Live · sailing at 11 kn · Naha
Guests
4,488 – 5,686
Crew
1,536
Cabins
2,244
Length
316 m
Space ratio
31
Homeport pattern
Barcelona
Where she is right now
En route · Naha· 8/2/2026, 1:49:18 PM· Course 152°
Position
27.38°N, 127.04°E
Heading
511° · COG 152°
Speed
11 kn
Destination
Naha
Our take · opinion
Meraviglia gloss, Yacht Club split
We experience MSC Bellissima as Meraviglia-class MSC at full gloss: LED promenade drama, family cluster cabins, and a sharp MSC Yacht Club divide. We’d put value-minded families here when they want big-ship energy with a suite escape.
Bellissima’s personality lives on the Galleria promenade under the long LED digital sky. It keeps the midship social heart busy from afternoon gelato through late drinks, while the indoor-outdoor water park and amusement spaces own kid hours. She feels like European megaship energy with polished public rooms, not a quiet premium product for soft evenings shipwide.
For staterooms, we like the cluster cabin setups when multi-gen groups need connecting rooms for up to ten guests. Most of the inventory is balcony-heavy, which helps at this size, though cabin location still beats décor headlines like the one-off Crystal Cabin. Standard guests who want calm should treat MSC Yacht Club as the real product split, with private restaurant, lounge, and solarium rather than a minor upgrade sticker.
Dining spans split main rooms, HOLA Tapas Bar, and Yacht Club fine dining for suite guests who booked the ship-within-a-ship experience. Evenings lean show-and-promenade rather than hush, with the Champagne Bar and midship retail adding late foot traffic against the LED canopy. Versus newer World-class MSC ships, Bellissima is the established Meraviglia formula with ZOE in-cabin tech, so ask us whether Yacht Club is worth it for your dates before you book from the sailings on this page.
She's for
- Families who need connecting cluster cabins
- Value seekers who still want megaship polish
- Guests planning to book MSC Yacht Club
- Mediterranean cruisers who like lively promenades
She's not for
- Quiet couples wanting soft evenings shipwide
- Travellers who dislike dense midship crowds
- Anyone expecting luxury-line service at inside fares
Honest caveat
She’s a ship-within-a-ship product: MSC Yacht Club and the main promenade feel like different vacations. We’ll walk the tradeoffs before you book so you don’t expect suite calm on a standard balcony.
The record · ship backgroundMSC Bellissima, on paper
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The record · ship background
MSC Bellissima, on paper
Show ship backgroundHide ship backgroundMSC Bellissima is the second Meraviglia-class ship for MSC Cruises, built by STX France / Chantiers de l’Atlantique (hull F34). She follows MSC Meraviglia and precedes the larger Meraviglia-Plus sisters Grandiosa and Virtuosa. Official delivery was 28 February 2019; christening followed in Southampton on 2 March 2019 with a high-profile entertainment lineup.
Signature hardware includes the Mediterranean-style indoor promenade under a long LED dome ceiling, an outdoor water park linked to indoor amusement space, interlinked family cluster cabins, and the forward MSC Yacht Club complex. Bellissima also debuted MSC’s in-cabin digital assistant ZOE fleet-wide push and NFC bracelet/card features developed with Samsung. A Yacht Club Deluxe Crystal Cabin collaboration with Swarovski sits as a one-off design showcase.
Inaugural service focused on Western Mediterranean rounds from Barcelona and related European hubs, with later Gulf deployments including Doha and Dubai seasons. Confirm today’s homeport and itinerary on the sailings table; tonnage, berths, and power details remain on the fact sheet.
Build record
- Keel to delivery
- 2017 – 2019
- Inaugural
- Mar 2019, Southampton
- Fuel
- Marine diesel
- Sisters
- MSC Meraviglia
Commerce
Upcoming sailings
37 itineraries · 80 sail dates on MSC Bellissima. Fares are live and change daily.
| Sailing | Date | Depart | Nights | $/n | Inside | Balcony | Suite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Night Far EastShanghai China | Gangjeong/Jeju Island Republic of Korea | Busan Korea Republic of | Shanghai China · 8 dates | Aug 14, 2026 | Shanghai | 4 | $394 | $1,577 | — | $1,577 |
| 8-Night Far EastShanghai China | Gangjeong/Jeju Island Republic of Korea | Busan Korea Republic of | Shanghai China | Gangjeong/Jeju Island Republic of Korea | Busan Korea Republic of | Shanghai China · 2 dates | Aug 23, 2026 | Shanghai | 8 | $388 | $3,100 | — | $3,100 |
| 5-Night Far EastShanghai China | Gangjeong/Jeju Island Republic of Korea | Sasebo Japan | Busan Korea Republic of | Shanghai China | Sep 20, 2026 | Shanghai | 5 | $141 | $706 | $910 | $1,656 |
| 5-Night Far EastShanghai China | Fukuoka (Hakata) Japan | Busan Korea Republic of | Shanghai China | Sep 25, 2026 | Shanghai | 5 | $156 | $779 | — | — |
| 9-Night Far EastShanghai China | Fukuoka (Hakata) Japan | Busan Korea Republic of | Shanghai China | Naha (Okinawa) Japan | Shanghai China | Sep 25, 2026 | Shanghai | 9 | $249 | $2,237 | $2,237 | — |
| 4-Night Far EastShanghai China | Naha (Okinawa) Japan | Shanghai China | Sep 30, 2026 | Shanghai | 4 | $187 | $747 | $1,109 | $1,755 |
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