MSC Cruises will have the MSC Virtuosa, MSC Grandiosa, MSC Seashore, MSC Seaview, MSC Seaside, MSC Preziosa, MSC Splendida, MSC Magnifica, MSC Orchestra and MSC Musica cruising by August, while other ships are still scheduled to cruise, according to published deployment data.
Here’s a ship-by-ship look at the expected first sailing of each MSC ship as the cruise industry gets back into service, using deployment data and MSC’s website. Data is subject to change due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
MSC Armonia
Capacity at 100%: 1,554
Date: July 2, 2021
Homeport: Miami
Length: 7 nights
Itinerary: Key West, Nassau (with overnight) and Ocean Cay (with overnight)
MSC Bellissima
Capacity at 100%: 4,500
Date: November 28, 2021
Homeport: Yokohama
Length: 9 nights
Itinerary: Kagoshima, Naha, Ishigaki and Keelung
MSC Divina
Capacity at 100%: 3,500
Date: July 4, 2021
Homeport: Port Canaveral
Length: 4 nights
Itinerary: Ocean Cay and Nassau
MSC Fantasia
Capacity at 100%: 3,300
Date: November 7, 2021
Homeport: Genoa
Length: 7 nights
Itinerary: La Spezia, Naples, Palma de Mallorca, Barcelona and Marseille
MSC Grandiosa
Capacity at 100%: 4,888
Date: In service since January 24, 2021
Homeport: Genoa
Length: 7 nights
Itinerary: Civitavecchia, Naples, Palermo and Valletta
MSC Lirica
Capacity at 100%: 1,560
Date: November 7, 2021
Homeport: Venice to Durban
Length: 26 nights
Itinerary: Split, Heraklion, Rhodes, Limassol, Eilat, Aqaba, Suez Canal Transit, Salalah, Port Louis and La Possession
MSC Magnifica
Capacity at 100%: 2,550
Date: June 20, 2021
Homeport: Venice
Length: 7 nights
Itinerary: Bari, Piraeus, Mykonos and Split
MSC Meraviglia
Capacity at 100%: 4,500
Date: July 3, 2021
Homeport: Miami
Length: 7 nights
Itinerary: Ocho Rios, Grand Cayman, Cozumel and Ocean Cay
MSC Musica
Capacity at 100%: 2,550
Date: June 20, 2021
Homeport: Warnemunde
Length: 7 nights
Itinerary: Bergen, Olden, Oslo and Copenhagen
MSC Opera
Capacity at 100%: 1,712
Date: October 25, 2021
Homeport: Venice to Abu Dhabi
Length: 18 nights
Itinerary: Split, Piraeus, Rhodes, Heraklion, Limassol, Eilat, Aqaba, Suez Canal Transit, Salalah and Abu Dhabi
MSC Orchestra
Capacity at 100%: 2,550
Date: June 5, 2021
Homeport: Venice
Length: 7 nights
Itinerary: Bari, Corfu, Mykonos and Dubrovnik
MSC Poesia
Capacity at 100%: 2,550
Date: October 28, 2021
Homeport: Genoa
Length: 11 nights
Itinerary: Civitavecchia, Palermo, Piraeus, Istanbul and Kusadasi
MSC Preziosa
Capacity at 100%: 3,500
Date: June 21, 2021
Homeport: Hamburg
Length: 14 nights
Itinerary: Flam, Molde, Tromso, Longyearbyen, Honningsvag and Hellesylt
MSC Seashore
Capacity at 100%: 4,560
Date: August 1, 2021
Homeport: Civitavecchia to Genoa
Length: 7 nights
Itinerary: Naples, Messina, Valletta, Barcelona and Marseille
MSC Seaside
Capacity at 100%: 4,140
Date: May 1, 2021
Homeport: Genoa
Length: 7 nights
Itinerary: Civitavecchia, Taranto, Syracuse and Valletta
MSC Seaview
Capacity at 100%: 4,140
Date: June 19, 2021
Homeport: Kiel
Length: 7 nights
Itinerary: Copenhagen, Hellesylt, Alesund and Flam
MSC Sinfonia
Capacity at 100%: 1,554
Date: November 20, 2021
Homeport: Venice to Rio de Janeiro
Length: 19 nights
Itinerary: Valletta, Barcelona, Alicante, Cádiz, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Salvador
MSC Splendida
Capacity at 100%: 3,300
Date: June 12, 2021
Homeport: Trieste
Length: 7 nights
Itinerary: Bari, Dubrovnik, Corfu and Kotor
MSC Virtuosa
Capacity at 100%: 4,888
Date: May 20, 2021
Homeport: Southampton
Length: 4 nights
Itinerary: Portland