MSC Splendida Cruise Reviews for Romantic to the Mediterranean from Rome (Civitavecchia)

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 ...

We are a couple on the 60´s, more than 10 cruises before. Nice looking ship. Very port intensive cruise. Price below competitors. Good bars and lounges. Service very attentive. The line attitude looks cheap, and charge for everything. No toiletries even in a suite. If you buy a drinking package, the only beer available was Heinecken; wines spumante, red, rose and white, period; no ...

My daughter and I sailed on the Splendida. I'm going to cut to the important points because so many go on and on about what's good and what's bad, and I'm going to cover what was very important to us - food and entertainment. First, it's important to know that we are seasoned American cruisers. If you have cruised on Carnival, Princess, and Royal Caribbean, this cruise does not compare in the ...

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. Ship is ...