Our recent cruise on Splendour was very pleasant overall, with some disappointments.

Embarkation was speedy and smooth. The sail away from Venice really is quite spectacular. We chose to stay on our balcony as it was a little bit chilly on deck. It was beautiful. The ship is looking good for her age and is well maintained. Everything was sparkling and showing little sign of wear and tear.

We thought the food was of a good standard generally, and we rotated between the MDR, Windjammer, and Chops Grille - which was truly outstanding, both in terms of quality of food and service. The service in the MDR lacked a little enthusiasm we felt, but we still enjoyed dining there. We only dined there on 3 evenings as we went to Chops and the Windjammer twice. We preferred a Windjammer breakfast or Room Service breakfast to that in the MDR. Read more