MSC Cruises has announced an expansion of its US operations – including a larger itinerary and more port options for the winter 2026/’27 cruise season.
Seven ships will offer sunny getaways from a variety of convenient embarkation ports, with a record four ships sailing from Miami.
The season’s highlights include:
- More options in Miami than ever, including flagship MSC World America offering 7-night Eastern and Western Caribbean cruises and MSC Meraviglia offering new 6- and 8-night sailings to an expanded list of destinations
- MSC Grandiosa and MSC Seashore sailing from Port Canaveral to the Caribbean and The Bahamas
- MSC Seascape sailing from Galveston to the Western Caribbean
- MSC Poesia offering highly coveted Panama Canal cruises between Seattle and Miami, following the ship’s inaugural season of Alaska cruises
- MSC Grand Voyage transatlantic cruise aboard MSC Grandiosa
- Most itineraries visit Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve—MSC Cruises’ breathtaking private island in The Bahamas— with its miles of white sand beaches, crystal clear turquoise water and a variety of activities for all ages
Lynn Torrent, President, MSC Cruises North America, said: “More and more people are choosing to say ‘Let’s Holiday’ with MSC Cruises, whether they’re longtime cruisers or trying us out for the first time. Our commitment to the U.S. market and Miami is creating new options for our guests and generating exciting opportunities for our valued Travel Advisor partners.
“Deploying some of our newest and largest ships to an even wider variety of destinations gives vacationers more ways to enjoy our unique mix of European style and American comfort on everything from a quick weekend getaway to a once-in-a-lifetime voyage.”
The season’s full deployment includes:
- Sailings from Miami
- MSC World America
- 7-night Western Caribbean: Ports include Isla de Roatan, Honduras; Costa Maya, Mexico; Cozumel, Mexico; and Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, The Bahamas
- 7-night Eastern Caribbean: Ports include Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Ocean Cay
- MSC Poesia
- 19-night Eastbound Panama Canal MSC Grand Voyage: Kicking off the season with a special Seattle-to-Miami Panama Canal cruise on September 28, 2026, with ports including Seattle; Los Angeles; San Diego; Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; Puntarenas, Costa Rica; the Panama Canal; Colon, Panama; and Cartagena, Colombia
- 10- and 11-night Caribbean: Ports include various combinations of George Town, Cayman Islands; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; Montego Bay, Jamaica; Kralendijk, Bonaire; Oranjestad, Aruba; Willemstad, Curaçao; Cabo Rojo and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic; Cartagena, Colombia; Colon, Panama; Puerto Limon, Costa Rica; Isla de Roatan, Honduras; Belize City, Belize; Charlotte Amalie, USVI; Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis; Philipsburg, Sint Maarten; St. John’s, Antigua & Barbuda; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Cozumel, Mexico
- 18-night Westbound Panama Canal MSC Grand Voyage: Posts include Miami; Cartagena, Colombia; Panama Canal; Puntarenas, Costa Rica; Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; San Diego; Los Angeles; and Seattle
- MSC World America
- MSC Seaside
- 3- and 4-night Bahamas: Ports include Ocean Cay and Nassau, The Bahamas
- MSC Meraviglia
- 6-night Caribbean and Bahamas: Ports include Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos; Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic; and Ocean Cay and Nassau, The Bahamas
- 8-night Caribbean and Bahamas: Ports include Philipsburg, St.Maarten; Basseterre, St.Kitts; Charlotte Amalie, USVI; St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic; Amber Cove, Dominican Republic; and Nassau, The Bahamas
- Sailings from Galveston
- MSC Seascape
- 7-night Western Caribbean: Ports include Costa Maya, Mexico; Roatan, Honduras; and Cozumel, Mexico
- Sailings from Port Canaveral:
- MSC Seashore
- 3- and 4-night Bahamas: Ports include Nassau and Ocean Cay, The Bahamas
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- MSC Grandiosa
- 7-night Western Caribbean: Ports include Nassau and Ocean Cay, The Bahamas; and Cozumel and Costa Maya, Mexico
- MSC Grandiosa
- 7-night Eastern Caribbean: Ports include Nassau and Ocean Cay, The Bahamas; and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
- 14-night MSC Grand Voyages Sailing from Barcelona to Port Canaveral on October 31, 2026, visiting Funchal, Portugal; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Miami
