wardwarf Cruise Review on MSC Splendida on Apr 07, 2017

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 3

Review summary

1st impressions are very good. Embark and dis Embark very professional. The ship is neat and well layed out. Notices are given at turndown as to details for the next day... which helps. Staff are friendly and seems to be well trained however about 4 days in you tend to see a difference whereby staff become a little layed back and you find yourself asking for service. Be warned, lounges are very full at night and seating becomes a problem. So much so the we have seen passengers fight over seats. Shows for night times are not very good and also too short. Only 30 mins per show. Food is tasty and well stocked. The Buffet restaurants are very busy and seating becomes a problem. Breakfast in the morning can get so full that you are stopped at the door till a table becomes available. Best to have breakfast at 7am. The breakfast coffee is not of good quality so be warned. It is advisable to invest in packages for drinks, water, wine , beer etc. if you don't... your bill will be high after the cruise. The pool decks become extremely full and thus if you do not get a spot early on in the day... forget about the pool and do something else. The cruising is calm and with sunny weather and we cruised in April. it can become windy on occasions. Excursions... some are good and others are not. Choose wisely. For self walks... be wise to investigate shuttles. Most ports have a a cheaper shuttle. The ship promotes their buses at higher prices. More ships are being launched in 2018... current ships must be maintained better and attention to detail is needed. Better attention is needed for English language as most spanish, italian and french spoken. Otherwise a really great cruise route.