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MSC CRUISES SET FOR SUMMER IN EUROPE, CARIBBEAN

MSC Cruises is set for summer with a host of Mediterranean itineraries featuring both beaches and cityscapes; northern exposure in Iceland and the Norwegian fjords, and a first look at MSC World America, as she sails her inaugural summer season in the Caribbean.

Caribbean

 Setting the stage for the summer, the brand-new ship for 2025, MSC World America will offer a new world of cruising with new venues and concepts for cruisers. The new flagship will sail her inaugural season in the Caribbean from MSC Cruises’ new PortMiami terminal, offering seven-night itineraries with calls in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Honduras and MSC Cruises’ private island destination Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve in the Bahamas.

Other sailings out of PortMiami: 

  • MSC Seascape with three to four-night sailings including visits to the Bahamas and Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve as well as seven-night itineraries including to the Bahamas, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
  • MSC Seashore will sail from Port Canaveral (Orlando, USA), providing three to seven-night itineraries including destinations such as Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Nassau (Bahamas), Isla de Roatan (Honduras), Costa Maya and Cozumel (Mexico).
  • MSC Meraviglia will offer sailings out of New York with seven-night itineraries to top destinations including Port Canaveral, Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve and Nassau.

The Med

MSC Cruises is known for its Mediterranean itineraries, designed to showcase the incredible region’s beauty.

  • Homeporting out of Barcelona (Spain): MSC Seaview will offer seven-night sailings with visits including to Cannes (France), Genoa, La Spezia for Cinque Terre and Florence, Civitavecchia for Rome (Italy), and Palma de Mallorca (Spain). MSC Seaside will offer seven-night itineraries with calls including La Goulette (Tunisia), Palermo, Naples, Livorno for Florence and Pisa (Italy), and Marseille for Provence (France). From May until October 2025, MSC Magnifica will offer seven-night voyages to destinations such as Marseille, La Spezia, Naples, Palermo, and Valletta (Malta).
  • Sailings from Genoa (Italy): MSC Grandiosa will offer seven-night itineraries to Civitavecchia, Palermo, Marseille, Ibiza and Valencia (Spain). Meanwhile, MSC World Europa will invite guests to explore some of Europe’s famed cities with seven-night cruises to Naples, Messina (Italy), Valletta, Barcelona, and Marseille. Providing guests with a longer cruise option, MSC Musica will offer 10-night voyages to Marseille, Malaga and Cadiz for Seville (Spain), as well as Lisbon (Portugal), Alicante for Costa Blanca, Mahon for Menorca (Spain), and Olbia for Sardinia (Italy).
  • Offering seven-night sailings out of Valencia, MSC Splendida will call at destinations including Livorno, Civitavecchia, Genoa, Marseille, and Tarragona (Spain).
  • Homeporting out of Civitavecchia: MSC Divina will offer seven-night cruises to explore the extraordinary wonders of Greece with calls in Mykonos and Santorini, as well as other beautiful destinations including Kusadasi for Ephesus (Turkey) and Naples. MSC Orchestra will offer a seven-night itinerary to Genoa, Marseille, Barcelona, Ibiza, and Cagliari in Sardinia (Italy).
  • MSC Lirica, MSC Armonia and MSC Opera and will offer seven-night itineraries out of Venice-Marghera (Italy), with each ship visiting varied destinations, ranging from great cities in Italy to the idyllic Greek islands, such as Mykonos, Santorini, Syros and Corfu. MSC Lirica will also call in the famed old town of Kotor (Montenegro), while MSC Armonia will call in the beautiful seaside town of Split (Croatia) and MSC Opera in the mesmerizing cities of Dubrovnik and Zadar (Croatia).
  • Offering nine-night itineraries out of Trieste (Italy), MSC Fantasia will visit destinations including Katakolon for Olympia, Piraeus, Corfu (Greece), Kusadasi, Istanbul (Turkey), and Bari (Italy).
  • MSC Sinfonia will offer guests spectacular seven-night voyages from Bari to the likes of Santorini, Piraeus for Athens, Katakolon, Corfu, and Cefalonia for Argostoli (Greece).

 Northern Europe

  • MSC Euribia will offer seven-night itineraries from Kiel (Germany) to the vibrant capital city of Copenhagen (Denmark), before venturing to the Norwegian fjords, with stops in the Heritage Fjords in the picturesque area of Hellesylt/Geiranger, Alesund, and a scenic sail through Nordfjordeid or Molde Fjord on the way to the stunning Flaam village.
  • MSC Virtuosa will homeport in Southampton (UK), offering two to 14-night itineraries to the Fjords, the Northern Pearls cities, the Canary Islands, the Atlantic coast of Europe and the Mediterranean.
  • Guests looking for a slightly longer cruise can opt for MSC Preziosa from Hamburg (Germany) with voyages between 10 and 14 nights to discover the beauty of Norway, including the fjords, Honningsvag, and Tromso or Iceland cruises with overnight stays in Reykjavik, Isafjordur, Akureyri, as well as the Orkney and Shetland Islands in the United Kingdom. Other itineraries will highlight The Emerald Isle, with calls in Cork (Ireland), Belfast (Northern Ireland), Liverpool (England) and Greenock for Glasgow (Scotland).
  • MSC Poesia will set sail from Warnemunde (Germany), from May 2025, offering a rotation of seven-night Fjords and Baltic sailings to destinations such as Stavanger/ Lysefijord, Eidfjord, Kristiansand and Oslo (Norway) and Copenhagen on the fjords route and Gdynia/Gdansk-Danzig (Poland), Klaipeda (Lithuania), Riga (Latvia), Stockholm (Sweden) and Copenhagen on the Baltic route.

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