Great destination, not so great ship

Item: MSC Splendida
Rating: 3.5
Author: AgnesZ

MSC Splendida Cruise Review to Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East)

AgnesZ

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Reviews: 2

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Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

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7 Night United Arab Emirates & Oman (Dubai Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 24, 2018

Ship: MSC Splendida

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 10007

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

The destination was great, but overall the service didn't meet the standards.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

There was no special welcome for suites.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

We were not satisfied with the food. Quality of the food was very poor and there was a minimal selection. Food provided on the island stop was unsatisfactory.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

There was not much interesting things to do.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

The shows were short and not special.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

The cabin was in suite category and had two rooms and one bathroom. The balcony was long but very narrow. No special privileges for our suite.

Ship tip

Interesting destination.

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Ports of call

Dubai, U.A.E.

5 out of 5

Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.

5 out of 5

SIR BANI YAS ISLAND, ABU DHABI, U.A.E.

2 out of 5

Muscat, Oman

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

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4 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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dugrin1 6 years ago

I agree with you. Im a fan of good food and this is an important part of my cruises

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fungooleyruley 6 years ago

Hope it improves by this time next year when we are aboard! Sorry you haven’t had such a great experience!

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lynnered 6 years ago

I totally agree we arrived home today the 17 th March poor quality food meat was very tough !!! But we went for the itinary which was great and great weather :)

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