Thomas4 Cruise Review on MSC Splendida on May 01, 2015

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Review summary

I liked the cruise on the Splendida. But I have to say the ship must have been totally booked out because it was very crowded at all times and almost everywhere. Maybe it seemed that crowded, because of the weather most people stayed inside and did not use the lido deck. Nevertheless it is a very beautiful ship and we liked the decor very much. The food was good. Not the best on our cruises before but not bad. Sadly the buffet was always crowded. Hard to find 2 seats even if your open minded and don't have a problem to share tables with other people. I don't know how a family of 4 could manage this when we as a couple where sometimes not able to find a seat. That's why we preferred using the dining rooms for all meals. Unfortunately a port was cancelled due to weather conditions. So we stayed in Rotterdam one day longer. Appreciated their offer to purchase a train ticket to the original port of call which was Amsterdam with no further costs. Additionally they allowed to use the purchased bus ticket for Rotterdam for 2 days instead of only 1 day. So that was quite nice. Our balcony was really nice on deck 13. It was located beneath the buffet restaurant. There was no noise from above, but therefore the balcony had a little roof. So it was nice because we could use the balcony even in rainy conditions. Pool decks are nice but not very crowded because of the cold weather (except indoor pool of course) I would choose the splendida again, depends on the itinerary.