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'''''MSC Splendida''''' is a {{sclass|Fantasia|cruise ship}} owned and operated by [[MSC Cruises]]. Constructed at [[STX France]] in [[Saint-Nazaire]], she commenced service in July 2009 with $550m investment.
'''''MSC Splendida''''' is {{sclass|Fantasia|cruise ship}} owned and operated by [[MSC Cruises]]. She 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''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.msccruises.com.au/default.asp?action=article&ID=40903 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070829015959/http://www.msccruises.com.au/default.asp?action=article&ID=40903 |title=MSC Serenata is renamed MSC Splendida |date=2007-05-31 |publisher=[[MSC Cruises]] |archivedate=2007-08-29 |accessdate=2008-01-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=MSC Serenata is Renamed MSC Splendida |url=http://www.yourcruiseyourway.com/2007/06/01/msc-serenata-is-renamed-msc-splendida/ |date=2007-06-01 |work=yourcruiseyourway|accessdate=2009-07-09}}</ref> "to reflect the ship's beauty and elegance".<ref>{{cite web |title=MSC Serenata Becomes MSC Splenida |url=http://thecruisepeople.ca/cruiseblog/?p=70 |date=2007-05-31 |work=thecruisepeople.ca |accessdate=2009-07-09}}</ref>


==History==
MSC Splendida's itineraries cover Mediterranean ports including [[Marseille]]; [[Heraklion]]; [[Katakolon]]; [[Piraeus]]; [[Civitavecchia]]; [[Genoa]]; [[Messina]]; [[Naples]]; [[Palermo]]; [[Valletta]]; [[Barcelona]]; [[Malaga]]; [[Gibraltar]]; [[Palma De Mallorca]]; [[Valencia, Spain|Valencia]]; [[La Goulette]]; [[Izmir]] and [[Marmaris]] and Atlantic Ocean ports including [[Casablanca]]; [[Santa Cruz De Tenerife]] and [[Funchal]].
[[File:MSC Splendida in Geirangerfjorden 20150604 1.jpg|thumb|left|''MSC Splendida'' in [[Geirangerfjorden]] in June 2015.]]
''MSC Splendida'' was completed in 2009 at a cost of $550 million and is a [[sister ship]] to ''[[MSC Fantasia]]'', originally, she was to be named ''MSC Serenata'', but the name was changed in May 2007 to ''MSC Splendida''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.msccruises.com.au/default.asp?action=article&ID=40903 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829015959/http://www.msccruises.com.au/default.asp?action=article&ID=40903 |title=MSC Serenata is renamed MSC Splendida |date=31 May 2007 |publisher=[[MSC Cruises]] |archivedate=29 August 2007 |accessdate=2 January 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=MSC Serenata is Renamed MSC Splendida |url=http://www.yourcruiseyourway.com/2007/06/01/msc-serenata-is-renamed-msc-splendida/ |date=1 June 2007 |work=yourcruiseyourway |accessdate=9 July 2009 |archive-date=20 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720071556/http://www.yourcruiseyourway.com/2007/06/01/msc-serenata-is-renamed-msc-splendida/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She measures 137,936 GT, and is 333.30 m long with a beam of 37.98 m, a height of 66.81 m and a draft of 8.29 m. Her capacity is 3,900 passengers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ship-technology.com/projects/mscsplendidacruisesh/|title=MSC Splendida Cruise Ship|website=Ship Technology|access-date=1 May 2020|archive-date=23 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023212818/https://www.ship-technology.com/projects/mscsplendidacruisesh/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/iowans-on-cruise-ship-expected-to-be-home-soon/524-151b24b2-64f3-435f-a6a7-14b01e8ec0b2|title=Iowans on cruise ship expected to be home soon|website=weareiowa.com|date=9 March 2020|access-date=1 May 2020|archive-date=18 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518161158/https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/iowans-on-cruise-ship-expected-to-be-home-soon/524-151b24b2-64f3-435f-a6a7-14b01e8ec0b2|url-status=live}}</ref> The two [[Neopanamax]] vessels were to be the largest ships in a European cruise line's fleet at the time of delivery.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/604-53007-msc-serenata-is-renamed-msc-splendida.html|title=MSC Serenata Renamed MSC Splendida|last=Staff|first=C. I. N.|date=31 May 2007|website=www.cruiseindustrynews.com|language=en-gb|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110112247/https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/604-53007-msc-serenata-is-renamed-msc-splendida.html|archive-date=10 November 2019|access-date=}}</ref>


''MSC Splendida'' was delivered to MSC Cruises on July 4, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=MSC Splendida completes trials |url=http://www.shipmanagementinternational.com/?p=1115 |date=2009-05-27 |work=Ship Management International |accessdate=2009-07-10}}</ref> She embarked on her maiden voyage on July 4, 2009,<ref name="freepress"/> to the [[Mediterranean]] and returned July 11, to be officially named on July 12, 2009, in [[Barcelona]] by [[Sophia Loren]].<ref name="travelpulse"/>
The then-unnamed vessel was part of a two-ship order made by MSC Cruises with [[STX France]] on 16 November 2005, for a tentative delivery in spring 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/13636-msc-expansion-two-new-ships-ordered.html|title=MSC Expansion, Two New Ships Ordered|last=Newsletter|first=C. I. N.|date=16 November 2005|website=www.cruiseindustrynews.com|language=en-gb|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110112244/https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/13636-msc-expansion-two-new-ships-ordered.html|archive-date=10 November 2019|access-date=}}</ref> Construction began on then-''MSC Serenata'' on 12 April 2007 with the steel-cutting.<ref name=":0" /> The ship was launched from the shipyard on 18 July 2008.<ref>{{csr|register=MSI|id=9359806|shipname=MSC Splendida |accessdate=30 January 2020}}</ref> She began her sea trials on 21 May 2009 and completed them on 27 May 2009.<ref name=":1" /> The ship was delivered to MSC Cruises on 4 July 2009.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=MSC Splendida completes trials |url=http://www.shipmanagementinternational.com/?p=1115 |date=27 May 2009 |work=Ship Management International |accessdate=10 July 2009 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> She embarked on her maiden voyage on 4 July 2009<ref name="freepress">{{cite web|title=MSC Splendida Pre-Christening Voyage |url=http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200905/1242991245.html |date=22 May 2009 |work=Free Press Release |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003193717/http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200905/1242991245.html |archivedate=3 October 2012 }}</ref> and returned 11 July, to be officially named on 12 July 2009, in [[Barcelona]] by [[Sophia Loren]], her godmother.<ref name="travelpulse" />


== Areas of operation ==
MSC Splendida appeared on Indian Tamil Film Manmadan Ambu
''MSC Splendida'' has cruised the [[Mediterranean]] and Far East.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://afloat.ie/port-news/dublin-port/item/35814-msc-splendida-s-mediterranean-sister-makes-an-appearance|title=MSC Splendida's Mediterranean Sister Makes An Appearance|first=Jehan|last=Ashmore|website=afloat.ie|access-date=1 May 2020|archive-date=21 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021230847/https://afloat.ie/port-news/dublin-port/item/35814-msc-splendida-s-mediterranean-sister-makes-an-appearance|url-status=live}}</ref> She was refurbished in 2017 before deploying to China.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.trbusiness.com/regional-news/international/msc-splendida-to-be-deployed-in-china-on-may-18/140780 |title=MSC Splendida ship set to be deployed in China on May 18 &#124; Travel Retail Business |date=16 April 2018 |website=Trbusiness The magazine for global retail Duty Free Professionals |access-date=1 May 2020 |archive-date=3 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803141652/https://www.trbusiness.com/regional-news/international/msc-splendida-to-be-deployed-in-china-on-may-18/140780 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020 March, the ship docked in Palong, [[Thailand]] beach during the coronavirus pandemic, after more the 2,700 passengers was disembarked.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thephuketnews.com/more-than-2-700-cruise-tourists-arrive-in-patong-75065.php|title=Phuket News: More than 2,700 cruise tourists arrive in Patong|first=The Phuket News|last=Com|date=5 March 2020|website=The Phuket News Com|access-date=1 May 2020|archive-date=2 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302132347/https://www.thephuketnews.com/more-than-2-700-cruise-tourists-arrive-in-patong-75065.php|url-status=live}}</ref> The ship is scheduled to serve [[Southeast Asia]] until summer 2020 before repositioning to [[Northern Europe]] and the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mscpressarea.com/en_INT|title=MSC SPLENDIDA MAKES MAIDEN CALL IN KOCHI, INDIA|last=|first=|date=7 April 2019|website=MSC Corporate Information & Media Room|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203054127/http://www.mscpressarea.com/en_INT|archive-date=3 February 2020|access-date=}}</ref> The ship is scheduled to be based in [[Durban]] for the 2023/2024 cruise season and will serve the [[South Africa|South African]] market sailing to [[Mozambique]], [[Mauritius]], [[Réunion|Reunion]], [[Namibia]], [[Port Elizabeth]] & [[Cape Town]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2022/10/msc-splendida-to-sail-in-south-africa-for-2023-2024-season/ |title=MSC Splendida To Sail in South Africa for 2023-2024 Season |access-date=11 May 2023 |archive-date=11 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511101120/https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2022/10/msc-splendida-to-sail-in-south-africa-for-2023-2024-season/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Amenities ==
==2015 Bardo National Museum Attack==

On March 18, 2015, MSC Splendida was in port in Tunis with [[Costa Fascinosa]] when [[Bardo National Museum attack|gunmen opened fire on tourists at the Bardo National Museum]]. Nine people from the ship are believed to have been killed. <ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3000614/Tourists-shot-dead-Tunisia-Bardo-Museum.html</ref><ref>http://www.msccruises.co.uk/uk_en/About-MSC-Cruises/News/MSC-Cruises-Official-Statement-Tunisia-Events.aspx</ref>
The ship's horn system is programmed to play multiple songs, including "[[We Will Rock You]]" and "[[We Are the Champions]]" by [[Queen (band)|Queen]], "[[Seven Nation Army]]" by [[The White Stripes]] and "[[Happy Birthday to You]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VZCRWKgh1E |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/2VZCRWKgh1E |archive-date=21 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Cruise ship MSC Splendida playing We Will Rock You / Seven Nation Army on its horn|website=YouTube|publisher=HD1080ide|accessdate=28 February 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref><!-- note that this is an instance of popular culture in the ship, not the ship in popular culture -->

== Incidents ==
===Bardo National Museum attack===
{{Main|Bardo National Museum attack}}
On 18 March 2015, ''MSC Splendida'' was in port in [[Tunis]] with ''[[Costa Fascinosa]]'' when gunmen opened fire on tourists at the [[Bardo National Museum (Tunis)|Bardo National Museum]]. Twelve passengers hailing from Japan, Italy, Colombia, Spain, Britain, Australia, Poland, and France, were killed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msccruises.co.uk/uk_en/About-MSC-Cruises/News/MSC-Cruises-Official-Statement-Tunisia-Events.aspx |title=News: MSC Cruises Official Statement on Tunisia Events |accessdate=19 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321234158/http://www.msccruises.co.uk/uk_en/About-MSC-Cruises/News/MSC-Cruises-Official-Statement-Tunisia-Events.aspx |archivedate=21 March 2015 }}</ref>

=== Coronavirus pandemic ===
{{see also|COVID-19 pandemic on cruise ships}}

On 23 March 2020, around 14:00 [[Central European Time|CET]], a Thai crew member working aboard as a buffet attendant was [[medical evacuation|medically evacuated]] via lifeboat after she exhibited symptoms consistent with [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] and was having difficulty breathing.{{efn|She had been suffering from a fever and a sore throat for three days, and her health had been worsening.<ref name="splendida.crew" />}}<ref name="splendida.crew">{{cite web|url=https://crew-center.com/msc-splendida-emergency-medical-evacuation-crew-member|title=MSC Splendida Emergency Medical Evacuation of Crew Member &#124; Crew Center|website=crew-center.com|date=23 March 2020|access-date=30 April 2020|archive-date=27 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127160413/https://crew-center.com/msc-splendida-emergency-medical-evacuation-crew-member|url-status=live}}</ref> At the time, the ship was near the island of [[Sardinia]] and headed to [[Marseille]]{{efn|The cruise originally was supposed to end at [[Genoa]] on 29 March, but the trip was cut short due to the pandemic and the end of the cruise was moved up to 4 March when it docked at Marseille.<ref name="splendida.travel">{{cite web |url=https://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/364103/coronavirus-msc-cruises-promises-to-repatriate-splendida-passengers |title=JavaScript is disabled in your browser. |publisher=Travelweekly.co.uk |date= |accessdate=1 May 2020 |archive-date=28 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128085722/https://travelweekly.co.uk/articles/364103/coronavirus-msc-cruises-promises-to-repatriate-splendida-passengers |url-status=live }}</ref>}} to disembark all of its passengers.<ref name="splendida.crew" />

On 24 March 2020, MSC Cruises informed the crew that the sick crew member had tested negative.<ref name="splendida.crew" /> However, two days later, on 26 March, it was reported that the sick crew member had been tested again, and this time, the test had returned positive.<ref name="splendida.crew" /> As a result, 16 crew members were placed under quarantine.<ref name="splendida.crew" /> The ship later docked in [[Genoa]] so that some of its crew members could disembark.<ref name="splendida.abscbn">{{cite web |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/04/20/more-than-300-filipino-seafarers-from-italy-portugal-back-in-the-philippines |title=More than 300 Filipino seafarers from Italy, Portugal back in the Philippines |website=ABS-CBN News |access-date=30 April 2020 |archive-date=29 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129172659/https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/04/20/more-than-300-filipino-seafarers-from-italy-portugal-back-in-the-philippines |url-status=live}}</ref>

By 1 April 2020, 26 crew members had been placed under quarantine, with 3 crew members running high temperatures.<ref name="splendida.crew" />

== In popular culture ==
''MSC Splendida'' is featured on [[India]]n [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film, ''[[Manmadan Ambu]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/msc-splendida-stars-in-forthcoming-bollywood-film/|title=MSC Splendida stars in forthcoming Bollywood Film|last=|first=|date=15 December 2010|website=Breaking Travel News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404163943/https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/msc-splendida-stars-in-forthcoming-bollywood-film/|archive-date=4 April 2011|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.msccruises.com/gl_en/Ships/MSC-Splendida.aspx Official website]
*[http://www.msccruises.com/gl_en/Ships/MSC-Splendida.aspx Official website]

*[http://www.shipparade.com/az/MSC_Splendida/MSC_Splendida_2.htm Photos from ShipParade]
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*[http://www.cruisecritic.com/reviews/review.cfm?ShipID=380 Cruise Critic Review]
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Latest revision as of 17:55, 24 October 2024

History
NameMSC Splendida
OperatorMSC Cruises
Port of registry Panama[1]
Ordered16 November 2005
BuilderSTX Europe (St. Nazaire)[1][2]
Cost$550 million[1]
Laid down24 October 2007
Launched18 July 2008
Christened12 July 2009 by Sophia Loren[3]
Completed2 July 2009
Maiden voyage4 July 2009
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeFantasia-class cruise ship
Tonnage137,936 GT[1]
Length333.33 m (1,093.60 ft)[4]
Beam37.92 m (124.41 ft)[1]
Height66.81 m (219.2 ft)[6]
Draft8.29 m (27.2 ft)[4]
Decks18 total, 13 passenger decks[1][6]
Installed powerDiesel (40,000kW)[1]
Propulsion2 propellers[1]
Speed21 knots (39 km/h)[2]
Capacity3,900 passengers[1]
Crew1,313 crew[1]
Notes15 elevators,[6] post-Panamax

MSC Splendida is a Fantasia-class cruise ship owned and operated by MSC Cruises. Constructed at STX France in Saint-Nazaire, she commenced service in July 2009 with $550m investment.

History

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MSC Splendida in Geirangerfjorden in June 2015.

MSC Splendida was completed in 2009 at a cost of $550 million and is a sister ship to MSC Fantasia, originally, she was to be named MSC Serenata, but the name was changed in May 2007 to MSC Splendida[7][8] She measures 137,936 GT, and is 333.30 m long with a beam of 37.98 m, a height of 66.81 m and a draft of 8.29 m. Her capacity is 3,900 passengers.[9][10] The two Neopanamax vessels were to be the largest ships in a European cruise line's fleet at the time of delivery.[11]

The then-unnamed vessel was part of a two-ship order made by MSC Cruises with STX France on 16 November 2005, for a tentative delivery in spring 2009.[12] Construction began on then-MSC Serenata on 12 April 2007 with the steel-cutting.[11] The ship was launched from the shipyard on 18 July 2008.[13] She began her sea trials on 21 May 2009 and completed them on 27 May 2009.[14] The ship was delivered to MSC Cruises on 4 July 2009.[14] She embarked on her maiden voyage on 4 July 2009[15] and returned 11 July, to be officially named on 12 July 2009, in Barcelona by Sophia Loren, her godmother.[3]

Areas of operation

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MSC Splendida has cruised the Mediterranean and Far East.[16] She was refurbished in 2017 before deploying to China.[17] In 2020 March, the ship docked in Palong, Thailand beach during the coronavirus pandemic, after more the 2,700 passengers was disembarked.[18] The ship is scheduled to serve Southeast Asia until summer 2020 before repositioning to Northern Europe and the Mediterranean.[19] The ship is scheduled to be based in Durban for the 2023/2024 cruise season and will serve the South African market sailing to Mozambique, Mauritius, Reunion, Namibia, Port Elizabeth & Cape Town.[20]

Amenities

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The ship's horn system is programmed to play multiple songs, including "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions" by Queen, "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes and "Happy Birthday to You".[21]

Incidents

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Bardo National Museum attack

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Main article: Bardo National Museum attack

On 18 March 2015, MSC Splendida was in port in Tunis with Costa Fascinosa when gunmen opened fire on tourists at the Bardo National Museum. Twelve passengers hailing from Japan, Italy, Colombia, Spain, Britain, Australia, Poland, and France, were killed.[22]

Coronavirus pandemic

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See also: COVID-19 pandemic on cruise ships

On 23 March 2020, around 14:00 CET, a Thai crew member working aboard as a buffet attendant was medically evacuated via lifeboat after she exhibited symptoms consistent with COVID-19 and was having difficulty breathing.[a][23] At the time, the ship was near the island of Sardinia and headed to Marseille[b] to disembark all of its passengers.[23]

On 24 March 2020, MSC Cruises informed the crew that the sick crew member had tested negative.[23] However, two days later, on 26 March, it was reported that the sick crew member had been tested again, and this time, the test had returned positive.[23] As a result, 16 crew members were placed under quarantine.[23] The ship later docked in Genoa so that some of its crew members could disembark.[25]

By 1 April 2020, 26 crew members had been placed under quarantine, with 3 crew members running high temperatures.[23]

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MSC Splendida is featured on Indian Tamil film, Manmadan Ambu.[26]

Notes

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  1. ^ She had been suffering from a fever and a sore throat for three days, and her health had been worsening.[23]
  2. ^ The cruise originally was supposed to end at Genoa on 29 March, but the trip was cut short due to the pandemic and the end of the cruise was moved up to 4 March when it docked at Marseille.[24]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Ward, Douglas (2009). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships (18th ed.). Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 978-981-268-564-3.
  2. ^ a b "MSC Splendida". ShipParade. Archived from the original on 28 October 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
  3. ^ a b "MSC Splendida Christening to Feature Sophia Loren". TravelPulse. Performance Media Group, LLC. 10 June 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
  4. ^ a b c "MSC Splendida (9359806)". BV Fleet. Bureau Veritas. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b "MSC Splendida (IMO: 9359806)". vesseltracker.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
  6. ^ a b c "Technical Sheet" (PDF). MSC Cruises. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
  7. ^ "MSC Serenata is renamed MSC Splendida". MSC Cruises. 31 May 2007. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
  8. ^ "MSC Serenata is Renamed MSC Splendida". yourcruiseyourway. 1 June 2007. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
  9. ^ "MSC Splendida Cruise Ship". Ship Technology. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Iowans on cruise ship expected to be home soon". weareiowa.com. 9 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  11. ^ a b Staff, C. I. N. (31 May 2007). "MSC Serenata Renamed MSC Splendida". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019.
  12. ^ Newsletter, C. I. N. (16 November 2005). "MSC Expansion, Two New Ships Ordered". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019.
  13. ^ "MSC Splendida (9359806)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  14. ^ a b "MSC Splendida completes trials". Ship Management International. 27 May 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  15. ^ "MSC Splendida Pre-Christening Voyage". Free Press Release. 22 May 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012.
  16. ^ Ashmore, Jehan. "MSC Splendida's Mediterranean Sister Makes An Appearance". afloat.ie. Archived from the original on 21 October 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  17. ^ "MSC Splendida ship set to be deployed in China on May 18 | Travel Retail Business". Trbusiness The magazine for global retail Duty Free Professionals. 16 April 2018. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  18. ^ Com, The Phuket News (5 March 2020). "Phuket News: More than 2,700 cruise tourists arrive in Patong". The Phuket News Com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  19. ^ "MSC SPLENDIDA MAKES MAIDEN CALL IN KOCHI, INDIA". MSC Corporate Information & Media Room. 7 April 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020.
  20. ^ "MSC Splendida To Sail in South Africa for 2023-2024 Season". Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  21. ^ "Cruise ship MSC Splendida playing We Will Rock You / Seven Nation Army on its horn". YouTube. HD1080ide. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  22. ^ "News: MSC Cruises Official Statement on Tunisia Events". Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  23. ^ a b c d e f g "MSC Splendida Emergency Medical Evacuation of Crew Member | Crew Center". crew-center.com. 23 March 2020. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  24. ^ "JavaScript is disabled in your browser". Travelweekly.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  25. ^ "More than 300 Filipino seafarers from Italy, Portugal back in the Philippines". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  26. ^ "MSC Splendida stars in forthcoming Bollywood Film". Breaking Travel News. 15 December 2010. Archived from the original on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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