MSC cruise’s entire fleet back in operation

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

MSC Cruises’ entire fleet of 19 ships is now back at sea following MSC Musica’s return to service Sunday.


The ship set sail for the start of the summer 2022 season on the first of her 23 planned seven-night voyages to Katakolon in Greece, the traditional birthplace of the Olympic Games, along with the Greek islands Crete and Santorini, and Bari in Italy.

Rubén A. Rodríguez, President, MSC Cruises USA said putting the last of their ships back into service is a milestone for all of their hard-working crew members onboard, and it’s a milestone for their guests looking for new ways to discover fantastic destinations around the world.

MSC Cruises were the first major line to return to international cruising in the summer of 2020.


Their industry-leading health and safety protocols laid the groundwork for us to return to full strength and give their travel agent partners and their customers what they want—relaxing, enjoyable and, most importantly, safe cruise vacations.

After the global cruise industry’s voluntary shutdown in March 2020 as a result of the pandemic ashore, MSC Grandiosa became the first ship from any major cruise line to return to sea in August 2020 under MSC Cruises’ pioneering health and safety protocol designed for the wellbeing of the line’s guests and crew.

MSC Cruises remained committed to its ambitious expansion program throughout the pandemic.

The cruise line introduced two new vessels to its fleet in 2021—MSC Virtuosa and MSC Seashore.

The brand will welcome two more ships at the end of 2022—MSC Seascape and MSC World Europa, the latter of which will be its first liquefied natural gas-powered vessel.

Sales for both ships are already open.

MSC Cruises’ full fleet deployment for summer 2022 offers a wide variety of destinations across the globe:

North America: MSC Divina – homeport Port Canaveral; MSC Seashore – homeport Miami.

Western Mediterranean: MSC Meraviglia – homeport Barcelona; MSC Opera – homeport Genoa; MSC Orchestra – homeport Genoa; MSC Seaside – homeport Genoa; MSC Seaview – homeport Genoa; MSC Splendida – homeport Genoa.

Eastern Mediterranean: MSC Armonia – homeport Venice/Marghera; MSC Fantasia – homeport Trieste; MSC Lirica – homeport Piraeus; MSC Musica – homeport Monfalcone/Venice; MSC Sinfonia – Venice/Marghera.

Northern Europe: MSC Grandiosa – homeport Kiel; MSC Magnifica – homeport Hamburg; MSC Poesia – homeport Warnemünde; MSC Preziosa – homeport Kiel; MSC Virtuosa – homeport Southampton.

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