7 MSC Cruise Ships Will Homeport in the US for Winter 2025-2026

MSC Cruises just announced that its winter 2025 to 2026 season includes a record number of ships and home ports sailing from the United States. 

MSC is expanding its US presence with seven ships homeporting from Miami, Port Canaveral, New York City, and Galveston. MSC Grandiosa will join MSC Seashore at Port Canaveral, while MSC Seascape will begin cruising from Galveston in November 2025.

President of MSC Cruises USA, Rubén A. Rodríguez, summed up the season, saying, “The Winter 2025-2026 season will mark our largest presence in the US to date, with seven ships sailing from US homeports. We are delighted to provide our guests with more choices than ever before when it comes to embarkation ports, ships, itineraries, and destinations, making it easy to find the perfect cruise.”

Most sailings feature stops at Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, the cruise operator’s private destination in the Bahamas. 

Check out which cruises you can enjoy from your favorite US port:

Miami Itineraries

• MSC’s newest flagship vessel, MSC World America, offers alternating 7-night trips to the Eastern and Western Caribbean. Eastern Caribbean trips will call on Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico, and Isla de Roatan, Honduras. Meanwhile, Western Caribbean trips will include visits to San Juan, Puerto Rico, Puerto Plata, and the Dominican Republic.
• MSC Seaside will depart Nassau on 3-, 4-, and 7-night itineraries to the Western and Eastern Caribbean.
• MSC Divina will embark on 7-, 10-, and 11-night Caribbean journeys. Longer journeys include visits to Cabo Rojo, Dominican Republic; Oranjestad, Aruba; Cartagena, Colombia; and Puerto Limon, Costa Rica.

Port Canaveral Itineraries

• Marking the cruise line’s first US deployment of a Meraviglia-class ship, MSC Grandiosa will take guests on 7-night Caribbean trips. Eastern routes include stops at Montego Bay, Jamaica; George Town, Cayman Islands; and Nassau, The Bahamas. Western itineraries will explore Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic; Nassau, The Bahamas; Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands.
• MSC Seashore offers shorter 3- and 4-night voyages to Nassau.

New York City Itineraries

You can also explore the Bahamas and Florida onboard MSC Meraviglia. Seven-night cruises will call on Nassau, The Bahamas, and Port Canaveral, Florida. 

Galveston Itineraries

Homeporting in the country for the first time, MSC Seascape will treat vacationers to 7-night Western Caribbean adventures. Stops include Cozumel, Costa Maya, Mexico, and Isla de Roatan, Honduras.

MSC is increasing its local capacity with a fourth cruise terminal in Galveston and bringing MSC Grandiosa to Port Canaveral. 

Port Canaveral CEO John Murray acknowledged MSC Cruises’ increasing presence. “We are so proud of our cruise partner and their tremendous growth in the United States. Expanding their homeport fleet at Port Canaveral underscores their confidence in our partnership and shared commitment to success,” said Murray in a press release.

The cruise line’s winter season will nearly double the number of its cruise vessels in the US from four ships during the summer 2025 cruising season to seven.