MSC Cruises Transforms Buffet Restaurants on Select Ships

MSC Cruises Redesigned Buffet Area and menu

MSC Cruises’ has transformed the buffet restaurants on board MSC Splendida, MSC Fantasia and MSC Poesia.

With the help of famous Italian food designer Paolo Barichella from food and lifestyle designers Enocultura, the buffet area has been restyled around new concepts of presentation and service, offering guests a sensational casual dining experience morning, noon and night.

The buffet is the most visited dining area on board, particularly during breakfast and lunch, and continually enhancing this area is a priority for a company which prides itself on making each cruise a culinary voyage of discovery.

“The idea behind the new buffet was not only to increase the quality of service and variety of fresh choices but also to create a real culinary experience and reshape the way we present food on board,” said Enrico Borniotto, general manager of MSC Italcatering. “Guests can now enjoy watching our skilled chefs prepare a range of fresh dishes, from MSC’s signature authentic Italian pizzas and breads to perfect sautéed pasta and tasty cuts of meat.”

“Aside from redesigning the area in terms of decor, we tried to bring on board the concept of the visible kitchen,” he continued. “Some guests cannot imagine that most of the food is fresh on such big ships and that pasta, pizza, bread and desserts are handmade. This is an extraordinary added value to be proudly presented to guests.”
  
“Restyling the buffet areas of the MSC fleet was an exciting project for me,” said food designer Barichella. “I am used to working with restaurants and chefs from all over the world, but this was my first experience with a cruise company. This restyled area will enable guests to discover MSC’s high quality, fresh products in a holistic way.”

The redesigned buffet now includes many different specialty corners, arranged with a more intuitive feel for guests trying to decide what delicious dishes to select. 

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MSC Cruises Introduces MSC Aurea Spa Suites

Spa lovers will have a new way to cruise when MSC Cruises introduces its MSC Aurea Spa Suites this fall.

The new stateroom category, with suites similar to the luxurious MSC Yacht Club accommodations, will debut on MSC Splendida and MSC Fantasia.

In addition to an elegant retreat with proximity to the MSC Aurea Spa, guests who book an MSC Aurea Spa Suite will also receive an array of spa services included in the cruise fare, including the following:

• Welcome non-alcoholic cocktail at the Aurea Spa Bar
• Unlimited access to the Thermal Suite (sauna and steam room)
• Private consultation with the spa doctor
• 30-minute Balinese Massage
• 30-minute Facial Relax Treatment (facial using cream designed to help firm skin)
• Solarium session (full-body tanning session)

MSC Aurea Spa Suites will debut on MSC Fantasia’s 11-night roundtrip cruise departing Genoa Nov. 5 and calling in Italy, Spain, Morocco and Portugal and on MSC Splendida’s 11-night Nov. 13 cruise from Genoa that calls in Italy, Greece and Turkey.

The MSC Aurea Spa Suite exclusives are applicable to each person aged 18 or older
staying in the stateroom. Cruise  only rates begin at $1,949 for a 7-night cruise and
$2,249 for an 11-night cruise per person, double occupancy. Government fees and
taxes are additional.

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MSC Cruises Offers Connecting Balcony and Back To Back Cruise Savings

(May 13, 2009) –The entire family can experience the beauty of Europe on a 7-night cruise and save with MSC Cruises’ limited-time, Family Plan offer. Guests who book a balcony stateroom on select MSC Cruises’ Mediterranean and Northern Europe itineraries by May 31, 2009 can save up to 60 percent off a connecting balcony stateroom. This special “Family Plan” offer is applicable on adjoining Category 10 or 11 Balcony Superior staterooms (accommodating up to four guests) on the following 7-night sailings:

• MSC Splendida – “The Splendid Mediterranean” in July or August; rates begin at $5,349


• MSC Fantasia – “Mediterranean Fantasy” in June, July or August; rates begin at $4,999


• MSC Poesia – “Turkish Treasures and Croatian Coasts” in June, July or August; rates begin at $4,799


• MSC Musica – “Greek Islands in the Sun” in June, July or August; rates begin at $5,099


• MSC Orchestra – “Fascinating Fjords” in June, July or August; rates begin at $5,349


• MSC Orchestra – “Baltic Capitals and Russian Palaces” in June, July or August; rates begin at $5,349

Rates are cruise only and subject to availability.

In addition.....

(May 12, 2009) – MSC Cruises is offering special savings when you combine back-to-back 7-night Eastern and Western Mediterranean cruises this fall for a memorable 14-night European experience.

Cruise-only Back-to-Back rates begin at $1,299 per person, double occupancy and include transfers from the Venice pier to the Genoa pier.

Rates are available on select sailings; certain restrictions apply.

Bookings must be made by May 31, 2009.

For that unique back-to-back experience, guests can combine MSC Armonia’s Eastern Mediterranean itineraries (departing Sept. 7, 14 and 21) from Venice with MSC Lirica’s Western Mediterranean cruises from Genoa (departing Sept.14, 21 and 28).

Also available are back-to back cruises on MSC Musica (Eastern Mediterranean) from Venice (departing Aug. 30; Sept. 6, 13, 20 and 27; Oct. 4, 11, 18 and 25) and MSC Fantasia (Western Mediterranean) from Genoa, departing Sept. 6, 13, 20 and 27; Oct. 4, 11, 18 and 25; and Nov. 1.

As with all MSC Cruises’ sailings, kids under the age of 17 when sharing a stateroom with two full-fare-paying adults.