A bit crowded, but good value

MSC Splendida Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 13
Helpful Votes: 71

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
MSC Splendida

9 Night Eastern Mediterranean (Istanbul Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 29, 2024

Ship: MSC Splendida

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 12222

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 month ago

Review summary

MSC caters to a diverse audience with many different languages spoken at all times. This does delay many things and is confusing if you happened to miss your main language and everyone started to suddenly move.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Istanbul has an excellent area for boarding. Just be sure to keep your Turkey transit documents as you may need them later

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

La Piazzetta

5 out of 5

Good alternative place to sit and relax.

Le Espresso Coffee Bar

1 out of 5

Coffee machine wasn’t working the entire cruise.

La Reggia Restaurant

3 out of 5

Food quality varied, though our last night’s salmon was excellent.

Bora Bora Buffet

1 out of 5

The buffets were ridiculously crowded most times with nowhere to sit. Had to bring my food back to the cabin several times. Food quality was average, but good selection.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Great size and layout.

Ports of call

TRIESTE (VENICE), ITALY

1 out of 5
Very poor weather, so didn’t get off the ship. Weather in Trieste delayed us, and made us miss our next stop in Olympia.

Bari, Italy

5 out of 5

Corfu, Greece

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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cruising2004     1 month ago

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HeavySeas     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise.