The Ultimate Guide To MSC Seascape

Sailing across the sun-kissed Bahamas and the sparkling Caribbean, MSC Seascape is one of the newest, ultra-glamorous, high-tech cruise ships launched by MSC Cruises in 2022—inspired by New York City, with a towering three-meter-high replica of the Statue of Liberty and a sweeping retail area named Times Square with an LED wall spanning four decks projecting Manhattan’s glittering skyline onboard Seascape.

Boasting 11 onboard restaurants—including five premium specialty restaurants and a 1,169-seater buffet—20 bars, an award-winning spa, Broadway-style shows, a private lavish 'ship-within-a-ship' (with your own personal butler), and 140,000 square feet of outdoor space home to a soaring zip line, six swimming pools (including an adults-only Infinity Pool), four water slides and a high-tech robotic ride—sailing onboard MSC Seascape makes for the perfect holiday for both couples and families alike.

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MSC Yacht Club

Tucked away on Deck 16, MSC Yacht Club is MSC Seascape’s exclusive ‘ship within a ship’, offering VIP treatment with 24-hour butler service, a dedicated concierge, priority embarkation—and a private lounge, restaurant, and sundeck.

Swipe your keycard and swan into its lavish bone marble lobby with glass haut watch cabinets, a giant glowing lava mural, and a cream marble staircase snaking up to its 131 well-appointed suites.

Waltz along a stretching walkway with mirrored walls and abstract paintings past a Picasso-style bust as you spill into the Top Sail Lounge, with panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows, a glossy grand piano, chocolate suede loveseats, and a rippled marble bar serving Jacquart Mosaïque Brut—while sliding chrome doors open onto a panoramic terrace with pairs of pebble-grey sofas where you can lounge and sip a cool Mojito.

Back inside, a diamond-studded staircase swirls up to the Yacht Club Restaurant with marble cake floors, giant Picasso-style paintings, and a wraparound balcony overlooking the Top Sail Lounge below.

At the once-a-cruise Gala Dinner, you can feast on Burgundy snails, twice-baked blue cheese souffle, and shellfish bisque—followed by champagne risotto, grilled lobster tail, and beef tenderloin Rossini. Desserts are rich and lavish, ranging from Chocolate Royal Cake to Crêpe Suzette and Italian tiramisu—while a sommelier is on hand to guide you on the finest wines from Napa Valley Conundrum to Piedmont Moscato.

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Breakfast at the Yacht Club Restaurant, though, is a must-do—don’t be tempted just to opt for room service. You’ll be rewarded with a sumptuous, multi-course affair, starting with hand-delivered butter croissants, pain au chocolat, and Danish rolls, before opting for French toast (with cinnamon and sugar) and fluffy waffles and pancakes drizzled with maple syrup.

Afterward, you can graze on oatmeal, cereals (from Special K to Cornflakes), bircher muesli, and fruits and yogurts—before moving onto grilled smoked herring, rollmops, Norwegian salmon, and eggs benedict—or eggs cooked to order. Alternatively, choose the MSC Express Breakfast—with fried eggs, grilled sausages, Prague ham, champignons, and hash browns.

Set across 463 square feet, its top-deck Deluxe Grand Suites are chic and modern, wrapped in grey oak with heavy zebra curtains, a king-sized bed, a walk-in closet, floor-to-ceiling wardrobes, an oak writing desk, a charcoal suede loveseat, and sea turtle artworks—as well as a flat-screen TV, fluffy robes, and a complimentary mini-bar.

Its adjoining ensuite is dressed with black volcanic marble floors, a walk-in shower, and a magnifying vanity mirror. While sliding doors open onto a sweeping 226-square-foot balcony with mesh chairs and footstools—perfect for gazing over the Caribbean sea.

Up on Deck 20, you’ll find the Yacht Club One Pool with a turquoise mosaic swimming pool (backed by a 3D tropical fish mural) and a solarium grill as its centerpiece—serving spectacular buffet lunches from fresh seafood to carvery as you graze on Romana salami, blue cheese, Asian slaw, roasted pork loin, beef, and lamb; Mediterranean cod (with parmesan herb crust), strawberry cream puff, raspberry mouse cake, pecan pralines bricks, and berries baked cheesecake.

Circling the deck, you’ll find white Scandi-boxed cabanas and cream-plump sunloungers to snuggle into—with a second little pool hidden at the back adorned with giant silver fish sculptures and dark teal stone showers.

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MSC Seascape Restaurants

You can feast your way through 11 restaurants onboard MSC Seascape—but, as guests of the MSC Yacht Club, you’ll have access to 5 specialty restaurants—of which children are welcome too.

Ocean Cay

Guarded by retro-fluted glass lamps, Ocean Cay is MSC Seascape’s chic, stylish seafood restaurant with intricate shell murals, an octopus sculpture, retro-fluted lamps, and a champagne wine cellar. Sink into navy snakeskin booths with little mushroom lanterns and start with luscious crabcakes before grazing on sesame-seared yellowfin tuna, roasted Dover sole, rock salt-crusted seabass, thermidor lobster, lamb cannon (served in a crust for two), tenderloin served rose veal or boneless cockerel. Couples can opt for the Seafood Platter—an ocean feast with spiny lobster, red king and blue crab, langoustines, Argentinian shrimps, sea scallops, and wild clams. Complete your feast with rhubarb crumble, pavlova, bourbon vanilla creme brulee, or creamy tiramisu.

Butchers Cut

Butchers Cut is MSC Seascape’s sexy American steakhouse with floor-to-ceiling wine cellars, bronze tusk lamps, crimson Chesterfield banquettes, industrial mesh chandeliers, and chalk walls telling the historical tales of the butchery process—with black and white photographs and cow anatomy diagrams. Melt into studded leather armchairs and order a shrimp cocktail (with Louis sauce), foie deviled eggs, or a baked goat cheese tart—before savoring roasted corn-fed chicken, sockeye salmon, or thick, juicy cuts of 14oz New York sirloin and 14oz double lamb chops—with creamed spinach, smoked mashed potato or crispy fries. Desserts range from bittersweet lava cake to melting peanut butter & milk chocolate cookies and weighty New York cheesecake.

Kaito Teppanyaki

With high tangerine stools and floor-to-ceiling Geisha prints, Kaito Teppanyaki is MSC Seascape’s fine dining Teppanyaki restaurant, where guests gather around an open kitchen as chefs crack jokes, orchestrate a group choir of Tina Turner hits, and show off their best egg juggling and knife tricks. On the Sencho Dining Experience, you’ll graze on miso soup, smoked salmon, sushi and sashimi, octopus, shrimp, sirloin and fried rice, and tiger eye tempura—complete with matcha tea ice cream.

MSC Aurea Spa

Glide past glowing portholes as you swan into the MSC Aurea Spa, complete with 21 treatment rooms, a hair and nail salon, a barbershop, an outdoor area with three cabanas (available for hire), and The Thermal Suite—with free passes included for MSC Yacht Club guests.

With glass-cubed chambers and little nooks, it houses a Himalayan salt room, dark and light sensory steam baths, hot and cold experience showers, mosaic ergonomic beds, a Narnia-esque snow grotto, a Finnish sauna, a blower pool, a Mediterranean bath, and rattan chocolate loungers.

Its Balinese therapists offer a plethora of treatments from hot stone lava massages to lymphatic drainage and shiatsu–as well as aromatic candle massages, anti-cellulite treatments, and its signature Himalayan Dream massage using rare fossil salts from the Himalayan Mountains.

Or indulge in a thalassotherapy treatment using ingredients like seawater, seaweed, sea mud, and mineral salts, such as the Aurea Papaveris with a body scrub made from poppy flowers, grape seeds, and sea salt to improve elasticity of skin, reduce cellulite and remove toxins from the body.

Adjacent to the MSC Aurea Spa, you’ll find the 3,000-square-foot MSC Gym by TechnoGym with treadmills, exercise bikes, and a spinning room and fitness studio holding yoga, pilates, and HIIT biking classes.

Entertainment and Activities

Days aboard the MSC Seascape can be as calming or adrenaline-pumping as you choose—from salsa classes to walking across the panoramic glass skywalk Bridge of Sighs and riding the Robotron—a three-seater robotic arm suspending riders 174 feet above water, twisting and flipping, as DJ beats blast out. Or, visit Times Square for a spot of retail therapy from Venchi 1878 Chocolate Bar to TimeVallée’s first watch boutique at sea.

There are also 6 pools onboard—one with a 360-degree water fountain island in the center to another with tiger statues, hot tubs, and a retractable roof (so it can be climate-controlled in winter), and even an adults-only Infinity Pool at the aft of Seascape, surrounded by sun loungers. Yet, as the sun sets, MSC Seascape truly comes alive.

Theater Shows

Chora Theater is MSC Seascape’s 1,200-seater Broadway-style theater, spilling over two decks, with comfy suede seats, classic Greek motifs (hence the name Chora—Greek for town), and heavy red velvet curtains, where you can watch intimate concerts, acrobats, and musical-style shows. While Le Cabaret Rouge is low-lit and sexy, inspired by Paris’ Moulin Rouge, wrapped in scarlet red with black swanky chandeliers—seating up to 400 onlookers. Here, you can watch intimate cabaret shows before it is transformed into a nightclub at midnight.

Bars and Nightlife

You’ll find 20 bars onboard MSC Seascape—from the ultra-chic Champagne Bar to the Wine Cellar and signature Seascape Bar, but the Sports Bar is a must-visit with chocolate snakeskin booths, vintage racket lamps, and a football-shaped bar as its centerpiece. In the evenings, Times Square plays host to intimate dueling piano concerts—while elsewhere on MSC Seascape, you’ll find karaoke, parties under the stars on the Marina Pool Deck (with a live DJ), and a grand casino with 186 slot machines and 14 casino tables where passengers play Roulette, Blackjack, and Poker.

Kids Club

Set across 7,500 square feet, Doremiland Kids Club is one of the largest kids clubs in the MSC Cruises fleet—only surpassed by MSC World Europa. It is divided into six key areas: Baby Club Chicco, Mini Club, Juniors Club, Young Club, Teen Club, and The Studio.

With soft play areas for toddlers and a cinema, video game consoles (including PlayStation5, Xbox X Series, and Nintendo Switch), and foosball and ping pong tables for older kids and teens, there’s plenty to keep them entertained while you make use of the MSC Aurea Spa and adults-only areas. The hosts of Doremiland Kids Club can also escort your kids to the Marketplace Buffet for an all-you-can-eat feast, gorging on juicy burgers, hot dogs, and pizzas—so it can be a good opportunity to glean some alone time as a couple at one of the specialty restaurants while the kids are in food heaven.

Each cruise features a “LEGO Experience On Board”—an entire day dedicated to LEGO activities—while at Halloween, you can attend special family parties with themed activities and a ‘scare house’.

Adjacent to the Doremiland Kids Club, you’ll find a video arcade, Hall Games—housing a Formula 1 racer simulator, an interactive 4D cinema (with laser guns), and a flight simulator—as well as Pirates Cove AquaPark, laid out like a giant pirate ship engulfed by the mythical Kraken’s tentacles with shooting water slides, suspended rope bridges, water cannons, and giant tilting flooding buckets.

So whether you’re looking for adults-only serenity with personal butlers, champagne bars, and infinity pools—or an action-packed family adventure with a floating waterpark, 4D cinema, and a cutting-edge kids club, choose MSC Seascape.

For more information, visit msccruises.com

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