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MSC Fantasia
Last refurbished
2011
Last refurbished
Passengers
3274
Passengers
Ports Visited
27
Ports visited
Cruises from $127 per day
$127
From Price per day
Total Gross Tonnage of MSC Fantasia
137,936
Gross Tonnage

MSC Fantasia Cruises

3.7
(from 18 verified customers)

MSC Fantasia entered service in 2008, at 137,936 GT and carrying 3,274 passengers. At the time this was the most innovative ship built by MSC, and still is rather special. New are the Yacht Club ship-within-a-ship living space with Courtyard Villa complex, retractable glass pool roof, 4D cinema with strapped-in-seats, Balinese spa, and high ratio of balcony staterooms.English speaking travellers who are comfortable with European service and cuisine will find the ship a delight. Dining places offer an excellent range. Note that specialty restaurants have no extra charge, but the menu is à la carte with reasonable prices. This ship is best suited to young couples, singles, families who enjoy big ship city life, with its mix of noise, nationalities and languages.

Ship Specification

Maiden voyage: 2008
Number of decks: 13
Tonnage: 137936
Cabins: 1637
Passengers: 3274
Number of crew: 1325
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Onboard Experience

  • Dining

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    • Dining on the MSC Fantasia

    There are four main dining areas. The two-deck Il Cherchio d’Oro is set-table set-time venue with Mediterranean cuisine and always-available “slow food” – spaghetti, chicken breast, salmon fillets and vegetable of the day. The alternative restaurant Red Velvet is also traditional. For a ship of this size food outlets can be found everywhere. Casual breakfasts and lunches are available in a large self-serve buffet eatery.

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    Select from a wide variety of dining options beyond traditional formal restaurant and buffet venues: L'Etoile, an intimate French restaurant, the boisterous El Sombrero Tex Mex, an evening-only pizzeria, the Sports Bar for snacks, and La Cantina Toscana for Italian wines and tapas. All the alternative dining venues charge on an à la carte basis at reasonable prices. Suite guests can dine at La Pergola with its stylish Italian cuisine; reservations are available to other passengers.

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  • Bars

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    Sit and watch fellow passengers pass by at Il Cappuccino Coffee Bar with its coffees, teas and chocolates.

  • Entertainment

    • Entertainment on the MSC Fantasia
    • Entertainment on the MSC Fantasia

    L’Avanguardia is a state-of-the-art 1600 seat venue and its twice-nightly productions have received high acclaim. Some productions may be short, just 30 minutes.

  • Activities

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    Catch a movie in the 4D Cinema or have fun at the Casinò della Palme. Deck tennis, basketball, water slides, hot tubs, daytime aerobics, squash and shuffleboard will keep you active. For those who prefer to sit, the ship has interactive Formula 1 race simulators.

  • Health & Fitness

    • Fitness on the MSC Fantasia
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    • Fitness on the MSC Fantasia
    • Fitness on the MSC Fantasia
    • Fitness on the MSC Fantasia

    For fitness and health, the MSC Aurea Spa is equipped with treadmills, Nordic machines and individual aerobic machines. The spa area has three Thalassotherapy cabins and 15 massage rooms, with a Balinese treatment facility. Spas are operated by Blue Ocean, and treatments include acupuncture.

  • Kids

    • Kids activities on the MSC Fantasia
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    • Kids activities on the MSC Fantasia
    • Kids activities on the MSC Fantasia
    • Kids activities on the MSC Fantasia

    For the youngsters there’s the Graffiti Disco Teen and the video games room Virtual World. Children are well provided for, from three years to late teens. A “baby-parking” service is helpful when parents want to go on shore excursions.

  • Inclusions

    • Activities - organised & individual
    • All main meals on-board
    • Butler & valet services (select cabins)
    • Captain's welcome cocktail party and Gala Evening
    • Coffee, tea & milk 24 hrs
    • Cruise Director & all English speaking staff
    • Entertainment - live music and/or shows, movies
    • In-cabin continental breakfast for higher classes
    • Kids clubs & teen programs (3-17 yrs)
    • Service charge: Up to €0/USD12.50/AUD18 (12 & over) daily, child over 1 pay half. Ask about pre-payment.
    • Ship-shore-ship transfers
    • Traditional/set time & multi-venue dining
    • Under 12s sharing cabin w/ 2 adults: ask about free travel (pay port dues)
    • Use of ship facilities - indoor & outdoor

Customer cruise ship ratings

MSC Fantasia has an average of 3.7 Stars based on 18 Guest Reviews

  • Overall
    3.7
  • Cabin
    4.2
  • Dining
    3.3
  • Entertainment
    3.3
  • Service
    4

Destination & Ports

Visited Ports

Highlights

  • There’s always more to discover as you make your way around the world on MSC Fantasia.

  • 2 Royal Suites from approximately 560 sq.ft. (including a balcony of 172 sq.ft.).

  • In addition to all the features of ‘Bella’ and ‘Fantastica’, the ‘Aurea’ Experience offers a series of relaxing benefits for body and soul.

Cabins

Of her 1,637 cabins, 80% have an ocean view, and as many have private balconies they are quite affordable. All cabins have single beds that can be converted into a double bed, air conditioning, bathroom with shower, interactive television, radio, telephone, internet connection (for a fee), minibar, and safe. All cabins and staterooms are modern, comfortable and very stylish. For all cabins continental breakfast is complimentary from 7.30 to 10 am, while room service snacks can be bought at other times. For suites a basket of fruit is provided at embarkation, and replenished daily.

A total of 72 suites are located on two aft decks, called the “MSC Yacht Club”. Guests have access to their own VIP areas, receive priority treatments, various luxuries and a 24-hour butler service. New Aurea Suites at forefront of ship, offering great views and have close access to Aurea Spas. The black marble floor and glass staircase joining the two decks gives access to exclusive hydro-massage pools, skydome swimming pool, solarium, and observation lounge with bar. There are no single cabins, and 43 wheelchair-accessible across all cabin grades. Room service food is charged per item.)

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  • Interior

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    Cabin Types

    IR2, IR1, IB

    Surface approx. 183 sq. ft., deck 10 - 13Relaxing armchairBathroom with shower, vanity area and hairdryerComfortable double or single beds (on request)TV, telephone, Wifi connection available (for a fee), safe and minibarThe image is representative only; the size, layout and furniture may vary (within the same cabin category).

  • Balcony

    Balcony on the MSC Fantasia Balcony on the MSC Fantasia

    Cabin Types

    BA, BL3, BL2, BL1, BP, BB, OL3, OL2, OL1, OB

    Surface approx. 204 sq. ft. with a balcony that is approx. 43 sq. ft., deck 11-13, best ship positionSitting area with sofaBathroom with shower or bathtub, vanity area with hairdryerComfortable double or single beds (on request)Interactive TV, telephone, Wifi connection available (for a fee), safe and minibarThe image is representative only; the size, layout and furniture may vary (within the same cabin category).

  • Suite

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    Cabin Types

    SX, SL1, SLS, SRS

    Surface approx. 409 ndash; 441 sq. ft. with a balcony that is approx. 43 ndash; 65 sq. ft., deck 9-11Sitting area with sofaSpacious WardrobeBathroom with bathtub, vanity area with hairdryerComfortable double or single beds (on request)Interactive TV, Wifi connection available (for a fee), telephone, safeAUREA Suite benefits:Priority tender and disembarkationIn-suite espresso machine amenitiesPremium Relaxation amenities in each suite (including bathrobe, slippers, and bespoke MED Bath amenities)Premium Minibar (first minibar items)Ironing service (2 items per suite)This update applies to all ships with departure dates starting from July 1st, 2025Please note the benefits are subject to change without prior notice.The image is representative only; the size, layout and furniture may vary (within the same cabin category).

  • Yacht Club Suite

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    Cabin Types

    YC3, YC2, YCT, YCP, YC1

    Average Cabin Size – 36.5 m2

    Average Balcony Size – 5.6 m2

    Surface approx. 388 sq. ft. with a balcony that is approx. 172 sq. ft., deck 16.Balcony with dining tableSeparate living area and dining roomWalk-in wardrobesBathroom with bathtub and shower, vanity area with hairdryerComfortable double or single beds (on request)Wifi connection includedInteractive TV, telephone, safe and minibarDiscover a world of privileges with MSC Yacht Club including:24-Hour Butler service and dedicated concierge Premium Extra Drink and Premium Internet packages included Complimentary Access to the Thermal Suite in the MSC Aurea SPA Discounts: 20% on a dedicated Specialty Restaurant prepaid package; 40% on a dedicated SPA prepaid package and 10% on all SPA treatments on board. 1 Free cruise changeThe image is representative only; the size, layout and furniture may vary (within the same cabin category).

MSC Fantasia Deck Plans

Legend

  • Sofa bed
  • 3rd bed is a pullman bed
  • 3rd & 4th beds are pullman beds
  • Double sofa bed
  • Connecting staterooms
  • Cabin for guests with reduced mobility
  • MSC Yacht Club/Aurea Suite cabin with balcony
  • MSC Yacht Club/Aurea Suite cabin with panoramic sealed window
  • Ship configuration may be subject to change depending on the season and on the destination

MSC Fantasia Cruise Calendar

Date Title Departs Prices From
04 Nov 2026 Turkey, Greece, Italy Istanbul $2519
07 Nov 2026 Italy, Greece, Turkey Bari $2689
08 Nov 2026 Italy, Greece, Turkey Trieste $2179
11 Nov 2026 Piraeus,Kusadasi,Istanbul,Corfu,Bari,Trieste Athens Sold Out
13 Nov 2026 Istanbul,Corfu,Bari,Trieste Istanbul Sold Out
07 Dec 2026 Italy, Spain, Portugal Rome (Civitavecchia) $1019
07 Dec 2026 Italy, Spain, Portugal Rome (Civitavecchia) $1219
07 Dec 2026 Civitavecchia,Las Palmas de G.Canaria,Santa Cruz de La Palma,Santa Cruz de Tenerife,Puerto del Rome (Civitavecchia) $1279
15 Dec 2026 Portugal, Spain Funchal (Madeira) $989
17 Dec 2026 Spain, Portugal Lanzarote $1899
18 Dec 2026 Spain, Portugal Las Palmas $1069
24 Dec 2026 Spain, Portugal Lanzarote $2369
25 Dec 2026 Spain, Portugal Las Palmas $1779
27 Dec 2026 Spain, Portugal Santa Cruz de Tenerife $2569
29 Dec 2026 Portugal, Spain Funchal (Madeira) $1829
01 Jan 2027 Spain, Portugal Las Palmas $1349
05 Jan 2027 Portugal, Spain Funchal (Madeira) $1079
07 Jan 2027 Spain, Portugal Lanzarote $1849
08 Jan 2027 Spain, Portugal Las Palmas $1199
12 Jan 2027 Portugal, Spain Funchal (Madeira) $1219
14 Jan 2027 Spain, Portugal Lanzarote $1369
15 Jan 2027 Spain, Portugal Las Palmas $1329
19 Jan 2027 Portugal, Spain Funchal (Madeira) $1179
21 Jan 2027 Spain, Portugal Lanzarote $1339
22 Jan 2027 Spain, Portugal Las Palmas $1379
24 Jan 2027 Spain, Portugal Santa Cruz de Tenerife $1309
26 Jan 2027 Portugal, Spain Funchal (Madeira) $1279
29 Jan 2027 Spain, Portugal Las Palmas $1399
04 Feb 2027 Spain, Portugal Lanzarote $1349
11 Feb 2027 Spain, Portugal Lanzarote $1359
12 Feb 2027 Spain, Portugal Las Palmas $1429
16 Feb 2027 Portugal, Spain Funchal (Madeira) $1259
18 Mar 2027 Spain, Portugal Lanzarote $1519
26 Mar 2027 Spain, Portugal Las Palmas $1559
28 Mar 2027 Spain, Portugal Santa Cruz de Tenerife $1409
30 Mar 2027 Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Italy Funchal (Madeira) $2059
01 Apr 2027 Spain Lanzarote $779
02 Apr 2027 Spain, Morocco, Italy Las Palmas $2719
12 Apr 2027 Italy, France, Spain Rome (Civitavecchia) $419
02 May 2027 Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno,Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari Cagliari $1449
04 May 2027 Livorno,Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno Livorno $1909
10 May 2027 Italy, France, Spain Rome (Civitavecchia) $1709
12 May 2027 Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno,Cannes Cannes $1389
18 May 2027 Livorno,Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno Livorno $2079
19 May 2027 Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno,Cannes Cannes $1499
27 May 2027 Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno,Cannes,Barcelona Barcelona $1459
01 Jun 2027 Livorno,Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno Livorno $2459
08 Jun 2027 Livorno,Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno Livorno $1599
09 Jun 2027 Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno,Cannes Cannes $1569
13 Jun 2027 Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno,Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari Cagliari $1739
15 Jun 2027 Livorno,Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno Livorno $2159
22 Jun 2027 Livorno,Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno Livorno $1819
27 Jun 2027 Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno,Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari Cagliari $2009
30 Jun 2027 Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno,Cannes Cannes $2009
04 Jul 2027 Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno,Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari Cagliari $1839
13 Jul 2027 Livorno,Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno Livorno $2119
18 Jul 2027 Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno,Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari Cagliari $1869
19 Jul 2027 Italy, France, Spain Rome (Civitavecchia) $1949
26 Jul 2027 Italy, France, Spain Rome (Civitavecchia) $1909
03 Aug 2027 Livorno,Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno Livorno $2039
08 Aug 2027 Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno,Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari Cagliari $2109
10 Aug 2027 Livorno,Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno Livorno $2299
11 Aug 2027 Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno,Cannes Cannes $2109
12 Aug 2027 Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno,Cannes,Barcelona Barcelona $1959
15 Aug 2027 Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno,Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari Cagliari $2599
17 Aug 2027 Livorno,Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno Livorno $2109
18 Aug 2027 Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno,Cannes Cannes $2099
22 Aug 2027 Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno,Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari Cagliari $2109
23 Aug 2027 Italy, France, Spain Rome (Civitavecchia) $2389
24 Aug 2027 Livorno,Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno Livorno $2019
25 Aug 2027 Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno,Cannes Cannes $1999
01 Sep 2027 Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno,Cannes Cannes $1909
02 Sep 2027 Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno,Cannes,Barcelona Barcelona $1909
06 Sep 2027 Italy, France, Spain Rome (Civitavecchia) $1999
12 Sep 2027 Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno,Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari Cagliari $1749
04 Oct 2027 Italy, France, Spain Rome (Civitavecchia) $1799
06 Oct 2027 Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno,Cannes Cannes $1419
14 Oct 2027 Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno,Cannes,Barcelona Barcelona $1379
28 Oct 2027 Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno,Cannes,Barcelona Barcelona $1379
31 Oct 2027 Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno,Cannes,Barcelona,Ibiza,Cagliari Cagliari $1509
02 Nov 2027 Italy, France, Spain Livorno $1419
07 Nov 2027 Cagliari,Civitavecchia,Livorno,Cannes,Palma de Mallorca,Barcelona Cagliari $1229
08 Nov 2027 Italy, France, Spain Rome (Civitavecchia) $1029
15 Nov 2027 Genoa,Naples,Palermo,La Goulette,Barcelona,Marseille,Genoa Genoa $1519
20 Nov 2027 Barcelona,Marseille,Genoa,Naples,Palermo,La Goulette,Barcelona Barcelona $1349
29 Nov 2027 Genoa,Naples,Palermo,La Goulette,Barcelona,Marseille,Genoa Genoa $1429
12 Dec 2027 Marseille,Genoa,Naples,Palermo,La Goulette,Barcelona,Marseille Marseille $1279
25 Dec 2027 Barcelona,Marseille,Genoa,Naples,Palermo,La Goulette,Barcelona Barcelona $2669
27 Dec 2027 Genoa,Naples,Palermo,La Goulette,Barcelona,Marseille,Genoa Genoa $2669
28 Dec 2027 Naples,Palermo,La Goulette,Barcelona,Marseille,Genoa,Naples Naples $2669
12 Jan 2028 Palermo,La Goulette,Barcelona,Marseille,Genoa,Naples,Palermo Palermo $1199
18 Jan 2028 Naples,Palermo,La Goulette,Barcelona,Marseille,Genoa,Naples Naples $1199
22 Jan 2028 Barcelona,Marseille,Genoa,Naples,Palermo,La Goulette,Barcelona Barcelona $1199
23 Jan 2028 Marseille,Genoa,Naples,Palermo,La Goulette,Barcelona,Marseille Marseille $1199
25 Jan 2028 Naples,Palermo,La Goulette,Barcelona,Marseille,Genoa,Naples Naples $1199
29 Jan 2028 Barcelona,Marseille,Genoa,Naples,Palermo,La Goulette,Barcelona Barcelona $1199
01 Feb 2028 Naples,Palermo,La Goulette,Barcelona,Marseille,Genoa,Naples Naples $1199
05 Feb 2028 Barcelona,Marseille,Genoa,Naples,Palermo,La Goulette,Barcelona Barcelona $1199
06 Feb 2028 Marseille,Genoa,Naples,Palermo,La Goulette,Barcelona,Marseille Marseille $1199
07 Feb 2028 Genoa,Naples,Palermo,La Goulette,Barcelona,Marseille,Genoa Genoa $1199

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