MSC Splendida — Deck Plans, Live Tracker, Dining & Videos

MSC Splendida is the second ship of MSC Cruises' Fantasia Class, ordered in June 2005 and delivered on 4 July 2009 at Saint-Nazaire by STX France (the yard had been renamed from Aker Yards the previous October; STX France is period-accurate for her 2009 delivery). She was christened eight days later on 12 July 2009 in Barcelona by Sophia Loren, with tenor José Carreras performing. She measures 137,936 gross tons and 333.30 metres in length, carries 3,274 guests at double occupancy (4,363 maximum) across 1,637 cabins with a crew of approximately 1,370, and flies the Panamanian flag. Her two main dining rooms are La Reggia and Villa Verde, her theatre is The Strand Theatre, her casino is the Royal Palm Casino, and a full MSC Yacht Club enclave on Decks 14/15/18 has been aboard from delivery with 71 suites and the L'Olivo Restaurant. Her most recent drydock (10 January – 7 February 2026 at Palumbo Malta Shipyard, Valletta) refreshed the MSC Yacht Club Restaurant with a modern redesign and updated carpets, upholstery, and Future Cruise offices fleet-wide.

Quick Answer: MSC Splendida (137,936 GT, 3,274 double / 4,363 max, ~1,370 crew, delivered 2009) is the second Fantasia Class ship — direct sister to MSC Fantasia. She carries two main dining rooms (La Reggia and Villa Verde), two buffets (Bora Bora and Pago Pago on Deck 14), Butcher's Cut, Santa Fe Tex Mex, and Dim Sum Bar & Tea House specialty restaurants, the 4D Cinema, MSC Formula Racer F1 simulator, and a full MSC Yacht Club with 71 suites, the L'Olivo Restaurant, and the panoramic Top Sail Lounge. Her main theatre is The Strand Theatre, her casino is the Royal Palm Casino, and her pools include the Aqua Park, the covered L'Equatore Indoor Pool, and the private Yacht Club One Pool. Mediterranean summer 2026 from Barcelona; Rio de Janeiro / Buenos Aires winter 2026-27.

Who She's For: European cruisers wanting a proper mega-ship out of Barcelona or Marseille in summer, South American travellers for winter sailings from Rio de Janeiro or Buenos Aires, and suite travellers drawn to the 71-suite MSC Yacht Club with a freshly-redesigned L'Olivo restaurant (refreshed in January-February 2026). Families using the Aqua Park, 4D Cinema, and F1 simulator. Not for cruisers expecting Cirque du Soleil at Sea (Meraviglia-class only) or the La Palmeraie Yacht Club restaurant (that's on MSC Preziosa — Splendida uses L'Olivo).

MSC Splendida is the second of four ships in the Fantasia Class — together with her direct sister MSC Fantasia (2008), plus the later 'modified Fantasia' pair MSC Divina (2012) and MSC Preziosa (2013) — but note that strictly speaking, only MSC Fantasia is Splendida's direct sister (same 137,936 GT, same 1,637-cabin hull). The later Divina/Preziosa pair are larger 'modified' derivatives at 139,072 GT with 1,751 cabins. Splendida was ordered in June 2005, built at Saint-Nazaire in 27 months from first steel cut, and delivered on 4 July 2009 by STX France. Her naming ceremony took place eight days later on 12 July 2009 in Barcelona, with Sophia Loren as godmother and tenor José Carreras performing. Each Fantasia-class ship uses unique MDR, theatre, and Yacht Club restaurant names: Splendida's main theatre is The Strand Theatre (distinct from Fantasia's Teatro L'Avanguardia, Divina's Pantheon Theatre, and Preziosa's Platinum Theatre); her MDRs are La Reggia and Villa Verde; her Yacht Club restaurant is L'Olivo — the same L'Olivo name is shared with sister MSC Fantasia, making L'Olivo the Yacht Club restaurant signature of the original Fantasia pair (Divina and Preziosa use different Yacht Club restaurant names; Preziosa has the Moroccan-themed La Palmeraie). Her specialty dining on Deck 7 is the trio Butcher's Cut, Santa Fe Tex Mex, and Dim Sum Bar & Tea House. Her most recent drydock, at Palumbo Malta Shipyard in Valletta from 10 January to 7 February 2026, included routine class inspections plus a modern redesign of the Yacht Club L'Olivo Restaurant with darker colours, soft textures, and updated lighting (the restaurant name was retained). Splendida resumed service on 7 February 2026.