Sailing since 2009, MSC Splendida visits a variety of exciting destinations around the world, and boasts highlights including a 3D cinema and a variety of restaurants that are bound to whet your appetite. However you choose to spend your cruise, you’re guaranteed the holiday of a lifetime when you choose MSC Splendida.
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The ship in numbers
- Launched 2009
- Tonnage 137936
- Wheelchair accessible cabins 17
- Decks 14
- Lifts 25
- Pools 5
- Restaurants 6
- Formal nights Yes
- Kids clubs Yes
- Maximum capacity 4363
- Crew 1370
- Refurbished 2024
What's onboard
Dining
MSC Cruises UK has introduced a more flexible restaurant open non-stop for 20 hours a day, from 6:00 until 2:00, meaning guests can enjoy more flexible times for traditional Mediterranean and International cuisine.
Included dining
- La Reggia main dining room
- Villa Verde main dining room, only open for lunch and dinner
- Light bites at La Piazetta
- Hotdogs and hamburgers at the Sports Bar
- Bora Bora
- Pago Pago
- A la carte dishes at L’Olivio
Fee dining
- Santa Fe Tex Mex
- Bar del Riccio gelateria
- Room service
Entertainment
Whether you’re here to enjoy the shows, to dance the night away or to star gaze on the wonderful sun deck, the Splendida is ready and waiting to entertain you. The lounges have bands playing music for all tastes from pianists and string quartets to pop, rock and oldies, while many of the nightly shows have an accent of the Mediterranean such as vibrant Flamenco dancers from Spain or historical glances back to Old Europe.
For those wanting to take a bit of a risk, the onboard Casino is perfect for a night of games tables and slot machines.
Other venues include:
- Splendida Bar
- L’Aperitivo
- La Piazetta
- The Cigar Lounge
- Royal Palm Casino
- L’Enoteca
- The Purple Jazz Bar
- La Prua Piano bar
- Sports Bar
- Club 33 disco
Things to do
Spa and fitness
Onboard Splendida you'll everything you need to be pampered and let your stresses float away. Featuring luxurious private spa treatment rooms, a relaxation and meditation area surrounded by glass overlooking the open ocean, there are fewer places that promote such inner peace.
Staying active is also key to health and wellbeing, which is why MSC Splendida has a state-of-the-art gym, boasting every exercise machine and free weight you could need for the perfect workout. There are even group exercise classes and personal trainers available if you don’t enjoy working out on your own!
Recreation
Each day onboard MSC Splendida brings different activities ready to be enjoyed. From a stroll around the deck, a run on the jogging track or a refreshing dip in the pool at Playa Sol, there’s plenty of ways to make the most out of the outside space onboard. Inside there’s the Internet Café to email friends and family with updates throughout your journey, duty-free shopping boutiques, a video arcade and even an F1 driving simulator—or you can enjoy the simple pleasure of lounging on a deck chair under the warmth of the sun, sipping tropical drinks. Dedicated areas for the younger guests also mean that parents don’t have to worry about keeping their children occupied during the cruise.
Useful Information
MSC Yacht Club
If you want to take your MSC Cruises experience on MSC Splendida to the next level, and take full advantage of all the luxury amenities on offer, then the exclusive MSC Yacht Club should be your first port of call. With a Yacht Club membership, which comes with the most spacious and luxurious suites onboard, you’ll enjoy exclusive access to otherwise-restricted restaurants, swimming pools, and more.
The MSC Yacht Club also comes with 24-hour butler service, 24-hour room service, and 24-hour concierge service – all with the chance to create tailor-made excursions and experiences when you dock at any one of the exciting destinations on your itinerary. Other benefits include an additional drinks package, free WiFi packages, and discounts on onboard spa treatments.
For more information, check out our blog that answers the following – rather important – question: Is MSC Yacht Club Worth it?
MSC Splendida is Getting Starlink
SpaceX’s Starlink has recently been added and with it comes faster internet speeds, lower latency when streaming, and better Wi-Fi connectivity in cabins and public spaces. Available through two tailored packages, the Browse Internet Cruise Package and the Browse & Stream Cruise Package, you can choose the right package for you! Exact timings to be confirmed.
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Iglu Cruise customer reviews for MSC Splendida
Medium sized older ship. One large buffet. Couple of pools. Lots of bars. Lots of children and teenagers on board. Swift embarkation and disembarkation. Dedicated msc terminal in barcelona with lots of taxis. Filtered water from a machine no bottled water. Water in drinks package otherwise paid for. Cabin on back of ship. Noisy with engine and water noises but not much of an issue for myself.
Beautiful ship, well maintained very helpful friendly staff. Painless embarkation process. . Only downside was noise levels in buffet area at peak times due to young families and schoolchildren ( half term ? ). No beverage making facilities in the cabin & no launderette facilities apart from ships main laundry.
The cabin was ok, very nice but there was a lack of kettle and tea making facility unlike we had have had on previous cruises. The cleaner was also very friendly. The staff around the ship were very friendly and made us feel very welcome with the exception of the reception staff, there was one girl with glasses that was rude and didn’t even know her stuff!! She was a very big disappointment. In the restaurant our server at the our table 826, Villa Verde was very attentive and helpful. Merry in one of the bars (green one) was amazing always smiling and asking if we were having a lovely time, he is a credit to your team. Other disappointments, were the lack of butter in the restaurant, Bora Bora, may I suggest that this is placed by the bread and no serviettes/tissues on the tables. The food overall was ok, whilst there was plenty and the variety was good, the quality wasn’t as good as I have experienced on previous cruises. My friend also stated that on previous MSC cruises the food was better. At times we also felt that the lack of English announcements was lacking too. I know we were in the minority but English was lacking. The entertainment was nice, the shows in the theatre were very good, the acrobats with the girl in the hoop was good, but we didn’t need to see this 5 evenings out of 7! It was a little repetitive. We didn’t really join in the activities but it was nice to see and watch so many of them happening around the ship. We joined some excursions. In Marseille, we joined the walking tour and visited the Xmas markets, the guide was very pleasant although I did feel that he should have supported us around the markets, from here he gave good directions on how we made make our own way back to the ship, but for some he could have given more support, I. e. waiting for us have free time around the markets and meet back to take us back to the ship. In Paloma, the guide was very helpful and informative she was assisted throughout the day and was very interesting. In Tunis we also had a lovely day, the guide was very pleasant and friendly, she was a little repetitive on some info but overall she made the day a happy one. Despite the few little touches that were missing, Overall we had a lovely holiday and would travel with MSC again.
Good variety of places visited although very much in ports on arrival and transport often needed to get to cities. Good quality and variety of food. Crew smiling and helpful.
