MSC Splendida

Former name: MSC Serenata

MSC Splendida current position

The current location of MSC Splendida is in West Mediterranean (coordinates 43.34448 N / 5.32848 E) cruising en route to Marseille. The AIS position was last reported 4 minutes ago.

All Itineraries Current Position

Current itinerary of MSC Splendida

MSC Splendida current cruise is а 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean. Prices start from USD 990 (double occupancy rates). The itinerary begins on July 17, 2025 and ends on July 24, 2025.

Date / TimePort
17 Jul 18:00    Departing from Marseille, France Riviera hotels
18 Jul 09:00 - 18:00    Tarragona, Spain Costa Daurada
19 Jul 07:00 - 18:00    Valencia, Spain
21 Jul 08:00 - 20:00    Livorno, Florence-Pisa, Italy
22 Jul 07:00 - 19:00    Civitavecchia-Rome, Italy
23 Jul 09:00 - 18:00    Genoa, Milan, Italy Riviera
24 Jul 09:00    Arriving in Marseille, France Riviera hotels

Specifications of MSC Splendida

Year of build2009  /  Age: 16
Flag state Panama
BuilderChantiers de l’Atlantique (Saint-Nazaire, STX France)
ClassMSC FANTASIA (modified)
Building costUSD 550 million
Engines (power)GE Power Converteam (43.7 MW / 58603 hp)
Speed23 kn / 43 km/h / 26 mph
Length (LOA)333 m / 1093 ft
Beam (width)37 m / 121 ft
Gross Tonnage137936 gt
Passengers3274 - 4363
Crew1370
Passengers-to-space ratio35
Decks17
Cabins1637
Decks with cabins9
Last Refurbishment2024
Sister-shipsMSC Divina, MSC Fantasia, MSC Preziosa
Former namesMSC Serenata
Christened bySophia Loren
OwnerMediterranean Shipping Company (MSC Group)
OperatorMSC Cruises

MSC Splendida Itineraries

DateItineraryDeparture PortPrice from
2025 Jun 24 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Civitavecchia-Rome $1111
2025 Jun 25 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $746
2025 Jun 26 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $849
2025 Jun 27 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Tarragona $727
2025 Jun 28 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valencia $893
2025 Jul 01 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Civitavecchia-Rome $1171
2025 Jul 02 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $637
2025 Jul 03 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $762
2025 Jul 04 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Tarragona $1011
2025 Jul 05 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valencia $1021
2025 Jul 08 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Civitavecchia-Rome $1105
2025 Jul 09 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $795
2025 Jul 10 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $845
2025 Jul 11 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Tarragona $932
2025 Jul 12 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valencia $925
2025 Jul 15 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Civitavecchia-Rome $1225
2025 Jul 16 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $928
2025 Jul 17 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $990
2025 Jul 18 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Tarragona $1224
2025 Jul 19 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valencia $1172
2025 Jul 22 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Civitavecchia-Rome $1190
2025 Jul 23 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $803
2025 Jul 24 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $1006
2025 Jul 25 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Tarragona $1052
2025 Jul 26 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valencia $1137
2025 Jul 29 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Civitavecchia-Rome $1062
2025 Jul 30 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $802
2025 Jul 31 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $1086
2025 Aug 01 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Tarragona $1153
2025 Aug 02 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valencia $1220
2025 Aug 05 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Civitavecchia-Rome $1300
2025 Aug 06 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $874
2025 Aug 07 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $1049
2025 Aug 08 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Tarragona $1152
2025 Aug 09 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valencia $1113
2025 Aug 12 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Civitavecchia-Rome $1283
2025 Aug 13 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $824
2025 Aug 14 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $942
2025 Aug 15 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Tarragona $1306
2025 Aug 16 7 days, one-way from Valencia to Alicante Valencia $1259
2025 Aug 19 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Civitavecchia-Rome $1426
2025 Aug 20 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $976
2025 Aug 21 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $863
2025 Aug 22 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Tarragona $1148
2025 Aug 23 7 days, one-way from Alicante to Valencia Alicante $1024
2025 Aug 26 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Civitavecchia-Rome $1017
2025 Aug 27 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $879
2025 Aug 28 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $999
2025 Aug 29 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Tarragona $997
2025 Aug 30 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valencia $1078
2025 Sep 02 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Civitavecchia-Rome $1162
2025 Sep 03 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $771
2025 Sep 04 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $803
2025 Sep 05 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Tarragona $1221
2025 Sep 06 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valencia $975
2025 Sep 09 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Civitavecchia-Rome $899
2025 Sep 10 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $800
2025 Sep 11 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $818
2025 Sep 12 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Tarragona $1403
2025 Sep 13 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valencia $1004
2025 Sep 16 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Civitavecchia-Rome $836
2025 Sep 17 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $779
2025 Sep 18 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $911
2025 Sep 19 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Tarragona $1226
2025 Sep 20 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valencia $875
2025 Sep 23 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Civitavecchia-Rome $904
2025 Sep 24 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $683
2025 Sep 25 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $1020
2025 Sep 26 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Tarragona $1125
2025 Sep 27 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valencia $838
2025 Sep 30 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Civitavecchia-Rome $688
2025 Oct 01 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $726
2025 Oct 02 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $886
2025 Oct 03 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Tarragona $1027
2025 Oct 04 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valencia $804
2025 Oct 07 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Civitavecchia-Rome $751
2025 Oct 08 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $1085
2025 Oct 09 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $878
2025 Oct 10 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Tarragona $985
2025 Oct 11 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valencia $919
2025 Oct 15 6 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $937
2025 Oct 16 4 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $847
2025 Oct 19 4 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $346
2025 Oct 23 4 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $316
2025 Oct 27 5 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $572
2025 Oct 28 5 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $700
2025 Oct 29 5 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $701
2025 Nov 01 4 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $316
2025 Nov 02 4 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $358
2025 Nov 03 4 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $324
2025 Nov 05 3 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $256
2025 Nov 06 3 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $264
2025 Nov 07 3 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $391
2025 Nov 08 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $674
2025 Nov 09 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $633
2025 Nov 10 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $758
2025 Nov 11 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Naples $704
2025 Nov 15 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $689
2025 Nov 16 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $742
2025 Nov 17 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $638
2025 Nov 18 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Naples $788
2025 Nov 22 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $639
2025 Nov 23 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $622
2025 Nov 24 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $588
2025 Nov 25 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Naples $669
2025 Nov 29 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $579
2025 Nov 30 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $528
2025 Dec 01 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $672
2025 Dec 02 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Naples $723
2025 Dec 03 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $907
2025 Dec 06 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $579
2025 Dec 07 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $528
2025 Dec 08 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $538
2025 Dec 09 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Naples $689
2025 Dec 10 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $815
2025 Dec 13 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $463
2025 Dec 14 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $562
2025 Dec 15 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $688
2025 Dec 16 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Naples $609
2025 Dec 17 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $897
2025 Dec 20 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $1009
2025 Dec 21 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $1083
2025 Dec 22 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $958
2025 Dec 23 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Naples $1029
2025 Dec 24 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $1039
2025 Dec 27 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $1485
2025 Dec 28 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $1278
2025 Dec 29 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $1351
2025 Dec 30 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Naples $1359
2025 Dec 31 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $1349
2026 Jan 03 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $579
2026 Feb 07 3 days, one-way from Barcelona to Naples Barcelona $209
2026 Feb 07 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $639
2026 Feb 08 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $623
2026 Feb 09 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $598
2026 Feb 10 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Naples $669
2026 Feb 11 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $939
2026 Feb 14 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $758
2026 Feb 15 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $672
2026 Feb 16 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $638
2026 Feb 17 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Naples $709
2026 Feb 18 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $799
2026 Feb 21 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $539
2026 Feb 22 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $638
2026 Feb 23 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $638
2026 Feb 24 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Naples $709
2026 Feb 25 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $759
2026 Feb 28 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $639
2026 Mar 01 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $688
2026 Mar 02 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $688
2026 Mar 03 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Naples $759
2026 Mar 08 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $688
2026 Mar 09 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $688
2026 Mar 11 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $849
2026 Mar 14 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $749
2026 Mar 15 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $778
2026 Mar 16 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $688
2026 Mar 17 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Naples $759
2026 Mar 18 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $819
2026 Mar 21 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $799
2026 Mar 22 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $748
2026 Mar 23 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $748
2026 Mar 24 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Naples $819
2026 Mar 25 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $969
2026 Mar 28 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $893
2026 Mar 29 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $808
2026 Mar 30 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $843
2026 Mar 31 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Naples $879
2026 Apr 01 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $939
2026 Apr 04 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $929
2026 Apr 05 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $960
2026 Apr 06 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $868
2026 Apr 07 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Naples $939
2026 Apr 08 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $939
2026 Apr 11 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $829
2026 Apr 12 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $788
2026 Apr 13 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $778
2026 Apr 14 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Naples $849
2026 Apr 15 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $919
2026 Apr 18 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $809
2026 Apr 20 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Genoa $758
2026 Apr 25 8 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $869
2026 Apr 29 8 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $849
2026 May 03 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $869
2026 May 04 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $1006
2026 May 05 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Livorno $949
2026 May 06 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Cagliari $904
2026 May 07 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $889
2026 May 08 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valletta $924
2026 May 10 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $889
2026 May 11 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $889
2026 May 12 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Livorno $899
2026 May 13 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Cagliari $899
2026 May 14 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $889
2026 May 15 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valletta $889
2026 May 17 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $889
2026 May 18 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $1005
2026 May 19 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Livorno $889
2026 May 20 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Cagliari $889
2026 May 21 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $889
2026 May 22 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valletta $935
2026 May 24 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $912
2026 May 25 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $889
2026 May 26 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Livorno $889
2026 May 27 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Cagliari $889
2026 May 28 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $919
2026 May 29 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valletta $919
2026 May 31 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $919
2026 Jun 01 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $919
2026 Jun 02 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Livorno $941
2026 Jun 03 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Cagliari $919
2026 Jun 04 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $979
2026 Jun 05 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valletta $979
2026 Jun 07 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $979
2026 Jun 08 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $1072
2026 Jun 09 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Livorno $989
2026 Jun 10 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Cagliari $979
2026 Jun 11 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $1059
2026 Jun 12 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valletta $1094
2026 Jun 14 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $1059
2026 Jun 15 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $1059
2026 Jun 16 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Livorno $1069
2026 Jun 17 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Cagliari $1059
2026 Jun 18 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $1099
2026 Jun 19 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valletta $1099
2026 Jun 21 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $1099
2026 Jun 22 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $1099
2026 Jun 23 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Livorno $1099
2026 Jun 24 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Cagliari $1099
2026 Jun 25 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $1189
2026 Jun 26 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valletta $1109
2026 Jun 28 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $1109
2026 Jun 29 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $1109
2026 Jun 30 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Livorno $1109
2026 Jul 01 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Cagliari $1109
2026 Jul 02 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $1129
2026 Jul 03 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valletta $1198
2026 Jul 05 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $1129
2026 Jul 06 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $1129
2026 Jul 07 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Livorno $1129
2026 Jul 08 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Cagliari $1129
2026 Jul 09 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $1149
2026 Jul 10 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valletta $1229
2026 Jul 12 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $1149
2026 Jul 13 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $1149
2026 Jul 14 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Livorno $1149
2026 Jul 15 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Cagliari $1149
2026 Jul 16 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $1149
2026 Jul 17 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valletta $1149
2026 Jul 19 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $1149
2026 Jul 20 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $1149
2026 Jul 21 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Livorno $1149
2026 Jul 22 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Cagliari $1149
2026 Jul 23 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $1179
2026 Jul 24 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valletta $1225
2026 Jul 26 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $1179
2026 Jul 27 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $1179
2026 Jul 28 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Livorno $1179
2026 Jul 29 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Cagliari $1179
2026 Jul 30 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $1259
2026 Jul 31 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valletta $1259
2026 Aug 02 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $1259
2026 Aug 03 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $1259
2026 Aug 04 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Livorno $1259
2026 Aug 05 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Cagliari $1259
2026 Aug 06 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $1299
2026 Aug 07 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valletta $1299
2026 Aug 09 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $1299
2026 Aug 10 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $1299
2026 Aug 11 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Livorno $1299
2026 Aug 12 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Cagliari $1299
2026 Aug 13 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $1269
2026 Aug 14 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valletta $1269
2026 Aug 16 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $1269
2026 Aug 17 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $1269
2026 Aug 18 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Livorno $1269
2026 Aug 19 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Cagliari $1269
2026 Aug 20 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $1229
2026 Aug 21 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valletta $1219
2026 Aug 23 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $1219
2026 Aug 24 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $1276
2026 Aug 25 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Livorno $1219
2026 Aug 26 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Cagliari $1219
2026 Aug 27 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $1169
2026 Aug 28 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valletta $1215
2026 Aug 30 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $1169
2026 Aug 31 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $1169
2026 Sep 01 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Livorno $1169
2026 Sep 02 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Cagliari $1169
2026 Sep 03 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $1169
2026 Sep 04 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valletta $1228
2026 Sep 06 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $1089
2026 Sep 07 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $1089
2026 Sep 08 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Livorno $1089
2026 Sep 09 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Cagliari $1089
2026 Sep 10 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $1019
2026 Sep 11 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valletta $1079
2026 Sep 13 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $1009
2026 Sep 14 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $1009
2026 Sep 15 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Livorno $1089
2026 Sep 16 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Cagliari $1066
2026 Sep 17 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $999
2026 Sep 18 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valletta $1024
2026 Sep 20 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $989
2026 Sep 21 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Marseille $989
2026 Sep 22 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Livorno $989
2026 Sep 23 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Cagliari $989
2026 Sep 24 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Palermo $989
2026 Sep 25 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Valletta $989
2026 Sep 27 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean Barcelona $989

MSC Splendida Review

Review of MSC Splendida

The 2009-built MSC Splendida cruise ship is the second of MSC's Fantasia-class liners, with sisterships Divina, Fantasia, Preziosa.

The vessel (IMO number 9359806) is currently Panama-flagged (MMSI 357698000) and registered in Colon.

History - construction and ownership

MSC Cruises (MSC Crociere) is a passenger shipping company headquartered in Genoa and Naples. It was established in 1960. Today, MSC Crociere is a subsidiary of MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) - the world's 2nd largest containership company. MSC Crociere is the world's largest privately-owned cruise company.

By annual passenger shipping volumes, MSC is ranked the world's 3rd largest cruise shipowner - following only Carnival Corporation and RCG-Royal Caribbean Group.

MSC Splendida cruise ship

The 4000-passenger ship MSC Splendida is a relatively large vessel designed for the European source market. Splendida has a wide range of amusement along with rich cuisine alternatives. She features appropriate for families design. Passengers tend to be of all age ranges and mostly European.

Decks and Cabins

MSC Splendida staterooms (1637 total, in 12 grades) include 107x Suites, 1142x Balcony, 94x Oceanview, 294x Inside. Most staterooms are Balcony (sized 190 ft2 / 18 m2) with cabin balconies sized 40 ft2 / 4 m2. The largest accommodations are the Yacht Club Royal Suites (400 ft2 / 37 m2, with wraparound terrace, sized 170 ft2 / 16 m2).

The boat has 17 decks, of which 14 are passenger-accessible and 9 with cabins.

MSC Splendida decks are named after famous Italian painters.

Shipboard dining options - Food and Drinks

The 2-deck-high formal restaurant serves open-seating breakfast and lunch, as well as dinner in two assigned seatings. A couple of specialty restaurants serve Tex-Mex and Italian cuisine. The Lido buffet is a casual dining option. The buffet restaurant serves pizza at night. Coffee bars are a good option when the buffet is closed, but a charge is applied for coffee and pastries. MSC Splendida room service features a limited menu of cold sandwiches and Continental breakfast. Midnight Buffet varies nightly and ranges from snacks to gala dinners.

Follows the complete list of MSC Splendida restaurants and food bars.

La Palmeraie (yacht club)

  • La Reggia Restaurant (2-level, forward Dining Room, Deck 5 / 6, capacity 626 seats on level 1, 529 seats on level 2; open for Breakfast 7-10 am, Lunch 12-2 pm, and Dinner (formal dining, 2 fixed dinner seatings- at 7 or 9:30 pm; with different Italian traditional meals and wines, 7-course menu for dinner/vegan and vegetarian choices)
  • Butcher's Cut (121-seat American steakhouse with show galley and bar, size 261.5 m2, Deck 7) with exclusive Chef's Table is at a fixed charge pp (EUR 49, pre-set menu) or with ordering from an a la carte priced menu. The steakhouse offers brunch (sea days only) with a la carte menu (omelets, carnitas, sandwiches, pancakes, surf-and-turf, desserts, premium wines. Butcher's Cut is open for lunch and dinner.
  • Bora Bora (412 seats, size 1288 m2) and Pago Pago (404 seats, size 882 m2) Buffet restaurants on Deck 14 (self-service, complimentary, open for Breakfast 6:30-11am, Lunch 12-5:30pm and Dinner 7-10pm), both have different food stations/corners- Grill (hot dogs, burgers, wraps), Pizza, Pasta, Mediterranean, Carving Show (meat cuts), Bakery, Children’s (healthy food), Desserts, Salads, Fruits, Ethnic (international cuisine).
  • L’Olivo Restaurant (136 seats aft Dining Room for MSC yacht club passengers, with gourmet French and Italian cuisine and selected wines/a la carte surcharge; open for Lunch and Dinner, size 218 m2, Deck 15).
  • Sea Pavilion by Jereme Leung (174-seat, size 510.5 m2 main dining room, Deck 16).

Shipboard entertainment options - Fun and Sport

MSC Cruises Splendida provides a casino, cinema, library. Sports lovers enjoy the fitness center, 5x swimming pools (L’Equatore/covered), twelve jacuzzis, plus sauna, solarium, Turkish bath, relaxation room, and Thalassotherapy. The Aurea Spa will take good care of you with Balinese massage and holistic water treatments. Enjoy all the relaxing facilities and luxurious surroundings. As one of the MSC largest ships, Splendida has the “MSC Yacht Club” complex (with its 71 luxury suites) and the “Top 18” deck area. Additional amenities include complimentary 24-Hour Room-Service, Supervised Children Program, Internet/WiFi Access, Laundry.

MSC Splendida cruise ship

Follows the complete list of MSC Splendida lounges, clubs, and other entertainment venues for kids, teens, and adults.

  • Medical Center (13-seat Infirmary, size 284 m2, Deck 4) is the ship’s hospital operated by resident doctors/physicians and nurses on 24-hour duty. Payments are made by the boarding pass (treatments equivalent to a private doctor’s visit). General health insurance policies do not apply, so buying cruise health insurance is recommended.
  • Splendida Atrium (5-deck high midship area with live entertainment)
  • Reception (93-seat guest services desk/reservations, booking, assistance, size 479 m2, Deck 5)
  • Business Center (capacity 36 seats conference/meeting room, size 47 m2, Deck 5)
  • Splendida Bar (28-seat Atrium Lobby bar, size 120 m2, Deck 5)
  • Cyber Library (4 Internet computers room and library/10 seats, size 52 m2, with 6 Majong Tables, Deck 5)
  • La Prua Piano Bar (108-guest piano bar, Martini tastings, size 393 m2, Deck 7)
  • Gallery Plaza (art exhibitions and auctions, Deck 7)
  • Fashion Bijoux (top brand jewelry Swarovski, Majorica, Pandora and Antica Murrina Veneziana, Deck 7)
  • The Purple Jazz Bar (106-seat, with fine liquors selection, “molecular cocktails”, live music, quizzes, size 235 m2, Deck 7)
  • Galleria D’Arte (4-seat fine art auctions gallery, size 110 m2, Deck 7)
  • Photo Gallery & Shop (photo services, equipment, size 145 m2, Deck 7)
  • Sports Fun Bar (87-seat a la carte bar, with large TVs, 2 bowling lanes/10 pins, snacks, and international cuisine, cocktails, beer, size 148 m2, Deck 7)
  • L’Espresso (58-seat specialty coffee bar/a la carte menu, with complimentary cookies and pastries; offers Cappucino, American Coffee, Espresso Martini, also coffee packages, size 258 m2, Deck 7)
  • Dim Sum Bar & Tea House (105-seat, size 340 m2, offers a selection of Chinese dim sum and international teas, Deck 7)
  • The Aft Lounge (268-seat show lounge with dance floor and own full bar; also used for bingo and trivia quiz games, size 888 m2, Deck 7)
  • MSC Aurea Spa (18299 ft2 / 1700 m2 wellness complex on Deck 14) has Beauty Salon, Solarium, 2x Steam Rooms, 4x Saunas, Treatment Rooms (for massages), Relaxation Room, Thalassotherapy spa pools, sliding roof-covered heated pool, 3x Whirlpools.
  • Fitness (MSC Gym powered by Technogym, Deck 14, opens 6 am - 10 pm, guests must be over 14)
  • The Pool Shop (swimwear, accessories, Deck 14)
  • L’Equatore Pool (indoor heated pool with a sliding glass roof, size 820 m2, 3 Whirlpools, Deck 14), served by L’Equatore Bar (Caribbean cocktails, cold-hot drinks, fruit juices)
  • Aqua Park (main pool area, size 2091 m2, with 2 Whirlpools, kids splash areas, water jets, fountains, Deck 14)
  • LED-Wall (open-air gaming video screen, Deck 14)
  • Bar del Riccio (97-seat Aqua Park poolside bar, ice cream, and beverages, Deck 14)
  • Tartaruga Bar (Aqua Park poolside bar, Deck 14)
  • Top Sail Lounge (141-seat MSC Yacht Club Lounge, panoramic views, piano live music, continental breakfast and aperitifs served between 11:30 am - 2 pm, buffet lunch 12-4:30 pm, Afternoon Tea every day after 4:30 pm, size 297 m2, Deck 15)
  • 1 Whirlpool, Power Walking/Jogging Track (6,5 laps = 1 mi, size 1140 m2, Deck 15)
  • Il Polo Nord (kids club with outdoor pool, water fountains, sprays, and also has an indoor play zone, size 195 m2, Deck 15). The kids' lounge also hosts feature activities by the new MSC-LEGO partnership called “Lego Experience at Sea”. The new fleetwide program is complimentary and uses LEGO materials for LEGO DUPLO (kids 3- yo), Classic LEGO bricks plus Vertical Play Wall (kids 7-11 yo), and Building Happening (6-11 yo /themed builds).
  • Mini & Junior (kids play area on Deck 15, TVs, movies, games, arts-crafts, climbing area, mini football, has a 2-section Kids Club-  Mini (for kids 3-6 yo) and Junior (7-12 yo)
  • Teen’s Toboga (the Splendida’s water slide/exit level)
  • Playa del Sol Pool (adults only, open 7 am - 7 pm, size 320 m2, Deck 15)
  • Movida Bar (17-seat alfresco bar/aft location, serves The Garden Pool area, size 57 m2, Deck 15)
  • Concierge Area / Reception (open 24 hours, 24-seat, size 113 m2), MSC Yacht Club Library (8 seats, size 39 m2, Deck 15)
  • Teen Club (22-seat, for younger passengers between 13 and 17 years, live music, dance classes, sports, and video games, size 85 m2, Deck 16)
  • Virtual World (10 machines teens-only video games arcade; open 9 am - 8 pm, size 80 m2, Deck 16)
  • F1 Simulator (Formula 1 car racing simulator/surcharge, Deck 16)
  • 4D Cinema (10 moving seats/at a surcharge, Deck 16)
  • MSC Arena Sports Center (combined sports court with stadium seating/120 seats, large outdoor movie screen, Deck 16) Tennis Tables, Squash, Shuffleboard, Football Pitch, Foosball Tables.

Splendida’s The One Pool (for MSC Yacht Club members only, has 2 Whirlpools), served by The One Bar (MSC Yacht Club passengers only butler service complimentary restaurant for lunch and dinner) total size 1177 m2.

Top 18 Exclusive Solarium (adults-only private access area, with 1 Whirlpool, Garden, Tiki Bar/daily or whole cruise passes available for purchase at the reception or at the complex’s entrance, size 845 m2).

Itineraries

MSC Splendida itinerary program is based on Western Mediterranean roundtrips from homeports Civitavecchia-RomeLivorno-FlorenceGenoaMarseilleTarragona, and Valencia, all serving as both call ports and homeports (departure ports).

In 2018, MSC deployed Splendida to China (replacing MSC Lirica / deployed there in May 2016) to meet the Asian market's growing demand. From May 2018, Splendida served the Chinese source market following an extensive drydock refurbishment (November-December 2017).

Following the Coronavirus crisis, Splendida was deployed in South America/Brazil (with homeporting in Santos-Sao Paulo) for winter 2021-2022 (November-March).

For winter 2022-2023, Splendida was deployed in the Red Sea to operate a 7-night roundtrip itinerary from 3x homeports - two Egyptian (Sokhna and Safaga/port to Luxor and Hurghada) and one Saudi Arabian (Jeddah/port to AlUla and Mecca). With a total of 33x shore excursions (including Cairo). the Red Sea itinerary's call ports also included Jordan's Aqaba/Petra and Saudi Arabia's Yanbu Al-Bahr. MSC's 9-night fly-cruise package program offered a 2-night Cairo hotel before embarking on the 7-night voyage.

In August 2024, MSC announced Spledida's deployment in South America in 2024-2025 (December 13-March 21). Homeported in Santos, the ship offered 7-night roundtrips to Buenos AiresPunta del Este and either Balneario Camboriu or Itajai.

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The vessel (STX France, Chantiers de l’Atlantique yard/hull number B33) has volume 137936 GT-tons, DWT-deadweight tonnage 13413 tons, max draught 8,7 m. The powerplant is based on GE Power Conversion marine diesel engines (Converteam model 16V46C) with combined output 43,7 MW (58600 hp). The registered shipowner is SPLENDIDA BAIL SNC, while the registered manager is MSC CROCIERE SA.

The vessel's construction officially started with the steel-cutting ceremony on April 12, 2007.

Curiously, the MSC ship Splendida was initially to be named "MSC Serenata", but the name was changed in May 2007, by Raphaela Aponte (the wife of Gianluigi Aponte/MSC Group's founder, owner and chairman).

Splendida is MSC's largest FANTASIA-class liner (maiden voyage July 4, 2009, christened on July 12th in Barcelona), with sisterships Divina, Fantasia, Preziosa. Splendida's 7-day inaugural cruise itinerary visited Civitavecchia-Rome, Genoa-Milano, Messina Sicily, Valletta Malta, and  Barcelona, and was with multiple embarkation port/roundtrip options. For the inaugural season (2009-2010) the ship had scheduled Eastern Mediterranean and Canary Islands itineraries with lengths 10-days and 11-days.

Don't forget that on MSC Splendida cruises kids sail for free!

In 2018, MSC deployed Splendida to China (replacing MSC Lirica / repositioned there since May 2016) in order to meet the Asian market's growing demand. From May 2018, Splendida will serve the Chinese market following a 2017 drydock refurbishment. The Asian itineraries will include ports in Japan, Korea and China (details are yet to be revealed). The ship's customization for the Chinese market featured a new restaurant (via a partnership with celebrity chef Jereme Leung), new "MSC for Me” program (with Deloitte), new shipwide artificial intelligence translation system (based on the Baidu search engine and technology provided by Tuge). The new translation system automatically identifies the languages spoken and translates, allowing passenger-crew interactions in real time.

The ship’s Master is Captain Giuseppe Moresco.

On December 18, 2018, MSC announced a partnership with celebrity chef Harald Wohlfahrt (3-starred Michelin chef). The German chef created a new menu of Mediterranean and international specialties for the exclusive MSC Yacht Club Restaurant on Meraviglia, Splendida, and Preziosa. The enhanced menu is offered only on cruises in Northern Europe. He also created two new main courses for the "Elegant Night" - a formal dining event held in the Main Dining Room on each voyage. Chef Wohlfahrt also completed an interactive training to all MSC's cruise ship chefs.

MSC Splendida's last drydock refurbishment was in 2024 (May 10-29) conducted in Malta at Palumbo Shipyard (Valletta Harbour). The project included routine maintenance and classification works/safety inspections, technical overhaul, hull cleaning/repainting.