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

MSC Musica is the first-in-class Musica Class ship from MSC Cruises, delivered on 19 June 2006 at Saint-Nazaire by Aker Yards France (the shipyard now operating under its historic Chantiers de l'Atlantique name) and christened on 29 June 2006 in Venice by Sophia Loren. She measures 92,409 gross tons and 293.8 metres in length, carries 2,550 guests at double occupancy (3,060 maximum) across 1,275 cabins with a crew of 1,014, and flies the Panamanian flag from Colón. In 2026 she sails Mediterranean itineraries from Genoa and Civitavecchia; for winter 2026-27 she repositions to Brazil to homeport from Santos, Paranaguá, Itajaí, and Rio de Janeiro, replacing MSC Lirica in the Brazilian market after that ship's 2026-27 season was cancelled.

Quick Answer: MSC Musica (92,409 GT, 2,550 double / 3,060 max, 1,014 crew, delivered 2006) is the first-in-class Musica Class ship — sisters MSC Orchestra, MSC Poesia, and MSC Magnifica. She carries two main dining rooms (L'Oleandro and Belle Époque), the single Gli Archi & Il Giardino Buffet, Kaito Sushi Bar as the only specialty restaurant, the two-deck Teatro La Scala, the Bar della Cascata atrium waterfall bar, and the MSC Aurea Spa. Mediterranean summer 2026; Brazil Nov 2026 – Apr 2027 replacing MSC Lirica's cancelled season.

Who She's For: Mediterranean cruisers drawn to a manageable mid-size ship with classical Italian interiors, travellers wanting Venetian and Adriatic itineraries from Genoa or Civitavecchia in 2026, and Brazilian cruisers looking at the 2026-27 Santos/Paranaguá/Rio season she's replacing MSC Lirica to run. Good pick for guests who prefer a traditional atrium-centric layout over the LED-dome promenade feel of newer MSC ships. Not yet for guests seeking the MSC Yacht Club enclave — Musica's Yacht Club is scheduled to be added in a late-2026 refit ahead of the Brazil season but is not installed as of early 2026. Not for guests expecting Cirque du Soleil at Sea, waterslides, or multiple specialty dining venues (Kaito Sushi Bar is the only specialty currently on the ship map).

MSC Musica is the first of four Musica Class ships — MSC Orchestra (2007), MSC Poesia (2008), and MSC Magnifica (2010) followed. All four were built at Saint-Nazaire in the Chantiers de l'Atlantique yard under different ownerships (Alstom → Aker Yards → STX France → Chantiers de l'Atlantique). MSC Musica's entertainment centre is the two-deck Teatro La Scala, named after Milan's opera house. Her signature interior feature is the multi-deck atrium waterfall on Deck 5 with the Bar della Cascata (Waterfall Bar). Dining on the current deck plan is simpler than on newer MSC ships — two MDRs (L'Oleandro on Deck 5 and Belle Époque on Deck 6), the Gli Archi & Il Giardino buffet on Deck 13, and Kaito Sushi Bar as the single specialty. Bars include the Havana Club Cigar Room, L'Enoteca wine bar, Crystal Lounge, Q32 Disco, and the Sanremo Casino. Wellness is handled by the MSC Aurea Spa on Deck 13 and the Sport Arena on Deck 16. MSC announced in February 2026 that Musica will receive an MSC Yacht Club enclave in a late-2026 refit ahead of her Brazil deployment, joining sister ships Magnifica and Poesia which already received their Yacht Clubs in refits earlier in the 2025-26 fleet Yacht Club extension programme.