By
Alex Smith |
MSC Cruises is to deploy seven ships in the USA for the winter 2025-26 season, its largest presence for a season in North America.
The vessels will be based at four homeports – Miami, Port Canaveral in Florida, New York City and Galveston in Texas – in another record for the cruise line in the region.
MSC World America will spend its first winter season sailing from Miami following its debut in April 2025, embarking on alternating seven-night itineraries that will visit the Eastern and Western Caribbean. It will be joined in Miami by MSC Seaside, sailing a range of three-, four- and seven-night itineraries, and MSC Divinia, offering longer seven-10- and 11-night itineraries.
MSC Grandiosa will be the first Meraviglia-Plus class ship to be deployed to North America
The season will also see MSC Grandiosa will make its debut in the USA, making it the first of MSC’s Meraviglia-Plus class vessels to be deployed in the country. The ship will offer alternating seven-night itineraries to the Eastern and Western Caribbean from Port Canaveral. MSC Seashore will also offer a selection of three- and four-night cruises to Nassau and MSC Cruises’ private island destination, Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve.
MSC Seascape, meanwhile, will be sailing MSC’s first voyages from the Port of Galveston. Seven-night itineraries will take guests to the Western Caribbean, calling at Isla de Roatan in Honduras and Cozumel and Costa Maya in Mexico.
MSC Seascape will make MSC Cruises’ first sailings from Galveston
MSC Meraviglia rounds out the line-up, sailing seven-night Florida and The Bahamas itineraries calling at Port Canaveral, Nassau, The Bahamas, and Ocean Cay.
Winter 2025-26 itineraries will also include more visits than ever before to Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve. New enhancements are currently under construction on the island, including excursion centres, a snorkel and dive centre, new food and beverage options and an expanded Ocean House bar and restaurant for MSC Yacht Club guests.
“We are delighted to provide our guests more choices than ever before when it comes to embarkation ports, ships, itineraries and destinations, making it easy to find the perfect cruise,” said Rubén A. Rodríguez, president of MSC Cruises USA. “Combining world-class entertainment, dining and amenities onboard with the fantastic updates coming to Ocean Cay makes for an incredibly exciting future, which is perfect for everyone from first-time cruisers to our most devoted fans.”