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MSC Splendida starts homeporting in Tianjin

MSC Splendida
MSC Splendida was deployed to China in 2018
MSC Splendida began homeporting at China's Tianjin this week. The itinerary includes stops at Kitakyushu, Nagasaki and Fukuoka in Japan.

The MSC Cruises ship will offer six departures from Beijing's gateway to the sea between Oct. 23 and Nov. 11.

The 138,000gt MSC Splendida can carry up to 4,363 passengers.

In China since 2018

Introduced in 2009, it is the second Fantasia-class ship. In 2018, MSC Cruises deployed MSC Splendida to China to meet the market's growing demand.

Tianjin international cruise port is one of North China’s major passenger ports. It has berths for two large ships.