Name MSC Splendida Port of registry Panama Cost $550 million Beam 38 m | Operator MSC Cruises Ordered June 1, 2005 Length 333 m Builder STX Europe | |
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Christened July 12, 2009 by Sophia Loren in Barcelona | ||
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MSC Splendida is a Fantasia-class cruise ship owned and operated by MSC Cruises.
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History
MSC Splendida entered service in March 2009, as a sister ship to MSC Fantasia. She was to be named MSC Serenata, but the name was changed in May 2007 to MSC Splendida "to reflect the ship's beauty and elegance".
MSC Splendida's itineraries cover Mediterranean ports including Marseille; Heraklion; Katakolon; Piraeus; Civitavecchia; Genoa; Messina; Naples; Palermo; Valletta; Barcelona; Málaga; Gibraltar; Palma De Mallorca; Valencia; La Goulette; Izmir; Marmaris; and Atlantic Ocean ports, including Casablanca, Santa Cruz De Tenerife, and Funchal.
MSC Splendida was delivered to MSC Cruises on July 4, 2009. She embarked on her maiden voyage on July 4, 2009, to the Mediterranean and returned July 11, to be officially named on July 12, 2009, in Barcelona by Sophia Loren.
MSC Splendida appeared on Indian Tamil film Manmadan Ambu.
The ship's horn system is set up to play multiple songs, including "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions" by Queen and "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes.
Bardo National Museum attack
On March 18, 2015, MSC Splendida was in port in Tunis with Costa Fascinosa when gunmen opened fire on tourists at the Bardo National Museum. Twelve passengers from the ship were killed, the victims were from Japan, Italy, Colombia, Spain, Britain, Australia, Poland and France.
