The SuperLiner will sail on an eight-day inaugural voyage on July 2 from Genoa to Dover.

The ship will be officially named during a ceremony on July 10 presided over by its godmother, celebrity Myleene Klass.

Carnival Splendor will sail on a special three-day voyage to Amsterdam July 10-13, then launch the line’s first ex-UK Northern Europe cruise program featuring ports in Denmark, Germany, Russia, Finland, Estonia and Holland. The series of cruises runs until August 30.

The new class of vessel for Carnival features a two-level, 21,000-square-foot spa which houses a thalassotherapy pool, a thermal suite and 17 private treatment rooms. Adjacent to the spa will be 68 spa cabins and suites.

Other features include a two-deck-high children’s play area along with a water park, and a mid-ship pool covered by a magradome and featuring Carnival’s Seaside Theater, a 270-square-foot LED screen displaying movies, concerts and other programming.

Following its Northern Europe schedule, Carnival Splendor will operate a 12-day Western Europe cruise departing September 11 followed by “Grand Mediterranean” and “Mediterranean, Greece & Turkey” voyages.

A 16-day transatlantic crossing from Rome (Civitavecchia) to Fort Lauderdale in Florida will depart on October 29.

The ship will operate a winter schedule of seven-day Caribbean voyages from Fort Lauderdale followed by Carnival’s first series of 14- to 18-day South American voyages.

These will position Carnival Splendor for year-round seven-day Mexican Riviera departures from Long Beach, California beginning on March 29, 2009.

Carnival Cruise Lines’ largest ship, the Carnival Dream, will launch seven-day cruises to the Caribbean late next year and will focus on families. “We are big on the family, and The Dream is all about the family,” said Terry Thornton of Carnival Cruise Lines. “We are catering to the family because they’re the ones taking the vacations in Central Florida. On the Dream, we’ll have the biggest water park ever on one of our ships. We have an indoor-outdoor entertainment area, and we’re expanding our day camps to cater to kids and teenagers.”