Buffet & Restaurants
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.
As one of the healthiest diets on the planet, Mediterranean food takes center stage at our main restaurants, tempting you with French, Italian and Spanish cuisine.
Location: Main Restaurants
Type of service: Included
For cruises departing from a U.S. port: The first entrée, appetizers, and desserts are complimentary per each guest. For guests who wish to order a second entrée, an additional surcharge of $5 will be applied.
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
For cruises departing from a U.S. port: The first entrée, appetizers, and desserts are complimentary per each guest. For guests who wish to order a second entrée, an additional surcharge of $5 will be applied.
Come to the Carvery for deliciously tender, juicy and flavorful roast meat specialties that will please your palate any day of the week. Enjoy the experience of watching your personal favorites being carved just for you.
Available on: all MSC Ships
Location: Buffet
Type of service: Included
The Take-away Station is the place to visit when you’re looking for a snack on the go. A wide range of the most popular take-away foods awaits you.
Available on: all MSC Ships
Location: Buffet
Type of service: Included
Check out the Pasta Station for authentic Italian pasta just like mama used to make. Discover a new selection of delicious flavor combinations every single day to satisfy even the most discerning palate.
Available on: all MSC Ships
Location: Buffet
Type of service: Included
Created with the little ones in mind, Kids’ Corner offers a selection of tasty, healthy and fun meals to tickle your children’s taste buds throughout your cruise. Dishes change on a daily basis so there’s always something new and exciting to discover.
Available on: all MSC Ships
Location: Buffet
Type of service: Included
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
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. Meet your five-a-day daily requirements with dishes that are delicious, nutritious and packed with flavor.
Available on: all MSC Ships
Location: Buffet
Type of service: Included
Enticing aromas and mouth-watering flavors are served up at our Ethnic Corner. Choose your personal favorite from a range of delectable dishes, hand-selected from every corner of the world, from Asian to Indian – and everywhere in between.
Available on: all MSC Ships
Location: Buffet
Type of service: Included
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 and 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 30 days before departure;
- Meals with gluten-free ingredients are prepared by skilled personnel in dedicated kitchens on board:
- MSC Cruises offers meals with gluten-free ingredients (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).
- 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. To inform us of your special need or special requirement, please follow the requirements available here.
Indulge your sweet tooth at the Dessert Corner, a magical world of delicious treats lovingly prepared with meticulous attention to detail by our talented team of bakers and pastry chefs.
Available on: all MSC Ships
Location: Buffet
Type of service: Included
faq
Is there an additional cost for a second entrée in main dining restaurants?
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.
