Traditional Italian cuisine is home cooking, la cucina casalinga, amateur cooking—from amare, cooking with love. Like our warm service, the spirit of our cuisine is always hospitable. During our renowned seven-course dinner menu, experience the zest of flavors and gaiety of colors from an authentic Mediterranean cucina - garlic, olives, basil, red pepper and tomatoes - in our traditional family recipes. Our well-trained dining staff serves regional specialties creatively prepared from scratch by our chefs as well as classic favorites.

What to do, what to do? Each day brings different activities. Sleep in or wake up early. Stroll around the deck or run on the jogging track. Get refreshed with a swim or relaxed in the whirlpool. Work out at the gym or try out one of the aerobic and step classes offered on board. Vist our Spa & Health center. Our professional team of estheticians, masseuses and beauticians is available for consultations and treatments throughout your stay. No detail is overlooked to maximize your comfort. On board the MSC Opera and MSC Lirica, you'll find steam rooms, saunas, massage rooms with ocean view and all new, state-of-the-art fitness equipment in the gym.

Join in a game of cards, table tennis or shuffleboard or play a game of tennis or volleyball. The library is stocked with books for your perusal. Our cinema features recently released and classic movies. There’s the Internet Café to email friends and family with updates throughout your journey, duty-free shopping boutiques, a video arcade and a card room - or you can enjoy the simple pleasure of lounging on a deck chair under the warmth of the sun sipping tropical drinks.

From breakfast in the morning to the midnight buffet, there are several dining options available aboard MSC Cruise. Have a continental breakfast delivered to the privacy of your stateroom, enjoy a casual outdoor lunch by the pool from the grill or pizzeria or partake in a more elaborate lunch in one of the dining rooms. After dinner, let MSC Cruises entertain you.

The lounges have bands playing music for all tastes from pianists and string quartets to pop, rock and oldies. Many of our nightly shows have an accent of the Mediterranean—vivid Flamenco dancers from Spain or historical glances back to Old Europe. Next, it's time for Vegas. We'll keep your glass filled as you test your luck with poker, roulette or blackjack in the casino. After a visit to the midnight buffet for a late-night snack, have one more dance or slip away to the privacy of your stateroom with the promise of another perfect day ahead.

Our spectacular new flagship captures the essance of Italian cruising and was christened in Venice on June 29, 2006. MSC Musica's exclusive godmother is the ambassador of the beauty and Italian elegance in the world, Sophia Loren, who has already christened MSC Lirica and MSC Opera.

Our newest and largest ship, MSC Musica, offers you the most modern and elegant design available by MSC Cruises. Onboard you'll enjoy her spacious staterooms, the majority of which offer private balconies, expansive deck space and numeros boutiques and entertainment venues. Our shipboard staff is dedicated to ensuring that everything we promise you, it will be. Whether it is at dinner in the luxurious Le Maxim Dining Room or at one of our other venues offered onboard such as our Sushi Bar or Wine Bar. MSC Musica will journey through the seas sailing the Eastern Mediterranean. Be among the first to enjoy all that she has to offer.

The MSC Opera lives up to her name: Classic; Grand; Opulent. Just like an opera should be. A true sense of grandeur and spaciousness prevails both inside and out. Her staterooms, many with private balconies, are roomy and comfortable. Her public areas feature a sweeping marble reception area and airy open spaces with walls of windows overlooking sprawling decks. Enjoy her elegance, style and luxury throughout your voyage. Wi-Fi services are now available in select public areas.

On board the magnificent MSC Lirica you'll find our longstanding dedication to hospitality while enjoying the ultimate in guest amenities. Built at one of the most prestigious shipyards worldwide with an emphasis on Italian design. With an atmosphere and service comparable to the best of Italian hotels, the MSC Lirica features the highest quality materials and luxurious amenities available to fully immerse our guests in an elegant environment that is clearly Italian style. Wi-Fi services are now available in select public rooms.

MSC Sinfonia boasts Italian elegance, central to the MSC family offering, comfort with wide open public spaces, excellent facilities from bars to cafes to restaurants to the casino and nightly entertainment plus lots more too. MSC Sinfonia has been inspired from the musical notes of the greatest symphonies of our classical European composers. A traveller from the romantic symphonies of Beethoven through the moody notes of Mozart to the contemporary Debussy's music and Tchaikovsky's opera plus those of Brahms.

The MSC Armonia is majestic in stature yet intimate and welcoming onboard. The ambiance on board is refined and casually elegant with the Italian sense of style that is a hallmark of MSC Cruises. With a high space and service ratio, guest comfort is preeminent. MSC Armonia offers a large number of luxurious suites with private balconies and all the features guests enjoy on a contemporany cruise including two outdoor pools, health and fitness center, spa, beauty salon, six bars, four restaurants, disco, theater, cabaret, casino, Internet Café, simulation golf range, video arcade and children’s playroom.

Close your eyes and imagine the magic of a sea voyage. Then imagine this trip being made extra special by the service of a butler who will look after you, turning your cruise into a truly unforgettable experience. This will become a reality on board MSC Fantasia and sister ship MSC Splendida, the biggest ships built for European ship owner. These two new ships will join the fleet in November 2008 and spring 2009 respectively, marking the beginning of a new concept for MSC Cruises and a new era for our vacations at sea.

MSC Fantasia & MSC Splendida are the first ships in the fleet to have an exclusive VIP area. On board MSC Fantasia this will be called the MSC Yacht Club and will consist of 99 spacious suites. Other reserved areas will include a bar, solarium, 2 Jacuzzis, 1 pool with a sky dome, an observation lounge with bar and concierge plus a magnificent panoramic view and 24/7 Butler Service, with one butler for every five suites.

MSC's personalized Butler Service will provide check-in assistance, transport luggage and upon request, unpack and organize personal belongings and stock your suite with fine wines, liquors, champagnes and cigars. In your suite, your butler will be more than happy to serve you a traditional English tea or a gourmet meal and even organize small party for you and your guests. Reservations for spa treatments, shore excursions and restaurant dining are just a request away as our Butlers are there to make your MSC Cruise a vacation of a lifetime.

MSC Cruses currently has a fleet of eight ships: MSC Orchestra, MSC Musica, MSC Sinfonia, MSC Opera, MSC Armonia, MSC Lirica, MSC Melody and MSC Rhapsody, cruising in the Mediterranean all year round, Northern Europe, Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean and South America. The fleet will increase to 12 ships by 2010. In the spring of 2008 MSC Poesia, the third ship in the “Musica” class will join the fleet. Followed in the autumn of 2008 and spring 2009 by MSC Fantasia and MSC Splendida. These will be two of the largest ships built by a European ship owner. Then in 2010 MSC Magnifica, the fourth ship in the Musica class, will also enter service. MSC Cruises are co-sponsors of Alinghi and Shosholoza in the 32nd Americas Cup culminating in the final races in Valencia in June 2007.

1. MSC - The World's Fastest Growing Cruise Line Our growth has been phenomenal! From a fleet of three classic vessels in 2003, we have grown into a truly global cruise line that will boast two classic vessels and eight magnificent contemporary vessels by 2010. MSC Cruises is the world’s fastest growing cruise line! 2. European & Italian Legendary film star and Italian icon Sophia Loren is the proud Godmother of our line, hence European and Italian ambiance abounds! From the genuine warmth of our Italian officers and Italian-inspired décor to our refined La Cucina Italiana and New World Mediterranean-inspired cuisine, you will enjoy a truly cosmopolitan vacation experience. 3. Unique Itineraries MSC Cruises offers more than 150 itineraries calling on 130 ports – including many not-often-visited locales – allowing our guests to discover the world with itineraries featuring the best of the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Northern Europe and South America as well as unique Transatlantic Ocean Voyages. 4. White-Glove Service On many cruise lines this is a lost art; on MSC Cruises it is a tradition that is proudly preserved. It starts from the moment you board the ship. Each and every guest is greeted by our white-gloved staff and personally escorted to their stateroom. 5. Quiet Ship | Refined Ambiance There are times when less is truly more. Onboard MSC ships we fully embrace this, putting our guests’ experience first and foremost. Notable is the absence of non-stop broadcast messages – only essential ones are made. There are also no waiters pushing their drinks – only servers fulfilling your wishes. These subtle, unique MSC qualities provide our guests with a fulfilling vacation experience. 6. Freshly Prepared Cuisine This allows us to offer guests a wider variety of dining and menu selections, from regional Italian specialties and gourmet offerings to a wide range of more traditional options. 7. Top Entertainment Our entertainment gets standing ovations because we focus on hiring the finest international talent. It is recognized as the best entertainment at sea by agents, press and guests alike. With continuous evening entertainment throughout the ship and unique theme cruises on select sailings, there is always something for everyone. 8. Impeccable Décor & Cleanliness MSC Cruises’ ships are thoughtfully designed with our guests in mind. The atmosphere is one of understated elegance, with subtle color palettes, fine artwork and plenty of open vistas. Our public rooms boast some of the highest space-to-guest ratios at sea. And our hallmark is that we operate among the cleanest ships afloat – our ships average scores of 99 out of 100 on USPH inspections! 9. Extraordinary Value | Uncompromising Experience Our extraordinary product is perhaps the best value in cruising. We offer new ships, new itineraries and an abundance of onboard amenities at prices sure to put the wind in your sails, including our signature Kids 17 & Under Sail Free year-round program. 10. Kids Sail Free* on every MSC cruise Making MSC Cruises the ideal choice for a family vacation. Traveling with friends or extended family? We also offer family suites and interconnecting staterooms to accommodate every kind of family. And there are plenty of activities on board for children including a club just for them. There are parties, shows and games, treasure hunts, mini-Olympics, video games and playrooms - even a special pool area for kids! So that when parents out doing their favorite things, kids and teens can enjoy their very own cruise adventure.