MSC Magnifica

MSC Magnifica is a cruise ship operated by MSC Cruises and the fourth and final ship of the Musica class. Delivered in March 2010 from the Saint-Nazaire yard in France, she measures about 95,100 gross tons and 294 metres, with 1,259 staterooms across 16 decks.

She differs from her three sisters chiefly in her weather protection: her main pool area is covered by a fully retractable glass magrodome, which allows the space to be used in cold or wet conditions. That capability has made her a natural choice for Northern European, Baltic and shoulder-season itineraries where open decks are often unusable.

Inside, Magnifica follows the Musica-class template, with a three-deck atrium featuring a waterfall and a crystal-topped piano suspended above a pool of water, a main theatre, several specialty restaurants, a casino, a spa and a sports area on the upper decks.

The ship was named in Hamburg in March 2010. In January 2019 she undertook MSC's first world cruise, a circumnavigation of roughly four months calling at ports across five continents, opening a new segment for the company.

Magnifica was also one of the last cruise ships at sea during the global shutdown of March 2020, completing a long repatriation voyage back to Europe with no cases aboard before disembarking her passengers at Marseille. She has since resumed Mediterranean and Northern European service.