MSC Splendida Cruise Reviews for Gourmet Food to Europe - Western Mediterranean

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Disappointed with cancellation of itinerary and not informed of change prior to embarking
"Embarkation was easy and organised The highlight were the exceptional staff especially cabin dinner and entertainment staff so friendly and cooperative Poor nightly shows the best was done by the crew Good was good except not hot enough The shops had little to offer and very expensive Their spa was very expensive for all areas massage, spas etc On shore excursions were not well organised and very expensive also their descriptions are misleading Biggest complaint is their bookkeeping system and reception staff not trained properly which made for a very frustrating and stressful cruise Little compensation but could not cover the overall disappointment of their decision to not go into the most important ports Met amazing people on the cruise and participated in many activities with the staff who give 100% in everything they do Nothing to watch on tv No water offered in dining room unless you paid forGreat itinerary with very interesting ports alas the highlight ports were cancelled without being informed of this change and no interesting ports were added...."Read More
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2-5 Cruises

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Disappointed with cancellation of itinerary and not informed of change prior to embarking

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Vmj
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

Great itinerary with very interesting ports alas the highlight ports were cancelled without being informed of this change and no interesting ports were added. Embarkation was easy and organised The highlight were the exceptional staff especially cabin dinner and entertainment staff so friendly and cooperative Poor nightly shows the best was done by the crew Good was good except not ...
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Sail Date: October 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Balcony (partial view)


Worst Cruise Experience Ever. Avoid!

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dougfletch
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

Complaints: 1) Even before the cruise started, upon booking at the said price, 30% of the cruise price was added on as taxes. That was a surprise to me - I never found out who got that tax money, or what it was used for. €300 wasted? Time wasted trying to find out, unsuccessfully, what it was about. 2) Before I even got on the cruise there was chaos. Despite reading all paperwork - I was not ...
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Sail Date: November 2022


Wonderful Service Most Of The Time

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brianmatthie
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

This cruise was a replacement for one we cancelled from Miami so we didn’t know what to expect. We had just been on a Norwegian cruise the week before so we were able to make some comparisons. Right away we noticed that the buffet food was sub par. The food items were generally not hot no matter what time we arrived there and the milk should have been kept cold. I thought it was a recipe for ...
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Sail Date: September 2022

Traveled with disabled person


3rd highly enjoyable MSC cruise of the year!

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Rishigudka
10+ Cruises • Age 40s

We had booked a fly-cruise package with MSC in March just before the 30% healthcare workers discount offer ended. It was a 7 night cruise aboard MSC Splendida starting from Rome and visiting Genoa, Marseille, Siracusa (Sicily), Taranto and back to Rome with 2 sea days in between. On the day of cruise (23/9/22), we flew from London Heathrow to Rome via British Airways. The flight departed on ...
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Sail Date: September 2022

Cabin Type: Balcony Aurea


Wow if you can afford it go Yacht Club

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theoldcroque@gmail.com
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We chose this cruise just to have a well earned break, our friends persuaded us to go Yacht Club, so so happy we took their advise!!! We were treated like King and Queen right from the Port area to the time we disembarked!! Food in our restaurant was sublime and the service we got was second to none! Missing queues when going and coming back from excursions, was a big plus for me, our ...
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Sail Date: November 2021

Cabin Type: Yacht Club Executive & Family Suite


Big mistake

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RunRabbit
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

My previously booked NCL cruise out of Portugal was cancelled and I was hoping to replace it with similar cruise in the same time block and saw this low-priced alternative but it was a big mistake. Terrible communication, never told me what was needed or even tickets, unable to reach MSC by phone or login in on website. Never told me port of Casablanca cancelled or that could not leave ship at ...
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Sail Date: November 2021

Cabin Type: Deluxe Interior


51st Wedding Anniversary Cruise

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donstu880
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

We live in Spain and prefer to cruise from Barcelona. We had a thoroughly enjoyable cruise, despite the 3 hour embarkation process caused by the COVID 19 testing requirements. This was our first time with MSC, and having read lots of negative reviews about the dining experience, we were a little concerned about what to expect. We can now report that we could not fault the food. We mostly dined ...
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Sail Date: October 2021


Good for them, bad for us

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Edi1978
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

All Books News Shopping Videos More Tools About 2,210,000,000 results (0.41 seconds) Romanian - detected English Hello, we boarded Msc Splendida on the 3rd of August. 2021, .At the embarkation, although we were vaccinated and with a test done in the last 24 hours, they did it again, that's a good thing. Problems began to appear one by one. A first problem was with the assurance that ...
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Sail Date: August 2021

Cabin Type: Balcony Stateroom


Nightmare

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Sanala
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

Our cruise dates were from 01/11/20 to 10/11/20. We booked this cruise almost immediatly after a great experience we had with our first cruise on the MSC Lirica. This cruise took place as Covid regs were lifting and the embarkation process was lengthy and thorough which is what you would expect from such a company, we booked the cruise pre-Covid. First disappontment when we gained access ...
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Sail Date: November 2020


Suite 9010 - The Cruise That Should Never Have Happened.

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enuf42
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

28 days from Dubai to Hamburg visiting places I had never been was the mantra for our cruise. We set sail on March 12th 2020, same day I believe the world Pandemic was officially announced. Should MSC have let the cruise depart Dubai? - absolutely not. MSC's only objective was to get their vessel back to one of its home ports. There was no regard given as to the well being of its passengers, ...
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Sail Date: March 2020

Cabin Type: Suite


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