abstract:Carnival Splendor is the sole ship of the Splendor class, a smaller, modified version of the Concordia-class cruise ship, operated by Costa. She entered service on 2 July 2008.
In the biggest high-profile incident in the U.S. in recent years, more than 3, 000 passengers aboard the CarnivalSplendor were towed to shore in 2010 by a Mexican tugboat after an engine-room fire cut off the ship's electricity.