CRUISE BUFFET AND RESTAURANTS
Our onboard main restaurants will always give you a wide choice of high quality cuisine with a different menu selection every day, from International to the best Mediterranean food. At our extensive Buffet you can explore an astonishing variety of our cuisine, with the freedom to walk in and treat yourself at any time. The Buffet is open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and late night snacks.
Depending on your Ship and Experience, you can choose from Early or Late Dining when booking and we’ll reserve a table for you for the entire duration of your cruise. To enjoy even more flexibility, Aurea Guests will experience My Choice dining style allowing them to dine anytime within the main restaurant’s opening hours.
Meat Carvery
Come to the Carvery for deliciously tender, juicy and flavourful roast meat specialities that will please your palate any day of the week. Enjoy the theatre of watching your personal favourites being carved right in front of your eyes especially for you.
Available on: all MSC Ships
Location: Buffet
Type of service: Included
International Dining
Our main restaurants invite you on a journey around the world’s cuisines, offering exceptional international dishes every day of your cruise.
Available on: all MSC Ships
Location: Main Restaurants
Type of service: Included
Mediterranean Dining
As one of the healthiest diets on the planet, Mediterranean food takes centre stage at our main restaurants, tempting you with French, Italian and Spanish cuisine.
Available on: all MSC Ships
Location: Main Restaurants
Type of service: Included
Kids Area
Kids area
Pasta Station
Check out the Pasta Station for authentic Italian pasta just like mama used to make. Discover a new selection of delicious flavour combinations every single day to satisfy even the most discerning palate.
Available on: all MSC Ships
Location: Buffet
Type of service: Included
Take-away Station
The Take-away Station is just the place to be when you’re feeling peckish for a snack on the go. A wide range of the most popular fast foods awaits you, the perfect casual dining fix for those moments when hunger suddenly strikes.
Available on: all MSC Ships
Location: Buffet
Type of service: Included
Ethnic Corner
Enticing aromas and mouth-watering flavours are served up at our Ethnic Corner. Choose your personal favourite from a range of delectable dishes, hand-selected from every corner of the world, from Asian to Indian – and everything in between.
Available on: all MSC Ships
Location: Buffet
Type of service: Included
Wellness Corner
A selection of light and tasty dishes awaits you at our Wellness Corner. Made with your health in mind, these dishes will boost your wellbeing without putting a strain on your waistline. Stock up on your five-a-day with dishes that are delicious, nutritious and packed with flavour.
Available on: all MSC Ships
Location: Buffet
Type of service: Included
Daily Special Corner
Get set to be wowed by the creativity of our talented chefs at the Daily Special Corner. Wrap your taste buds around a different speciality every day of your cruise for an unforgettable culinary surprise.
Available on: all MSC Ships
Location: Buffet
Type of service: Included
Dessert Corner
Indulge your sweet tooth at the Dessert Corner, a cornucopia of deliciously sweet treats that will have your mouth watering. Enter the magical world of fine patisserie, crafted with love by our team of talented bakers and pastry chefs with meticulous attention to detail.
Available on: all MSC Ships
Location: Buffet
Type of service: Included
Special Diets and Menus
We strive every day to ensure our guests have a perfectly paired experience, which is why our chefs have worked hard to create the following specialties for you and yours:
- Vegetarian Menus of delicious specialties, freshly prepared to the gourmet standards for which MSC is renowned.
- Vegan-friendly dishes are incorporated into our main restaurant menus and buffet restaurant culinary offer.
- Kosher meals (pre-packaged breakfast, lunch and dinner) may be available on board for an additional charge of €25/$30 pp/day. Kosher meals can be consumed in the main restaurants and must be booked at least 30 days before ship’s departure.
- Halal products (beef, lamb and poultry) may be available on board following former request of the guest at least two months before departure;
- Gluten-Free Menus are prepared by skilled personnel in dedicated kitchens on board:
- MSC Cruises holds a certification for its food safety management system in accordance with ISO 22000 standard requirements.
- MSC Cruises offers gluten-free menus (breakfast, lunch and dinner) in the main restaurants on most of its ships. On MSC Armonia, MSC Sinfonia, MSC Opera and MSC Lirica where guests will find a limited selection of pre-packaged gluten-free snacks such as biscuits, croissants, sponge cakes and muffins).
- Please check the availability of gluten-free menus when booking.
- Location: Main Restaurants only.
- Allergies or intolerances: Information about the presence of substances or products causing allergies or intolerances is available by contacting our staff. Guests with food intolerances and/or allergies must inform MSC Cruises of their needs via the Special Needs Form and, once on board, confirm their requirements at Reception-Guest Service and/or with the Maître d’hôtel.
We can accommodate most special dietary requirements in our main restaurants where there is a greater degree of control over the production and service of special meals. We cannot guarantee no cross-contamination at the buffet.
Important notice
For cruises departing from a U.S. homeport: meals at the main restaurants are complimentary per each guest. For guests who wish to order a second dish or more on specific dinner menu sections, an additional surcharge of $5 will be applied.
