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 three-course menu: warm pita and dips, four mezes to share, a main and a dessert.
See MSC Cruises’ original menu.
Cold mezes
The Greek Salad
Tomato, cucumber, olives and feta
Hummus
Chickpea dip with capers and olives
Melitzanosalata
Smoky aubergine dip
Grilled Vegetables
Grilled vegetables with a minty yogurt sauce
Orange Salad
Arugula with grapefruit, avocado and pomegranate
Watermelon & Barrel-Aged Feta Cheese Salad
Watermelon, feta, cucumber and mint
Hot mezes
Moussaka
Baked aubergine and minced meat layered with béchamel
Tiganita Thalassina
Lightly fried squid, shrimp and white fish
Falafel
Chickpea fritters with yogurt sauce
Fried Feta Rolls
Feta in crisp filo with honey
Kolokithokeftedes
Courgette fritters with herbed yogurt
Grilled Octopus
Octopus with a smoked paprika potato stew
Avgolemono
Lemony chicken soup with egg and orzo
Mains
The Sea
Fish and seafood picked from the ice display and grilled; premium choices cost extra
Grilled Lamb Chops
With tzatziki
Giaourtlou Kebab
Lamb and beef kebabs on pita with tzatziki
Kota Riganati
Roast chicken thighs marinated in yogurt, lemon and herbs
Lamb Kleftiko
Lamb shank slow-baked in parchment with potatoes and cheese
Desserts
Karidipita
Spiced walnut cake with vanilla ice cream
Portokalopita
Orange-soaked filo cake
Baklava
Nut pastry with honey, pistachio and Greek yogurt
Rate dishes at the table and keep a log of what you loved, so you know what to order next time. Members also get a one-line, plain-English description of every dish.