Cruise EatsSample menu published by MSC Cruises, dated March 2025.
What’s served changes by ship and sailing, so treat it as a guide to the kind of dishes you’ll find. Dated from the PDF file. A four-course menu; fresh pasta is made on board.
See MSC Cruises’ original menu.
Salads & starters
Il Cesare
Caesar salad with Pecorino dressing and anchovy
Il Castelfranco
Radicchio salad with Parmesan and balsamic
La Burrata
Burrata with a tomato and bread compote and olive crumble
Il Fritto alla Mediterranea
Lightly fried mixed seafood and vegetables
Il Tonno
Raw tuna tartare with avocado
Il Misto di Mare
Chilled shrimp, mussels and squid with crushed potatoes
Le Stagionature
Prosciutto di Parma with aged Parmesan
Il Carpaccio di Wagyu
Thin-sliced raw Wagyu beef with arugula
I Gamberi Rossi
Raw Mediterranean red shrimp with artichoke and stracciatella
Pasta
I Mandilli al Pesto
Ligurian silk-handkerchief pasta with basil pesto, green beans and potato
Le Tagliatelle al Ragù
Fresh tagliatelle with Bolognese meat sauce
Le Tagliatelle al Tartufo Nero
Tagliatelle with butter, Parmesan and black truffle
I Tonnarelli Cacio e Pepe
Thick spaghetti with Pecorino and black pepper
I Rigatoni all’Amatriciana
Rigatoni with cured pork cheek and tomato
Gli Spaghetti alla Carbonara
Roman carbonara with egg, guanciale and Pecorino
Il Risotto alla Marinara
Seafood risotto with clams, shrimp and oysters
Mains
I Calamari
Stuffed squid with peas and mashed potato
Le Capesante
Baked scallops with a tomato-olive topping
Il Branzino
Whole roasted sea bass with olives, capers and tomato
La Gran Cotoletta alla Milanese
Breaded bone-in veal chop for two
Il Brasato al Barolo
Short rib braised in red wine, with truffle mash
La Porchetta alla Toscana
Roast suckling pig with herb salad
Il Carciofo
Roman-style fried artichokes
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