Not only has MSC Cruises sailed throughout most of the pandemic, but the cruise line also continues to announce new deployment plans and expand its program offerings.
The latest deployment change was the expansion of the Saudi program for summer 2021. This and other nearest plans in this Cruise Industry News update.
MSC Armonia
Capacity at 100%: 1,554
Date: November 1, 2021
Homeport: Miami
Length: 4 nights
Itinerary: Ocean Cay and Key West
MSC Bellissima
Capacity at 100%: 4,500
Date: July 2021
Homeport: Jeddah
Length: 3 and 4 nights
Itinerary: Safaga and Aqaba
MSC Divina
Capacity at 100%: 3,500
Date: September 16, 2021
Homeport: Port Canaveral
Length: 3 nights on Sept. 16 followed by a rotation of 3-, 4- and 7-night cruises.
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 August 2020.
Homeport: Genoa
Length: 7 nights
Itinerary: Barcelona, Genoa, La Spezia, Civitavecchia, Valencia and Barcelona
MSC Lirica
Capacity at 100%: 1,560
Date: April 10, 2022
Homeport: Venice
Length: 5 nights
Itinerary: Split, Dubrovnik, Kotor and Corfu
MSC Magnifica
Capacity at 100%: 2,550
Date: In service since June 20, 2021
Homeport: Venice (Monfalcone)
Length: 7 nights
Itinerary: Bari, Piraeus, Mykonos and Spalato
MSC Meraviglia
Capacity at 100%: 4,500
Date: August 2, 2021
Homeport: Miami
Length: 4 nights, with 7-night cruises starting in September.
Itinerary: Nassau and Ocean Cay
MSC Musica
Capacity at 100%: 2,550
Date: October 8, 2021
Homeport: Genoa
Length: 4 nights
Itinerary: Marseille and Ibiza
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: In service since June 5, 2021
Homeport: Venice (Monfalcone)
Length: 7 nights
Itinerary: Bari, Mykonos, Piraeus 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: September 23, 2021
Homeport: Genoa
Length: 4 nights
Itinerary: Ajaccio, Marseille and Barcelona
MSC Seashore
Capacity at 100%: 4,560
Date: August 11, 2021
Homeport: La Valletta
Length: 7 nights
Itinerary: Naples, Messina, Barcelona, Marseille and Genoa
MSC Seaside
Capacity at 100%: 4,140
Date: In service since May 1, 2021
Homeport: Genoa
Length: 7 nights
Itinerary: Civitavecchia, Taranto, Syracuse and Marseille
MSC Seaview
Capacity at 100%: 4,140
Date: In service since July 3, 2021
Homeport: Kiel
Length: 7 nights
Itinerary: Warnemunde, Visby, Nynashamn and Tallin
MSC Sinfonia
Capacity at 100%: 1,554
Date: November 20, 2021
Homeport: Venice to Buenos Aires
Length: 24 nights
Itinerary: Valletta, Barcelona, Alicante, Cádiz, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Itajai and Punta del Este
MSC Splendida
Capacity at 100%: 3,300
Date: In service since June 12, 2021
Homeport: Trieste
Length: 7 nights
Itinerary: Ancona, Dubrovnik, Piraeus, Bari, Corfu and Kotor
MSC Virtuosa
Capacity at 100%: 4,888
Date: In service since May 20, 2021
Homeport: Southampton
Length: 7 nights
Itinerary: Liverpool, Greenock, Portland and Belfast
MSC World Europa
Capacity at 100%: 5,400
Date: December 20, 2022
Homeport: Dubai to Dubai
Length: 4 nights
Itinerary: Abu Dhabi and Sir Bani Yas
