MSC Cruises is offering over 150 itineraries for the winter 2024/25 season. Reservations are open for vacations between October 2024 and May 2025, with options stretching across the line’s fleet of 22 ships and offering everything from mini-cruises to extended voyages. Here are the season’s highlights:
North America and the Caribbean
Two Seaside Class ships will homeport in Miami for the first time. MSC Seascape will set sail every Saturday, offering seven-night cruises to the Eastern Caribbean (Puerto Plata, San Juan, and MSC Cruises’ private island, Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve in the Bahamas) and Western Caribbean (Ocho Rios, George Town, Cozumel and Ocean Cay).
MSC Seaside will offer alternative seven-night itineraries departing every Sunday to the Eastern Caribbean (Ocean Cay, Nassau, San Juan and Puerto Plata) and Western Caribbean (Costa Maya, Cozumel, Isla de Roatan or Belize City, and Ocean Cay).
MSC Divina will sail mostly short cruises from Miami, with the majority of three- and four-night itineraries visiting Nassau and Ocean Cay. A handful of 10-night sailings will take guests to ports in Jamaica, Aruba, Curaçao, the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas.
MSC Seashore will offer a combination of short cruises and seven-night itineraries from Port Canaveral. Guests can opt for three- and four-night sailings to the Bahamas, including stops at Ocean Cay, or longer options with additional stops in Cozumel and Costa Maya.
Rounding out MSC Cruises’ strong presence in North America, MSC Meraviglia will sail from New York City on a range of seven- to 11-night Caribbean itineraries. Guests can enjoy the Big Apple before and after escaping to the warmth of the Caribbean, including Orlando (via Port Canaveral), Nassau and Ocean Cay.
MSC Virtuosa will homeport in Fort-de-France, Martinique. From there, it will embark on back-to-back seven-night Central and Southern Caribbean itineraries. Ports of call include destinations in Guadeloupe, the Virgin Islands, St. Maarten, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Antigua & Barbuda, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada and Saint Lucia.
Northern Europe
MSC Preziosa will offer seven-night cruises departing every Sunday from Hamburg. Destinations include Bruges, Brussels, Rotterdam, Paris and London.
The Arabian, Mediterranean & Red Seas
MSC Cruises’ newest ship, MSC Euribia, will sail from Dubai, making its debut in the region with seven-night itineraries that include stops in the island of Sir Bani Yas, Doha and Manama.
MSC World Europa will set sail from Genoa every Sunday for a seven-night Mediterranean adventure that will include destinations such as Rome, Sicily, Valletta, Barcelona and Marseille.
Setting sail from Egypt’s Safaga, MSC Musica will call at Luxor, Sharm El-Sheikh and Cairo. Additional port visits include Jeddah, Aqaba and Petra.
For more information and bookings, visit www.msccruisesusa.com.
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