MSC CRUISES

MSC Cruises is a Swiss-Italian cruise company headquartered in Geneva, and one of the largest cruise lines worldwide. It is part of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and is the third-largest cruise company in the world after Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean Group.

Destinations — Worldwide

MSC Cruises is truly global, offering sailings on five continents:

📍 Mediterranean

• Western & Eastern Mediterranean (Spain, Italy, France, Greece, Malta, Croatia, etc.)

• Most popular region with heavy year-round deployment.

📍 Caribbean & Bahamas

• Year-round and seasonal Caribbean itineraries, often from U.S. departure ports like Miami.

📍 Northern Europe / Baltic

• Scandinavia, Norway fjords, Baltic Sea destinations (seasonal).

📍 South America

• Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and southern South America itineraries (seasonal).

📍 Middle East / Gulf Region

• Including Emirates, Oman and other Gulf destinations (seasonal deployments).

📍 Southern Africa

• Capetown and other Southern Africa itineraries (seasonal).

📍 North America Transatlantic

• Transatlantic repositioning and special world cruise segments.

  Asia – Specific Cruises & Destinations

MSC Cruises has also been expanding its presence in Asia and the Far East — though itineraries may vary season to season:

📌 Asian Destinations (Typical Ports Covered)

MSC Cruises operates or markets Asia itineraries that include major ports in:

• Japan – e.g., Tokyo (Yokohama), Osaka, Kagoshima, Ishigaki, Fukuoka, Hokkaido regions.

• China – Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shenzhen (Shekou).

• South Korea – Busan, Jeju Island.

• Taiwan (China) – Keelung (Taipei).

These routes are typically seasonal and may operate from homeports like Yokohama, Shanghai and Keelung during spring, summer and autumn sailings.