MSC Bellissima — Deck Plans, Live Tracker, Dining & Videos

MSC Bellissima is the second ship of MSC Cruises' Meraviglia class, delivered on 28 February 2019 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire and christened by Sophia Loren in Southampton on 2 March 2019. She measures 171,598 gross tons and 315.83 metres in length, carries 4,488 guests at double occupancy (5,654 maximum) with a crew of 1,536, and flies the Maltese flag from Valletta. Her signature space is Galleria Bellissima — a two-deck indoor promenade with an 80-metre LED dome ceiling. She is currently the first MSC ship permanently based in East Asia, operating year-round from Yokohama (Tokyo), Shanghai, Keelung (Taipei), and Naha.

Quick Answer: MSC Bellissima (171,598 GT, 4,488 double / 5,654 max, 1,536 crew, delivered 2019) is a Meraviglia Class ship — featuring the Galleria Bellissima 80-metre LED-domed promenade, Cirque du Soleil at Sea shows in the Carousel Lounge, four main dining rooms, and the MSC Yacht Club ship-within-a-ship enclave. In 2026 she sails year-round East Asia from Tokyo, Shanghai, and Keelung.

Who She's For: Families and entertainment lovers drawn to a mega-ship with Cirque du Soleil at Sea, four main dining rooms to rotate through, and the LED-dome Galleria. Excellent for travellers wanting to sail from a Japanese or Chinese homeport — she is the only MSC ship year-round in Asia as of 2026. The MSC Yacht Club enclave makes her compelling for guests who want a premium cocoon inside the larger ship. Not for guests looking for a smaller, quieter vessel, a Mediterranean itinerary (she has moved to Asia), or MSC's World class hardware (2022 and later) which has more outdoor deck space and newer design touches.

MSC Bellissima shares her core layout with MSC Meraviglia — the same indoor promenade architecture under the LED sky ceiling, the same Carousel Lounge for Cirque du Soleil at Sea, and the same London Theatre for production shows. Dining spans four main dining rooms (Lighthouse Restaurant, Il Ciliegio, Le Cerisier, Posidonia Restaurant), the Marketplace Buffet on Deck 15, specialty venues including Butcher's Cut steakhouse, Kaito Sushi Bar, Kaito Teppanyaki, and Hola! Tacos & Cantina, plus the Jean-Philippe Chocolat & Café and Crêpes & Gelato concept. Upper decks add Arizona Aquapark, the Himalayan Bridge ropes course, and the Sportplex (bowling, XD Cinema, F1 simulator). MSC Grandiosa and MSC Virtuosa are often grouped with Bellissima but belong to the separate Meraviglia-Plus sub-class — Bellissima's only direct sister is MSC Meraviglia.