Bars & Public Lounges

Enjoy an extensive international selection of fine wines, thirst-quenching beers, classic and innovative cocktails, healthy fruit smoothies, gourmet coffee and chocolate delights in the many bars and restaurants on board. Every ship in our fleet has its own special themed bars in addition to those listed below and there is even an ever-changing local bar selection so you can sample the typical tipples of the countries visited on your cruise. With so much to explore, including the exciting innovations of our molecular and alchemist cocktails,you will definitely discover some new favourites.

Spa Bar - Delicious juices and smoothies

Refresh and revitalise in the Spa Bar with our exclusive wellness cocktails and smoothies based on the five colours of nature, or relax with one of our herbal teas enriched with honey. Make the most of the experience and pamper yourself with a colour-coded Spa treatment to match, or visit the wellness corner at the buffet for a light bite.

Alchemist Bar

Innovative alchemist cocktails to spice up your evening.

Genuine artisanal Italian ice cream (Venchi)

MSC Cruises is proud to bring the very best in artisanal gelato to our guests.

Venchi has been making desserts since 1878 and owes much of its success to the use of 100% natural ingredients and exclusive recipes, from its intense extra dark chocolate to luscious gianduja and refreshing fruit sorbets.

Rich gelato menu of classic favourites and innovative new flavours

All-natural ingredients for unbeatable flavour

Freshly made daily on board

Venchi Gelateria by the main pool area

theatre shows

The Thrill of World-Class Live Shows

Every night of your voyage with MSC Cruises can transport you into another world. A world that moves and enthrals. A world of glamour and imagination, music and spectacle. The world of MSC Show Time!

With 80 different original productions performed across the futuristic Broadway-scale designer theatres on every ship in the fleet, you can be sure to find a show you’ll love. In fact, every cruise offers at least 6 different shows -even on a 7-night cruise - featuring innovative world-class and standing-ovation productions created by accomplished Artistic Directors, Choreographers, Set Designers, Costume Designers and Lighting and Sound Engineers, together with gifted singers, dancers, acrobats and artistes from every corner of the world, including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, France, Italy, Kenya, Mongolia, Spain, Russia, the UK, Ukraine and Zimbabwe.

Please note that for MSC Lirica, MSC Opera, MSC Sinfonia, MSC Armonia access to the theatre for the evening shows is by booking only (not needed for the other ships).

Live Music

As the sun sinks low over the horizon and the day’s activities come to a close, your ship’s public venues come to life with almost every kind of music. We pride ourselves on offering the widest possible choice to suit all tastes and moods. Our onboard musicians will help create the soundtrack to your evening!

Music for every mood across the fleet includes, depending on the itinerary:

Dance orchestras skilled in many styles, from ballroom to seventies disco.

Piano bar mood music with pianists, guitarists and singers performing international evergreens and modern pop favourites

Piano and classical musicians performing classical greats, operetta gems and star tunes from the silver screen

Swing bands performing atmospheric forties and fifties favourites

Neapolitan folk music with guitars, mandolins and song

Latin American bands

Jazz bands for refined tastes

Solo piano recitals

Country & Western

Virtuoso violin and piano concerts in the Theatre

German Schlager music

Music from around the world, with Arabic, Greek, Mexican and Turkish musicians, playing their national and international favouritesMSC Winter Cruises immerse you in the distinctive music of the lands you visit - Argentina’s Tango, Brazil’s Axé, Samba and Forró, Cuba’s Calypso and SalsaLate night music and dancing every night in the disco

main Restaurants - Elegant Dining

Formal dining in the ships’ main restaurants is a truly magnificent experience, from the crisp freshly-laundered tablecloths to the swift and attentive table service. But it is the quality and range of culinary selection that makes the experience so memorable, with a variety of daily menus offering a superb choice of Mediterranean and international specialities.

The dining arrangements are designed for relaxed, sophisticated meals. According to experiences, you can choose from Early or Late Dining when booking and MSC will reserve table for you for the entire duration of your cruise or you can choose My Choice dining option to enjoy even more flexibility. Whichever is yours, the welcoming teams are on hand to ensure your dining experience is a delightful one.

Everything has been designed to offer you the widest possible choice, savouring fine food in close company. MSC offer:

Chef’s Signature Dishes inspired by our Mediterranean heritage

Gourmet international favourites

Dedicated Gluten-Free, and Vegetarian menusv

Pre-prepared Kosher meals

Express lunches for active travellers

Deliciously Healthy selections

Sumptuous Desserts, with a daily choice of no added sugar desserts

A Bread Selection – freshly baked daily

Sommelier’s Suggestion

Full ISO 22000 certification of all food processes and food safety management from farm to fork.

They are always open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Buffet Restaurants - Casual dining without compromise

Explore the delicious variety of cuisine available on board as and when you like, with the freedom to walk in and treat yourself at any time. From breakfast through to late-night snacks the buffet is open twenty hours a day. The Buffet Restaurants bring you a an authentic Mediterranean dining experience, with a "visible kitchen" where you can watch our chefs creating freshly made pasta, pizzas, breads and desserts while browsing an array of stations and food corners serving a diverse array of food and drinks to suit all tastes.

All-inclusive food service with 13 different ”corners” and “stations” to explore including a Meat Carvery, a dedicated Kids Corner, a Take-Away Station offering fast food favourites, a Dessert Corner, Pasta Station, Bakery Corner, Daily Special Corner, Wellness Corner and much, much moreFreshly-prepared Mediterranean specialities

Wide array of food and drink favourites from around the world, including France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK

"Ethnic corner" offering a variety of delicacies from around the world

"Tastes of Your Itinerary Corner" serving select local specialities of your cruise destinations

Easy to find what you are looking for with clear signs and directions throughout the buffet

Labels in different languages displayed on each dish, with symbols indicating different dietary requirements

Tailor-made Buffet Bar Menu making it easy to find the perfect wines and drinks

Buffet Beverage Stations with a variety of complimentary hot and cold drinks

Pleasure of watching our skilled chefs creating their specialities

Spectacular sea views

The Best Pizza at Sea

Open 20 hours a day for breakfast, lunch, afternoon, dinner and late-night dining

MSC Yacht Club - Silver Service Restaurant

In each Yacht Club on board the fleet you will find a private restaurant with panoramic views of the sea. Dine at your own reserved table or in the company of your fellow Yacht Club guests – whatever suits you best.

Open sitting restaurant

Ever-changing menu of Mediterranean specialities, freshly-prepared from the finest traditional ingredients

Exclusive delicacies

Selection of fine cheeses

Extensive wine list with expert sommelier guidance

Dedicated Wellness Dinner Menu for gourmet healthy eating

Every night a dish from one of the Speciality Restaurants is chosen for the Yacht Club menu, allowing you even more choice

Italian night with surprise dessert

MSC Magnifica - with Cruise Kingdom