travel42 Cruise Ship Review: MSC Cruises MSC Splendida

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Introduction and History

MSC Splendida, a sister to the MSC Fantasia, entered service in the Mediterranean in 2009. This 137,936-ton ship has a length of 1,093 feet. Italian officers and an international crew of 1,370 looks after 3,274 passengers.

MSC Cruises is part of a huge Swiss-owned container firm, Mediterranean Shipping Co., which entered the cruise business in the late 1980s. Initially, MSC operated second-hand ships for the European market mostly in the Medi...