MSC Cruises Deploys Record Four Ships From Miami This Winter
Earlier this year, MSC Group opened a downtown Miami headquarters for its North American Cruise Division. MSC World America, the lineup’s largest vessel, entered service in 2025.
MSC Cruises will operate a record four-ship winter lineup from its Miami cruise terminal. The line will celebrate the deployment on Veterans Day with a ceremony aboard MSC Meraviglia honoring MSC Group employees and community members who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.
The program combines short Bahamas departures with weeklong and extended Caribbean voyages. Lynn Torrent, president of MSC Cruises North America, said the deployment reinforced the company’s “long-term commitment to South Florida and the region.”
MSC Seaside will offer the shortest itineraries in the lineup, with three- and four-night Bahamas cruises. Built in 2017 by Fincantieri, it measures 153,516 gross tons and has a passenger capacity listed by MSC at 5,084.
MSC World America, which entered service in 2025, will sail seven-night itineraries to the Eastern and Western Caribbean. At 216,638 gross tons and with capacity for 6,762 passengers, it is the largest of the four vessels in the winter program.
For longer voyages, MSC Poesia will operate 10- and 11-night Western and Southern Caribbean itineraries. The ship entered service in 2008. At 92,627 gross tons, it accommodates approximately 2,550 passengers at double occupancy, with a maximum listed capacity of 3,223.
MSC Meraviglia will offer the widest range of voyage lengths, from four to 14 nights in the Caribbean. Built in 2017, the 171,598-gross-ton ship carries 4,488 passengers at double occupancy and up to 5,642 at maximum capacity.
Veteran employees will attend the onboard ceremony alongside elected officials, community stakeholders and PortMiami leaders. Torrent said the occasion would recognize “the brave individuals who have served our country, including members of our own MSC Group family.”
Jonathan Daniels, PortMiami director and CEO, said the port was honored to join MSC Cruises in recognizing veterans’ service and sacrifice and welcomed the four-ship deployment.
The winter program follows another MSC Group development in South Florida: the opening earlier this year of a downtown Miami headquarters for its North American Cruise Division.
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