<p>&ldquo;Carnival&rsquo;s Seaside Theatres&rdquo; &mdash; jumbo-sized LED screens currently featured poolside on five Carnival &ldquo;Fun Ships,&rdquo; including the new 113,300-ton Carnival Splendor which debuted earlier this month &ndash; will be expanded to an additional five vessels over the next year. </p><p>The massive 270-square-foot screens display a variety of programming, including movies, concerts, news, sporting events and the entertaining &ldquo;Morning Shows&rdquo; which are hosted by the ships&rsquo; respective cruise directors. Additionally, during Carnival&rsquo;s lively deck parties, music videos, along with live shots of the band and party guests, are displayed.&nbsp; </p><p>The first &ldquo;Seaside Theatre&rdquo; debuted aboard the 110,000-ton Carnival Liberty in 2005 and the concept proved so popular with guests that the facilities have been incorporated into all of the line&rsquo;s subsequent new ship projects, including the 130,000-ton Carnival Dream currently under construction and set to debut Sept. 12, 2009. </p><p>The 101,000-ton Carnival Destiny and 102,000-ton Carnival Triumph will also be retrofitted with &ldquo;Seaside Theatres&rdquo; during scheduled dry docks later this year with the 110,000-ton Carnival Conquest and Carnival Glory set to receive the screens next year. </p><p>The 12-foot-high by 22-foot-wide screens utilize the same technology featured in large stadiums and New York&rsquo;s Times Square and can be seen during both the day and evening hours.&nbsp; In addition to superior picture quality, the state-of-the-art entertainment system includes a 70,000-watt sound system, providing concert quality sound, even outdoors. </p>