MSC Grandiosa will offer new teen activities when she makes her debut in November. The Drone Academy, MSC Dance Crew, and Spy Mission. As well as developing a new web series targeted for the teens.
MSC cruises welcomes over 350,000 children onboard each year. MSC has had an increasing number of teens sailing making up close to 40% of their young guests. According to Matteo Mancini, the children’s entertainment manager at MSC – This has driven MSC’s development of exciting new teen focused entertainment activities and a new series dedicated to teens. MSC is working with London based immersive agency The Department, specialists in creating theatrical and technology-driven productions, to introduce new options.
The Drone Academy will take place in MSC Grandiosa’s Sportsplex venue, this high-energy drone relay race comes to life at night thanks to fluo effects and glowing drones. Teens are trained in piloting skills before competing in teams to race through an arena, navigating 15 obstacles in the quickest time possible.
MSC Dance Crew developed with Fremantle, the production company behind the global hit series ‘Idols,’ ‘The X Factor’ and ‘Got Talent,’ this is a new competition where teams ages 12-17 battle it out to win the title of dance crew of the year.
Spy Mission where young audiences play a central role in a new, immersive roaming spy experience. Participants are led through scenes blending reality and fiction that take place throughout the ship. They unravel storylines, follow clues and solve a mystery to win prizes.
Web series “Cabin 12006” is a new seven-episode series follows teenager Markus as he embarks on his first cruise but his vacation doesn’t quite go to plan and turns into an unexpected adventure. MSC Bellissima’s Cabin 12006 is full of unanswered questions and surprises, and it’s down to Markus and his friend Lucas to solve the mystery with the help of virtual personal cruise assistant Zoe. Meanwhile, two young guys dreaming of a career on a cruise ship come aboard for an internship and unintentionally get tangled in the tale via a whirlwind love story.
Viacom collaboration is a series that has been written and shot in collaboration with Viacom, the media group behind Nickelodeon. The series features talents including Luciano Spinelli, Max & Harvey, Matteo Markus Bok, Sespo, Valerio Mazzei, Rosalba and, for the first time as comedians, kids from UNICEF Ambassador group Kids United. Collectively they have millions of followers across their social channels and are known by kids and teens worldwide. Filming is under way on board MSC Bellissima, with the episodes expected to launch early in 2020.
MSC has also introduced a new offering MasterChef at Sea Juniors which launched last October on MSC Seaview and is rolling out fleetwide across the entire MSC Cruises, meaning that kids on board any ship will be able to take part in the interactive two-stage cooking competition. This activity is developed to help inspire a new generation of children to take an interest in cooking and encourage healthy eating. The activity helps children to practice useful techniques and cultivate creativity in the kitchen through recipes devised by Rukmini Iyer, a MasterChef contestant from 2013 and author of two best-selling cookbooks.
MSC continues with a comprehensive entertainment schedule offering hundreds of hours of activities each week, dedicated spaces for different age groups, water parks, a high-tech virtual games arcade and more. MSC which was once known as a more adult oriented cruise line is making their way to become a very popular family friendly option for family cruising.