MSC Preziosa

Norway and Iceland from Hamburg, port-city round-trips from October to March

MSC Preziosa’s longest voyages leave Hamburg for Norway on round-trips of 11, 12 and 14 nights between May and August. Calls change from one departure to the next, but Tromsø, Honningsvåg and Ålesund are typical, and Bergen can be among them. In October she switches to 7-night Hamburg round-trips, where Oslo, Stavanger and Bergen are among the ports you might see.

Also from Hamburg, round-trips of 11 and 12 nights in May, July and August head for Iceland. Ports vary, but Reykjavik, Akureyri and Ísafjördur are typical, sometimes with Kirkwall in Orkney as well. Our Arctic cruises page gathers sailings of this kind.

From October to March she runs round-trips of 5 to 8 nights that begin and end at the same port: Hamburg, Southampton, Le Havre or Rotterdam. Stops vary, but the other ports in that group often feature, sometimes with Zeebrugge for Bruges. If you are planning ahead, our cruises from Southampton in 2027 list her Southampton departures with everything else leaving that port. Wherever you join her, we book the flights, the hotel either side and the transfers with the cruise as one holiday, so the longer Norway and Iceland voyages make a proper trip of the journey.

MSC Preziosa has sister ships including MSC Fantasia, MSC Splendida and MSC Divina; the rest of the fleet is on our MSC Cruises page.

Nightly shows, piano music and the Aquapark

Evenings on MSC Preziosa centre on the Main Theater, where new productions with international singers, dancers and acrobats run every night. Entry is included, though popular shows fill up, so booking a seat in advance is worth doing. Afterwards, El Dorado has live piano music with cocktails, and the Galaxy Lounge Bar, with floor-to-ceiling sea views by day, becomes a dance floor with changing themes at night. Drinks in both are charged as you order.

Sea days belong to the Aquapark, with winding slides, tipping buckets and a splash zone. Like the Kids and teens clubs, which run supervised programmes from infants to 17-year-olds, it is included in the fare, while the Arcade’s games and virtual reality are charged separately. Our family cruises search gathers sailings for families.

Steaks, sushi and stone-oven pizza on MSC Preziosa

Two places to eat are included in the fare: the Main Dining Room, with a multi-course menu that changes each evening and your assigned room noted on your onboard card, and the Buffet, open from breakfast to late-night snacks with dishes from Asia to the Mediterranean.

For a night out, Butcher’s Cut Steakhouse prepares prime cuts from dry-aged Tomahawk to T-Bone behind an open counter, with surf-and-turf on the menu and a cover charge on top of à la carte prices. Galaxy Kaito makes nigiri, sashimi, tempura and teriyaki in front of you, charged by the dish, while La Locanda pairs tapas and stone-oven pizza with wine, beer and cocktails, all paid separately.

MSC Preziosa cabins and deck plans

Some of her suites belong to the MSC Yacht Club, a ship within a ship with 24-hour butler assistance. Its guests have their own restaurant, the Top Sail Lounge and a private sundeck and pool. Her cabins and deck plans show where the Yacht Club sits before you choose.

Cruise1st’s Australian cruise experts are on the phone seven days a week to talk her sailings through before you book. Read our MSC Preziosa reviews, then find her in our Europe cruises search.