Back Story: Bought a packaged deal of air, 7 days on Splendida, 3 days afterward in Rome w/3 private transfers in spanking new Mercedes - very nicely done.
Info background: Not much to go on as MSC's website is not user-friendly, few English speaking folks had contributed CC reviews since her July 2009 debut.
Full Disclosure: a happy HAL passenger for some years.
Balcony cabin was better appointed than the rest of the ship
which is done In Ornate Italian. Excellent cabin service.