Daytime Activities on board

Every moment of an MSC cruise offers something different, from sports tournaments and quiz games to arts and crafts classes, including;

Sail away Party

A start-of-the-cruise event celebrating the ship's departure, led by the Entertainment Team and Dancers in a spectacular Costume Flag Parade.

Sea Party

Team game fun including Water Games, Group Dances and a final Sea Toast to wish everyone a magnificent cruise.

MasterChef At Sea

A culinary challenge where you will be asked to create a dish and be judged by our MSC Chefs on board.

Low & High Impact Fitness

Slim down, tone up and stay in shape with a wide variety of fun fitness activities every day:

Low impact - Stretching, Muscular Relaxation and Pilates

High impact - Aerobics and Fit Dancing

Sports Tournaments

Sports tournaments hosted by our Entertainment Team. Depending on your cruise, the wide spectrum of sports include:

Basketball

Football

Mini Bowling

Mini Golf

Table Football

Table Tennis

Tennis

Volleyball

Professional Dance Classes

Perfect your favourite dance moves under the expert instruction of our professional dance instructors. With classes throughout the day and evening you will be sure to find something that suits you.

DJ Sunset Time

A live poolside DJ set with themed costumes and dance music at sunset.

Arts & Crafts

Make your voyage creative choosing from a wealth of Arts & Crafts sessions. Depending on your itinerary these could include T-Shirt Painting, Sarongs & Scarves, Knitting, Decoupage and Quilling, paper arts, Bracelet Making, Gift Wrapping, Newspaper Weaving and Greetings Cards.

Pool Games

Join our Entertainment Team in a wide variety of pool and poolside games. With everything from Water Polo and a Water Olympics to Themed Team Games, you are guaranteed to make a splash.

Abundant Night-Time Activities

Don’t forget that MSC offer a wide range of activities throughout the evening in addition to our lounge, bar and theatre programmes.

Full-gaming Casino

Open until late while at sea offering all the variety that you find ahsore, including:

Entertaining games for both novices and seasoned players alike

Tournaments – Black Jack, Roulette and Poker

Poker Pro (electronic Texas Hold’em)

Promotions for all guests

Surprise promotions with winners randomly selected from those playing on the slot machines.

Aurea Spa - An authentic Balinese SPA at sea

Relax body and mind on-board an MSC Cruise with a visit to the luxurious MSC Aurea Spa. Our authentic Balinese spas offer you a massive choice of spa and beauty treatments. Each spa boasts an exotic interior of natural stone, precious woods and rich mosaics. The nail boutique, Shu Uemura Art of Hair suite and traditional Barber Shop, found in many of our spas, leave you feeling beautifully renewed from head to toe. With so much choice and a whole range of money-saving packages, you’ll find your perfect pamper experience.

Authentic Balinese SPA with exotic designer interiors combining natural stone, wood and rich mosaics with superb sea views

Extensive spa treatments - up to 20 varieties of massages - including Balinese, Sports, Thai and Hot Stone Massages - 19 body treatments, 19 facials, aromatherapy treatments, a manicure and pedicure spa, a sauna and a Turkish bath, depending on the ship

Couples Rituals and Hair Rituals - an expert combination of superb treatments in a single extraordinary session

State-of-the-art beauty treatments including Mya Advance - a real alternative to body sculpting, Q-Frequency radio frequency treatment and electroporation - a non-invasive, anti-aging treatment that feeds deep into the skin without needles

Expert beauty therapists supported by a full on-going training programme

Premium Kérastase and Shu Uemura dedicated treatment cabins on many ships

Beauty Salon with Hair Salon

Exclusive signature treatments specially created and continuously refined by MSC Cruises

“Enjoy the colour” – exclusive wellness cocktails in the SPA Bar based on the concept of the 5 colours of nature. Deliciously healthy.

Teenager treatments: Teenage Kicks: 11 super-value treatments introducing teens to the pleasures of a SPA on the sea

Aurea Experience special combined cabin and SPA-treatment package

Superb value from a varied choice of special prepaid packages

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 favourites

MSC 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 Salsa

Late 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 menus

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 more

Freshly-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

leasure 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

MSC Yacht Club is an exclusive haven of peace and luxury on board the Fantasia class ships, the largest in the MSC Cruises fleet. The all-inclusive gourmet dining within the Yacht Club raises the bar on already high standards and allows you to dine at whatever time suits you.

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.

Top Sail Lounge

An elegant lounge spanning the upper foredeck, offering spectacular panoramic views in exceptional comfort. A changing array of complimentary gourmet delicacies and snacks, beverages and cocktails are served all day, making the Top Sail lounge the ideal starting point for every occasion and the perfect place to end a beautiful day.

MSC Yacht Club - The One Pool SundeckTop-class sundeck for you to enjoy chilled drinks while sunbathing or a delicious treat after a refreshing dip in the pool; the One Pool sundeck is the perfect vantage point at the top of the ship for stunning ocean views.

Complimentary pool snacks

Extensive complimentary drinks menu - Available for you in your Yacht Club suite

A welcome surprise on embarkation day

Complimentary light bites from the room service menu

Complimentary mini bar, restocked daily

Fresh fruit bowl in suite

Free pizza delivery

MSC Sinfonia - Ship Visit