barbados on Wed. 4th. February -what's up?

[Aplmac]

Carnival SPLENDOR is passing thru Barbados on Feb. 4th. as a one time thing..I'm pretty sure

(Victory does the weekly loop from P.Rico to Barbados and back)

 

Where's Splendor going to? -from?

Is this stop part of a repositioning cruise? A trans-Atlantic?

Enquiring minds need to know!

 

 

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We saw her in Cannes Bay when we were doing our Med cruise

back in September last year

 

 

 

She was anchored fairly close to us, as you can see..

 

 

 

I took this pic of her thru my cabin window...

 

and unless tomorrow's weather is downright foul, I'll be down to the local Port for certain

to take pics of Splendor as she makes her way in to Barbados tomorrow!

[Au48]

Carnival SPLENDOR is passing thru Barbados on Feb. 4th. as a one time thing..I'm pretty sure

(Victory does the weekly loop from P.Rico to Barbados and back)

 

Where's Splendor going to? -from?

Is this stop part of a repositioning cruise? A trans-Atlantic?

Enquiring minds need to know!

 

 

__________________________________________________

 

We saw her in Cannes Bay when we were doing our Med cruise

back in September last year

 

 

 

She was anchored fairly close to us, as you can see..

 

 

 

I took this pic of her thru my cabin window...

 

and unless tomorrow's weather is downright foul, I'll be down to the local Port for certain

to take pics of Splendor as she makes her way in to Barbados tomorrow!

 

 

Splendor is on the first leg of her Around-the-horn South American cruise. She is repositioning to Long Beach, CA where she will be based for the near future.

[Aplmac]

Splendor is on the first leg of her Around-the-horn South American cruise.

She is repositioning to Long Beach, CA where she will be based for the near future.

Okay!

I suspected something like that.

 

Reminds me of Mariner of the Seas passing thru here on Jan. 10th.

doing the same thing...repo to the West Coast.

 

Thanks for the info!

Weather permitting, I should have a few pics for y'all tomorrow

[crzndeb]

Aplmac,

 

Well, I, for one, definitely look forward to your photos. I loved your pics from the Mariner on Merion Mom's thread.

[vacruizer]

Okay!

I suspected something like that.

 

Reminds me of Mariner of the Seas passing thru here on Jan. 10th.

doing the same thing...repo to the West Coast.

 

Thanks for the info!

Weather permitting, I should have a few pics for y'all tomorrow

 

Can't wait to see those pics tomorrow - your others are great! :D

How was the weather there today? My parents are on the Caribbean Princess right now and were in Barbados today - I am jealous since it's snowing here right now!

[aggieastrosfan]

Any pics you can get of that deck 6 corner portside would be great! ;)

[Aplmac]

[Aplmac]

Aplmac,

Well, I, for one, definitely look forward to your photos.

I loved your pics from the Mariner on Merion Mom's thread.

Glad you liked the Mariner shots

but I won't be going on board for lunch today on Splendor.

 

Today's shots are all exteriors, sorry.. :(

 

[Aplmac]

Can't wait to see those pics tomorrow - your others are great! :D ===> It's a slow trickle of pics today...

 

How was the weather there today? ===> It was okay! and today's improving.

My parents are on the Caribbean Princess right now and were in Barbados today

- I'm jealous since it's snowing here right now! ===> No snow here, sorry! :D

 

Here's Splendor head-on!

 

 

 

 

-and another one of her on the way in..

 

 

 

I've also posted these pics on the CC Photo Gallery at

http://pictures.cruisecritic.com/showgallery.php?cat=518

 

.

[aggieastrosfan]

Thanks for the pics! The next 2 1/2 months need to hurry up!

[Aplmac]

Thanks for the pics! The next 2 1/2 months need to hurry up!

You need to fan that clock, girl...make the time pass quicker :D

 

 

Celebrity Summit at left, with Carnival Splendor

[mistyinca]

Thanks for the pics! I have 2 months to go. Can I get a fan clock too! :D

[Aplmac]

Thanks for the pics! I have 2 months to go. Can I get a fan clock too! :D

You see...fanning the clock keep the flames going inside.

That's what makes it work.

 

More fanning = more flames = hotter workings, so it goes faster

and that 2 months of yours will just whizz along! :D

 

 

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A mechanical observation re. Splendor's bow thrusters!

 

I get to see and hear a lot of ships as they enter our Port

while I stand there taking photos.

They usually hum sweetly along

with bow thrusters making splashy,watery sounds

 

As she was doing her spin/rotation manoeuvre this morning

Splendor's bow thrusters were in use.

 

Man what a racket!

It sounded like an old rattly tractor of sorts

and I thought...this ship entered service July last year

-she's brand new!

 

So what's with all the clankity-clank noises I was hearing,

from 200 yds away? - very odd.

I was actually feeling sorry for people in forward lower-level cabins! :eek:

[Essiesmom]

Did you see a crowd of 300 people waiting to board her? Those folks who were denied boarding in FLL because they neglected to get visas for Brazil...??? EM

[Aplmac]

Did you see a crowd of 300 people waiting to board her? ===> At 0615 hrs.? I don't think so!

 

Those folks who were denied boarding in FLL because they neglected to get visas for Brazil...??

Those ppl would most likely be boarding later today (probably around 10 a.m. - noon?)

 

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OK - one last shot

 

[mistyinca]

Here's Splendor head-on!

-and another one of her on the way in..

 

Can I copy and crop this pic and use it to replace the one in my sig? Please :)

[Aplmac]

Can I copy and crop this pic and use it to replace the one in my sig? Please :)

Sure! I'd be delighted to see it thus!

 

You might want to flip it horizontally, so it faces the other way?

If you need the original to work with, email me at pcdoctor (at) caribsurf dot com

[mistyinca]

Thanks! :D

[JayS]

In 27 days I join her in Valpariso.:D

 

A bit of history in the 1900's when the Corp of Engineers were building the Canal they wanted to make the locks larger than they are now, BUT Congress with its infinite wisdom said no ship could be built as large as the Army was planning and cut funding for the locks which would handle today's large ships.

 

Looks like some thing never change.:rolleyes:

 

Panama is now building the larger locks.

[Aplmac]

That's it.

[Mrs. Ram]

aww thanks! These pics are beautiful! My Grandparents are on that ship as we speak & I am very jealous!

[Luckysll]

Very nice shots. There are some people on our Pride Panama Canal cruise that are on board the Splendor. They are doing the whole Miami to LA cruise (49 days), spending a few days in LA and then boarding the Pride back to Miami! Now that's a cruise experience to remember.

[Mrs. Ram]

Definitely! I SO wish I could be on a cruise for 50 days straight!

[cruisecastle]

Carnival SPLENDOR is passing thru Barbados on Feb. 4th. as a one time thing..I'm pretty sure

(Victory does the weekly loop from P.Rico to Barbados and back)

 

Where's Splendor going to? -from?

Is this stop part of a repositioning cruise? A trans-Atlantic?

Enquiring minds need to know!

 

 

__________________________________________________

 

We saw her in Cannes Bay when we were doing our Med cruise

back in September last year

 

 

 

She was anchored fairly close to us, as you can see..

 

 

 

I took this pic of her thru my cabin window...

 

and unless tomorrow's weather is downright foul, I'll be down to the local Port for certain

to take pics of Splendor as she makes her way in to Barbados tomorrow!

 

Uh it's part of the South American repsitioning cruise and it is in port with another carrnival ship today. You can look on the camera and see it yourself

[bp traveler]

Let me tell you about my experience on the Splendor over New Year's she has the loudest, shakiest thrusters I have ever seen or heard or felt!!!

 

We were in the "L shaped" aft and would have stuff falling all over our room when she docked and so was the dining room - there is something wrong with her I am convinced!!!