- Nine MSC ships will sail in Caribbean in 2027-28
- Seven vessels from United States homeports
- MSC World Atlantic makes inaugural season
- MSC World Asia debuts in Southern Caribbean
- MSC Opera to operate year-round from Dominican Republic
MSC Cruises will deploy nine ships in the Caribbean during the 2027-28 winter season according to its published deployment. Seven vessels will sail from homeports in the United States while the other two will operate from Martinique Guadeloupe and the Dominican Republic. The season will be highlighted by the debut of two World-class ships in the region including the inaugural season of the MSC World Atlantic.
The third vessel in the series the 5,400-passenger ship will arrive in Port Canaveral soon after delivery from the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard. As one of the largest vessels in the company’s fleet the LNG-powered ship will join the MSC Grandiosa in Central Florida offering itineraries to the Bahamas and the Caribbean. Miami will see a strong season with four ships offering three to 11-night cruises from the port. The lineup includes the 2025-built MSC World America which will continue to offer weeklong cruises to the Western and Eastern Caribbean for a third consecutive winter season.
Galveston will continue to serve as homeport for seven-night cruises to the Western Caribbean onboard the MSC Seascape. The MSC World Asia will also make its debut in the Caribbean in 2027-28 taking over the itineraries in the Southern Caribbean that were originally announced for the MSC Meraviglia. A second vessel the MSC Opera is also scheduled to sail in the region as part of the company’s new year-round operations in the Dominican Republic.
