MSC Seascape deck 18 plan (Capri-Suites-Yacht Club Restaurant-Sundeck1-Pools-Kids)

Deck layout and review

Review of MSC Seascape deck 18 (Capri-Suites-Yacht Club Restaurant-Sundeck1-Pools-Kids)

Note: MSC Seascape Deck 17 = Deck 18 ("17" is considered an unlucky number in Italy).

Note: Deck 18 is named after Capri Island (Italy).

The fore-located MSC YACHT CLUB Restaurant is part of Top Sail Lounge (upper level 2 of 2) and serves complimentary breakfast, lunch and dinner with no fixed dining times. A different menu is offered every day, reflecting the current cruise itinerary/region of the ship. Top Sail Lounge and its Sundeck and Restaurant are part of an exclusive complex for MSC Yacht Club cabin passengers only.

Forward on Deck 18 are located cruise cabins from18001 to 18049, all of which are MSC Yacht Club Suites in categories YIN-Interior Suite, YC1-Deluxe Suite, and YCP-Grand Suite.

Jungle Pool Lounge (upper level 2 of 2)

Marina Pool (served by Marina Bar) is the ship's main swimming pool with 2 different water depths (swimming and standing). The area features a 360-degree water fountain island (located in the center), a lounge space (within the pool), 6x Jacuzzis (2x Infinity). Marina Pool and Pirates Cove Aquapark are interconnected.

Children's facilities on Deck 18 include Pirates Cove Aquapark, Teen Club, Young Club, Junior Club LEGO, Mini Club LEGO, Baby Club CHICCO, Doremi Land, Doremi Studio, VR Maze (virtual reality room), Hall of Games (virtual gaming lounge with arcade machines), Reception (for the kids' facilities).

  • Pirates Cove Aquapark is the ship's water playground with a wading pool, four waterslides (2x racing, 1x slideboarding, 1x standard), water cannons, fountains, playground climber.
  • Doremi Studio is a theatre-like (TV studio) with a big LED screen and tiered seating, family time games, dance floor, interactive gaming.
  • Baby Club CHICCO is a nursery (babysitting facility via partnership with CHICCO / Italian babywear company). It is open for toddlers from 6 to 36 months old and offers a lot of free baby products (diapers, wipes, bottles, Infant formula, selection of strollers and cots). The nursery has a large TV, colored books and soft play area with age-appropriate toys, a separate room with cots, bathroom. Supervised activities include Mini Olympic games, cooking class, Baby Time (allows parents to play with their kids), Baby Care (allows parents to leave their children / 1-year-old and older for ~90 min in the morning-afternoon-evening). Parents must do the feeding, but the staff change nappies. Nursery's opening hours are between 9 am - 1 pm, 3-6 pm and 8-11 pm.
  • Mini Club LEGO is a playroom (for 3-6-year-olds) with Lego and Duplo bricks, cinema, foosball, kids books, crayons, pens, age-appropriate toys, kids programming with supervised activities (sports, arts-crafts, treasure hunts, musical chairs, games, dressing up, cooking in the TV Studio).
  • Junior Club LEGO is a playroom (for 7-11-year-olds) with a brick pit, age-appropriate toys and games, cinema, foosball, supervised activities (games, sports, arts-crafts), educational activities. The two rooms are connected and when opened up create a large playground.
  • Young Club is for tweens (12-14-year-olds) and operates on a different basis from the younger kids' clubs. Programming is offered all day on sea days and only in the afternoon on port days. Facilities include table tennis, foosball, PS4, some double seats in which kids can lounge back to play video games from a TV placed in the ceiling, as well as traditional board games. The most innovative technology asset is a multi-media table allowing kids to post messages and pictures which then get screened on the club's walls. Programming includes generation games, lip sync battles, sports tournaments in the Sportplex. There is a EUR 10 per kid per hour charge for use of the club between 11 pm - 2 am (otherwise access is free).
  • Teen Club is for children 15-17-year-old and has dance floor, plenty of chairs, large HDTVs, beanbags, video games (PS4, VR, Nintendo). The programming includes virtual gaming, sports and dancing competitions including ping pong and mini-golf.

Doremi Land is an indoor kids playground with supervised activities.

  • The playground features the LEGO Playroom designed for special fun activities (branded as "Lego Experience at Sea") by MSC's partnership with The Lego Group. The program is complimentary and using LEGO materials for the following age-appropriate activities: LEGO DUPLO (kids 3-yo), Classic LEGO bricks plus Vertical Play Wall (kids 7-11 yo), and Building Happening (6-11 yo /themed builds).
  • The DOREBRO sports program is via partnership with the UK-based King's Active. The program targets kids and teens (3-17-years-old) and offers a variety of active sports and games into 2 daily sessions.
  • The "DOREMI Chef by Carlo Cracco" cooking class is via partnership the 2-star Michelin chef Carlo Cracco. The cooking class is led by one of the cruise ship's chefs, features the DOREMI mascot and targets kids ages 3-11. They will be able to learn homemade pasta making from scratch, to receive cooking hints and tips, and upon completion, each kid receives an official mini-chef certificate signed by the Michelin chef Cracco himself.