Splendid
Operated by Grandi Navi Veloci
Splendid
Operated by Grandi Navi Veloci
Operated by Grandi Navi Veloci on the Barcelona Genoa, Barcelona Tangier Med, Genoa Olbia, Genoa Tangier Med, Genoa Tunis & Sete Tangier Med routes
Splendid is one of GNV’s longest serving ships, delivering thousands of happy passengers to their destinations. The vessel has a capacity of 2200 people with room for 1010 vehicles in each of the journeys. Travellers can benefit from a range of accommodation options onboard with 456 cabins, 27 suites and two specially adapted disabled cabins available. There is plenty to ensure you have a pleasant and enjoyable trip with a wide range of eateries, a designated children’s area, a shopping centre, public Wi-Fi and even a conference centre and meeting rooms for those who need to work while on the waves.
There are plenty of accommodation options on the Splendid with 456 cabins, 27 suites and two specially adapted disabled rooms. All cabins come with air conditioning, en suite bathrooms, including a shower and hairdryer and the comfy beds will help you put your feet up, relax and maybe get some much needed sleep. If you choose to stay in one of the spacious suites you will be able to take advantage of complimentary air conditioning, a television, radio and mini bar, as well as a large porthole for you to admire the sea views.
You won’t be short of food and drinks options onboard the Toscana. The a la carte restaurant provides a range of local specialities and international flavours across all three courses and has an extensive selection of good wine. The self service area and snack bar give a more informal eating setting and if you fancy some traditional Italian style ice cream, you can visit the gelateria for a cold and tasty treat.
A shopping centre can be found on the Majestic where you can enjoy duty free shopping whilst on the move. You have the chance to purchase gifts and enjoy bargains on items such as perfumes, aftershaves, alcohol and other selected items. There are also newspapers, magazines, books, toys and puzzles to help you pass the time on your travels.
If you and your colleagues need to have meetings on the move then you’re covered. This is thanks to the conference centre and meeting rooms onboard. The public Wi-Fi allows you to surf the web as well as the waves whilst with GNV. You’ll also find a chapel and library on the ferry.
If you are travelling with your little ones, a designated children’s area is available onboard to keep all young voyagers happy.
This GNV ship has been specifically modified to help passengers with restricted mobility and access needs.
Please Note: Whilst we have taken great care in making our Splendid guide as accurate as possible, onboard facilities, services and entertainment may vary depending on the date and time of year that you travel, facilities mentioned may change without notification and ferry companies reserve the right to operate vessels other than those mentioned at time of booking without prior notification.
out of 5
17% of our customers recommended this ship
"Great trip, spoiled by check-in"
The trip, itself, was fine. But the check-in was so bad, I now understand why the ship was half-empty. GNV really need to update their check-in processes. You need to check-in 4 hours before, and most processes involve standing in the sun, and most processes involve paper!! Ridiculous! They really need to catch up with the rest of the transport world. Most check-in processes should be online, to begin with. Things should be explained on your ticket. We were simply told to check the Tunisian Government's website for Covid instructions and, according to that, i was fine (as an Australian). Despite having an International Vaccination Certificate, GNV made me walk, with my luggage, in the hot sun, 30 minutes to the only chemist around that does rapid Covid testing. And I even had my own COVID test kits on me that I could have done. That part was the worst but everything was a bit like that - slow and out-of date. I'd like to see more people travelling by ship, and less by plane. But the check-in processes must improve to encourage more people to travel by boat.
"Dirty boat, some racist staff"
The boat was dirt, the people in the restaurant were not friendly. I do not recommend this boat if it was not for the price. Staff is nor friendly with families having a baby...
"Tunis Palermo "
The ship was great, cabin very good all clean and well done. But. Check in was 1600. Did not in fact open till 1730. We went through passport at 1930. Then a huge wait. Finally on board at 0300!! It was awful. The ship made up Time and arrived only slightly late but what was supposed to be an easy evening and long nights sleep Was spent in a hot embarkation area with no facilities. If you can’t process us in time don’t ask us to come to the port so early. We did not use the catering as no time. Glad I had not bought the catering package
"il tempo"
Inesattezza nell'orario di partenza e di arrivo.... Partenza ritardata tra Tunisi e Civitavecchia 3 ore Stessa cosa al Partenza da Civitavecchia
"Good for the money, great views"
A really cool way to travel and sightsee at the same time! Definitely worth it! Felt safe the whole time, comfy beds. Polite and informative staff. Yummy food for purchase, more facilities than I expected. Cabins were dated and kinda gross, but with only an hour between cruises I can imagine it would be difficult to clean more than just changing the sheets.
"Ferry cancelled "
The ferry was cancelled at the last moment. Making us have to drive all the way to Spain with no accommodation booked and two dogs. Not happy
"Un pleasant journey from Barcelona to Genoa"
The journey wasn’t up to my expectation. The service was not very satisfactory. I had to wait for 90 minutes in a long queue to be served for lunch at the buffet. The staff at the adjacent ristorante were not welcoming. No children facilities were available. The amenities and cafes are not available. Children running in corridors and making noises most of the time of the journey. All in all the journey wasn’t pleasant and not worth the money paid for it
"Horrible "
The ship late, and no one informed me about anything that was important. No one spoke English, most of the staff was not very friendly or helpful at all. The ship was dirty and smelly.
"Mayhem "
I didn’t actually make the boat as I was mislead by your website , I put Genoa as my starting point and Tunis as my destination and on the next page when you select the date and time it automatically changes to Civitavecchia, but I wanted to leave from Genoa !!!! I ended up buying another ticket from GNV , I should really get a full refund !!
"Horrible misleading "
website is misleading , I entered Genoa - tunis , and ended up booking Civitavecchia- tunis : the difference is 800 km drive which I would not of made , I ended up booking another ticket via GNV which cost me another €360 / I should and would expect a refund from direct ferries as I have been in convenienced
"palermo-civitvechia "
We had a deluxe cabin which was worth the money it cost. Only down side is the wait to board. As there is no cover it does get a bit stress full waiting in the sun. But I must say that everyone was given a bottle of water, which was rather thoughtful.
"Palermo to Tunis on GNV"
The booking process was the easiest part of this trip. It goes down hill rapidly after that and I do not know where to begin. Upon arrival at the GNV office in Palermo on a Saturday before Christmas there were 4 people working at the check in desk. We were told to be there at 7:30 a.m. for an 11 a.m. departure to collect our tickets. WHY cannot we print boarding passes? We finally boarded at 10:40 a.m The ferry departed at 1:30 (apparently this common between 2 and 5 hours late). We then walked over 1 km to the immigration gate. BTW if it is raining there is no cover whilst queuing for the tickets or the arrival at the ship. There is no such thing as a line at the check in terminal or queue for the ship so shoving and pushing and cutting the line is allowed. The actual cabin was clean however. On the day crossing there were announcements every hour so if you are thinking of getting some sleep during the crossing forget it! Upon arrival in Tunis we walked a km to the arrival terminal. Again no apparent line and then you had porters heavily laden with luggage trying to get through the line to the x ray machines. The passport control at Tunis had no internet service so after arriving at 11:45 p.m. we stood in line being shoved and pushed for the next 2 hours until we were able to get through passport control. The return trip fared no better but at least the Tunis ferry terminal is an actual building with toilets and a coffee shop! We arrived at the Tunis ferry terminal at 7 p.m. for an 11:00 p.m. departure. At this point the ferry was delayed by a mere 1.5 hours. At 10 p.m. we were allowed into the departure lounge. The departure lounge had a very limited amount of seating. The pushing and shoving that ensued once they opened the gate towards the boat (another 1 km walk) and now we were boarded at 1:30 a.m. The ship departed at 3:00 a.m. so a mere 4 hours late. At 9:00 a.m. the announcements started at 9:00 a.m. over the loud speakers. The cabin was clean. We had to leave our cabin at 11:30 a.m. as the ship was docking at 12:30 we got off the boat at 1:30 and walked the 1/2 km to the Italian immigration point. They had 1 x ray machine to process all the passengers and their suitcases! We were fortunate to be 3rd in line so got through relatively quickly. We walked back through the ferry terminal another 1 km walk. There was a small bus that did ferry the passengers to the entrance of the ferry terminal but it was a very small bus. This is the most poorly organized means of transport that I have EVER experienced and I have been traveling for over 50 years.
"Make you're mind up time"
We travelled on Sunday 28 October 2018 from Palermo ostensibly to Civitavecchia. However, due to very bad weather in Italy Civitavecchia port was closed. Weather conditions are what they are. HOWEVER, we stood on the dockside at Palermo while the Italians dithered and dithered. No-one know what was going on. There was no official communication to foot passengers nor to drivers of vehicles. It was a mess. At one time the ship was going to Naples, then it wasn't. Then it was going to Civitavecchia, but not until the following morning and if we wanted to go earlier and get to Naples we had to change our tickets and take another line. Then a decision was made. The ship, Splendid, would go to Naples and then on to Civitavecchia when the weather improved. Then what happened? NOthing. We waited on the quayside for another hour as they couldn't decided when we should embark. On board they couldn't tell us when we would arrive in Naples, but the could tell us that the ship would arrive at Civitavecchia at 4 am on Tuesday morning. What a nightmare! Nice cabin, but freezing cold.
"Direct Ferries - False Promises."
Direct Ferries - False Promises. See https://wp.me/pTv9-mA
"Nice ferry but huge delays"
I like GNV and have previously sailed with them within Italy. I knew there would be additional security checks on the route from Tunis to Palermo because of Tunisia being outside the EU and because of people smuggling problems. However, I was not prepared for the length of the process. the ship arrived in Tunis 1.5 hours late and left 3 hours later than advertised, and meanwhile we were stuck in a small holding area for several hours with no information, after completing emigration/security. The boat itself was nice and the night trip enjoyable. Most of the cafes and bars were closed but there was a nice 24-hour bar/buffet. the cabins were very good, spacious with good bathrooms. On arrival in Italy, we then spent two hours in the queue for immigration/customs, which was very slow and inefficient (and queueing in the hot sun). We were lucky as we were foot passengers and got off first - for the car passengers, there would have been far longer waiting times. Of course the immigration and customs checks at each end are not GNV's responsibility, though the late running and slow boarding process are. But people should be warned about the length of time involved, and given more information while in the ferry terminal.
"Another trip from Hell"
Finding GNV check in at Civitavecchia (Port of Rome) is difficult as the signage is almost non existant. Instructions to be at check in no later than 2 hours before departure was a joke. Nothing opened until 2 hours before departure when there was an unruly rush to the various windows. At check in we were told to go to pier 28-this was wrong and a very rude man with a holstered pistol told us to turn round and park at pier 27. In due course we were loaded, but from Garage B the stairs are difficult to reach the lift on Deck 3. On Deck 7 we checked in and given the key to our cabin. We quickly noticed the corridoor carpet was filthy dirty and clearly had not been vacuumed for a very long tme. Our cabin was sparten to say the least-no TV and more like I imagine a prison cell. The ship is clearly very old and either needs scraping or major refubishment. The shops and main bar was closed and remained closed throughout the journey. The only good feature was the restaurant (not the cafeteria) which hardly anyone used. We used it for lunch and dinner and at dinner were the only couple present. As we approached the port we were told to vacate our cabins and go to deck 7. As I am partly handicapped I asked if I could remain in the cabin until we arrived. I was told yes I could, but a crew member banged on our door and rudely told us we had to "get out". We arrived at Palermo Termini Imersese over half an hour late and by the time we actually got off it was almost an hour after docking. This was an unpleasant journey. We have another one with GNV on 6th July which we are viewing with trepidation!! These ferries used to be good but now I think they are pretty bad.
"From Palermo to Civitavecchia"
Be aware that arrival at the docks is not easy. Firstly the sign postings for embarkation are nearly non existing. Departure for Civitavecchia is not on the list of departure destinations. We, as many others turned into the wrong gate. When we eventually arrived at the right gate entrance was refused until we had a valid ticket to show. WE had to return to the first gate, which was via nearly a kilometer of driving, back, find parking , walk nearly 600 metres to the ticket office return to the car, back to the second gate to be ushered in. After that the rest was easy. Nice boat, nice cabin lovely crossing. Arrival at Civitavecchia and disembarking was easy. It would be helpful if Direct Ferries warned passengers about embarking at Palermo. And why cannot a ticked be issued in advance, print out via computer. So much easier.
"May 2018"
Overall the ferry service is very good the cabins were clean and tide One thing I would do next time -would NOT be to pre pay for the on board food as it is very basic look And you be better buy food ashore and take your own for on board Plus allow for some delays in departure times both of our ferry's departed almost 2 hours late- but arrived on time
"Complete chaos - GNV Civitavecchia - Palermo Return Termini Immerese - Civitavecchia."
We are frequent users of other ferries and especially Brittany Ferries. This GNV is grossly expensive, poorly organised and poor quality everything. Food - very little available at a 19.00 sailing from Rome, and the small cafe is right next to large smokers hall. We pre booked meals on return journey and what poor quality so much so that all we had to eat was a cold potato salad, tomatoes and two pears with a cold drink. 20euros each! Breakfast was 10 euros for one tiny roll, croissant and weak coffee. Boarding - complete chaos and downright dangerous boarding and embarking. No lines to park in so every person for themselves. People skipping the queue, lorries pushing in and no direction of when or where to go. I am very surprised our car was not hit. Cleanliness - cabin was dirty - cleaners don't believe in vacuuming corners where all the dust collects. Cabins - no efficient means of air control. It was a Greek ferry on return - signage poor and this where the food was atrocious. None of the shops were open for the whole of the 16 hour journey. Both ferries were late leaving and late arriving and yet they expect you to be at the ferry port to collect your ticket at least two hours before. Why on earth can't they email your ticket like Brittany Ferries do. Appalling value for money - I suggest one of your representatives travels with Brittany Ferries to see what quality looks like and then visits GNV ferries.
"Very Nice Ship"
I was very impressed with the accommodations on the ship. The room we booked was very nice and clean with a bathroom with shower and towels. We did not eat aboard the ship. I was disappointed that the gift store was closed and also at least one of the bars. Maybe this was because we were travelling mid October.
"Great"
Quiet positively syrprised. The cabin was clean and cozy. Very comfortable bedding. Food affordable in cafeteria. Overall. Very Positive experience
"Getting on takes so much time"
We waited so much time before getting on ferry. I mean so much delay time.
"Good sailing"
Had a good smooth overnight sailing on this boat from Palermo. While the ticketing office was hard to find at the port (no signage), the ship was clean and conformtable and the double cabin was spacious with good facilities.
"Late and dirty"
Woaww, it was a kind of adventure here! First the boat left with one hour and a half late, so we arrived late as well. Second point, the ship is cleaned once only at the beginning of the trip, then it becomes more and more dirty... At the end of the trip, we have been asked to go in another room because they need to clean the boat. No problem with that, except they asked us it 2 hours before we left! Then all passengers were in a room with no seats and no space. This is absolutely not normal and disrespectful for passengers...
"Good ferry trip back to Rome"
The ferry cabin and facilities fine. The prepaid breakfast and lunch were big dissapointment. The count of pane water salad etc was childess. The pasta and something meat were cold and tasted bad. My recommendation is that do not pay in advance any food. You can then order what you like e.g fruits. The ferry left three and half hour late but was only one hour late in Civitavechia. tasted terrible and
"Short cut to Sicily"
Our voyage on Splendid was a very pleasant experience and we would recommend this as an effective way of avoiding the long motorway journey South from Rome. Boarding was easy, just keep your eye on the signage as it is a busy quayside. On board the cabin was reasonably spacious. We used the restaurant in the evening, food was good. Our crossing (early May) was very quiet. Breakfast at self-service limited but met our needs. We would use this route again.
"Restaurant"
The restaurant on board is worth a visit, service is fine, the food excellent, big choice of good wines and not expensive at all.
"Excellent journey"
I relaxed because I had to go to Romania
"perfect journey"
Good cabin, excellent kindness of the crew, good restaurant. In conclusion excellent crossing.
"Pireau"
Excellent journey....
"ENJOYABLE JOURNEY"
KIND AND EFFICIENT STAFF. AMAZING CLEANING. ANIMATION AND ENTERTAINMENT GUARANTEED. A NICE, FUNNY AND RELAXING JOURNEY. TO TRY!!
"journey holiday"
I travelled with GN Splendid for my outbound and return journey from Civitavecchia to Palermo, it was a nice trip for real we enjoyed. All the services are good as you expect, clean cabin and everything was woeking properly, excellent restaurant service, kind and professional staff. I hope to do this journey again.
"Recommend it"
We travelled on reserved seats, long journey but we were comfortable and without not too many problems. But I will keep open at least 1 of the cafè shops during the night, instead they all closed at night and open again in the morning at 6.30.
"GNV's ships ok, Direct Ferries's booking service ko!"
Nothing to say about the transport service but it was disappointed.. About Direct Ferries instead gives you no service from the call centre. I booked a ticket for 3 persons + car Civitavecchia-Palermo with return (14/08-23/08). After we booked we realized that the return was on the 28/08. After so many times trying to contact the Customer Care by phone(payment call) by email, they let me change the date but they made me pay again. At the end, fortunately, I've got the refund. Next time for sure no more Direct Ferries. And to be honest I do not recommend it.
"Good but not really good"