MSC Itineraries for 2024 and 2025

[alserrod]

It could have more accuracy but, more or less, this is MSC schedule

 

>> Armonia
W 2024 Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina
S 2024 Adriatic from Venice
W 2025 Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina
S 2025 Adriatic from Venice

>> Bellisima
W 2024 Japan
S 2024 Japan
W 2025 Japan
S 2025 Japan

>> Divina
W 2024 Western Caribe from Miami
S 2024 Eastern Mediterranean from Rome
W 2025 Eastern Caribe from Miami
S 2025 Eastern Mediterranean from Rome

>> Euribia
W 2024 Northern Europe from Hamburg and Le Havre
S 2024 Norway from Copenhage
W 2025 Red Sea from Dubai
S 2025 Norway from Copenhage

 >> Fantasia
W 2024 Western Mediterranean (Different itineraries). 
S 2024 Western Mediterranean (Different itineraries). 
W 2025 Western Mediterranean (Different itineraries). 
S 2025 Adriatic and Eastern Mediterranean from Venice and Estambul

>> Grandiosa
W 2024 Brazil
S 2024 Western Mediterranean
W 2025 Brazil
S 2025 Western Mediterranean

>> Lirica
W 2024 Western Mediterranean
S 2024 Adriatic and Eastern Mediterranean from Venice
W 2025 Western Mediterranean
S 2024 Adriatic and Eastern Mediterranean from Venice

 

>> Magnifica
W 2024 Western Caribe and Meximo from Miami
S 2024 Western Caribe and Meximo from Miami
W 2025 Western Mediterranean
2025 WORLD CRUISE
S 2025 Western Caribe and Meximo from Miami
W 2026 Western Mediterranean
2026 WORLD CRUISE

 

>> Meraviglia
W 2024 Western Caribe from New York
S 2024 Western Caribe from New York
W 2025 Western Caribe from New York
S 2025 Western Caribe from New York

>> Musica
W 2024 Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina
S 2024 Western Mediterranean
W 2025 South Africa
S 2025 Western Mediterranean + Cadiz and Lisboa

>> Opera
W 2024 Red Sea from Dubai
S 2024 Easten Mediterranean from Bari
W 2025 Canary Islands
S 2025 Adriatic from Venice

 

>> Orchestra
W 2024 Western Mediterranean
S 2024 Western Mediterranean + Cadiz and Lisboa
W 2025 Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina
S 2025 Western Mediterranean + Cadiz and Lisboa  ????

 

>> Poesia
WORLD CRUISE
S 2024 Baltic Sea / Norway
W 2025 Canary Islands from Genova
S 2025 Norway and Greenland

 

>> Preziosa
W 2024 Brazil
S 2024 Norway, Cape North and Greenland
W 2025 North Europe
S 2025 Norway, Cape North and Greenland

 

>> Seascape
W 2024 Caribe from Miami
S 2024 Caribe from Miami
W 2025 Caribe from Miami
S 2025 Caribe from Miami
W 2026 Caribe from Gavelston

>> Seascape
W 2024 Caribe from Puerto Cañaveral
S 2024 Caribe from Puerto Cañaveral
W 2025 Caribe from Puerto Cañaveral
S 2025 Caribe from Puerto Cañaveral

>> Seaside
W 2024 ????
S 2024 Western Mediterranean
W 2024 Caribe from Miami
S 2025 Western Mediterranean

>> Seaview
W 2024 Brazil
S 2024 Western Mediterranean
W 2025 Brazil
S 2025 Western Mediterranean

>> Sinfonia
W 2024 Adriatic from Venice
S 2024 Adriatic from Venice
W 2025 Adriatic and Eastern Mediterranean from Bari
S 2025 Adriatic and Eastern Mediterranean from Bari

 

>> Splendida
W 2024 South Africa
S 2024 Adriatic and Eastern Mediterranean from Venice
W 2025  ????
S 2025 ???

 

>> Virtuosa
W 2024 Red Sea from Doha
S 2024 Norway from Southampton  / Mediterranean / Canary Islands from Southampton
W 2025 Antillas from Guadaloupe
S 2025 Norway from Southampton  / Mediterranean / Canary Islands from Southampton

 

>> World America
S 2025 Caribe from Miami

 

>> World Europa
W 2024 Western Mediterranean
S 2024  Western Mediterranean
W 2025  Western Mediterranean
S 2025  Western Mediterranean

 

[peder]

You can add Iceland / Norway / Mediterranean / Canary from Southampton for the Virtuosa in Summer 2026, per the MSC fan club - unofficial facebook group that shared a press release.

[MyriamS]

Thanks for the overview. Do you know what MSC is doing with the Bellissima? It seems set to remain in Japan, yet it has hardly any itineraries for 2025. 

[alserrod]

I have summed all cruises by regions (sometimes from a same port it can go several weeks to different destinations. I tried to join as much as possible)

For MSC, top destination is Mediterranean.

In 2025 they will have:

Eastern Mediterranean: 1 in Winter, 7 in Summer (2 more in summer)
Western Mediterranean: 4 in Winter, 6 in Summer (same as 2025)
Caribe (from all origins): 6 in Winter, 4 in Summer  (1 less in winter)

 

Cruises for Japan, from New York and South Africa remain in numbers

 

It seems Norway will lose 3 cruises (from 5 to 2 in summer), Brazil will lose 1 in winter (from 5 to 4) and Red Sea will lose 1 in winter

 

New destinations are:
- Eastern Caribe from Guadeloupe, 1 in winter
- Canary islands from Las Palmas, Santa Cruz and Funchal, 1 in winter

Let's remember destinations for 2025 in Splendida aren't still available (so some destinations will add cruises)

[sealynx]

Thank you for this overview.

You mentioned Seascape twice. One should be Seashore, right?

2 hours ago, alserrod said:

It seems Norway will lose 3 cruises (from 5 to 2 in summer)

4 in 2024 to 4 in 2025 right? In both years I see Euribia, Virtuosa, Poesia and Preziosa in your list.

 

I am a bit disappointed in their mediterranean itineraries. MSC seems to recycle them a bit to much for my taste. World Europa, Seaview, Seaside + one seem to be offering the same loop every year. Only they change ship. For example, last year Opera, this year Grandiosa, next year Seaside do the same loop Genua, Marseille, Barcelona, Tunis, Palermo and Napoli.

 

Also they seem to always offer Armonia, Lirica, Sinfonia and Opera on the Adriatic. Me wanting to change both itinerary AND ship every time I cruise, is left with limited choice.

[JamieLogical]

5 hours ago, MyriamS said:

Thanks for the overview. Do you know what MSC is doing with the Bellissima? It seems set to remain in Japan, yet it has hardly any itineraries for 2025. 

 

According to the Port of Los Angeles website, the Bellissima will begin homeporting there in October 2025:

 

https://www.portsamerica.com/our-services/cruise-los-angeles-terminal-schedule

 

Edited March 12 by JamieLogical

[alserrod]

Is it expected to move any other ship to Japan or they will finish operations in Asia?

[MyriamS]

Thanks for flagging that, @JamieLogical. I'm looking at April-June 2025 specifically, so Bellissima might still be in Asia then.

 

@alserrod The latest information I could find was this: https://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/articles/which-cruise-ships-are-sailing-from-asia?stay=1&posfrom=1 

So Splendida might be the replacement to Bellissima if it leaves Asia. However it has no published itineraries past October 2024, so impossible to know for sure.

[alserrod]

46 minutes ago, sealynx said:

Thank you for this overview.

You mentioned Seascape twice. One should be Seashore, right?

4 in 2024 to 4 in 2025 right? In both years I see Euribia, Virtuosa, Poesia and Preziosa in your list.

 

I am a bit disappointed in their mediterranean itineraries. MSC seems to recycle them a bit to much for my taste. World Europa, Seaview, Seaside + one seem to be offering the same loop every year. Only they change ship. For example, last year Opera, this year Grandiosa, next year Seaside do the same loop Genua, Marseille, Barcelona, Tunis, Palermo and Napoli.

 

Also they seem to always offer Armonia, Lirica, Sinfonia and Opera on the Adriatic. Me wanting to change both itinerary AND ship every time I cruise, is left with limited choice.

 

 

 

They aren't the same loop at all!!!

 

These are Fantasia, Granciosa, Musica, Seaview and World Europa loops for July 2004

 

Considering all of them ports of call from Monday to Sunday for each one

 

 

Livorno - Civitavecchia - Genova - Marseille - Tarragona - Valencia - at sea 

Marseille - Barcelona - at sea - Tunis - Palermo - Napoli - Livorno - 

Civitavecchia - Genova - Cannes - Barcelona - Ibiza - At Sea - Cagliari

Genova - La Spezia - Civitavecchia - at sea - Palma - Barcelona - Cannes

Napoli - Messina - Valletta - at sea - Barcelona - Marseille - Genova

 

4 of them call in Barcelona, 4 of them call in Genova, 3 of them call in Marseille.

Just World Europa call in the three top3 ports in Western Europe...

All of them call three times in Italy but choosing smaller ports too to have more offer: Livorno, Palermo/Livorno, Cagliari, La Spezia, Messina...

[sealynx]

38 minutes ago, alserrod said:

They aren't the same loop at all!!!

I did not mean to say all 4 ships offer just one loop, I mean the four loops they sail are reused for a different ship every year.

[perakcruiser]

1 hour ago, alserrod said:

Is it expected to move any other ship to Japan or they will finish operations in Asia?

 

As far as I know they plan to bring a ship back to China (Shanghai/Tianjin). And I am pretty surprised that it really works to send around the big Bellissima just for the Japan/Taiwan market. But they maybe will give up South Africa.

[alserrod]

8 minutes ago, sealynx said:

I did not mean to say all 4 ships offer just one loop, I mean the four loops they sail are reused for a different ship every year.

 

 

I see.... and there can be several options

- Adjust offer to demand (each ship has a capacity) according with expected passengers

- Offer new Grand Voyages with that rotation

- Test ships in different oceans (maybe maintenance, maybe best options in the kitchen, etc...)

 

[peder]

One other interesting thing about the Bellissima and Splendida schedules is they might have gaps in the schedule when they are sailing exclusively in Chinese ports and selling exclusively in the Chinese market. If someone here had access to the Chinese WeChat, they'd probably see these itineraries spelled out on a travel agency page.

[xtremegk]

Anyone have any idea when December 2025 cruises will open? I see up through October for most ships. Most other lines are already available to book holiday cruises.

[perakcruiser]

10 hours ago, peder said:

One other interesting thing about the Bellissima and Splendida schedules is they might have gaps in the schedule when they are sailing exclusively in Chinese ports and selling exclusively in the Chinese market. If someone here had access to the Chinese WeChat, they'd probably see these itineraries spelled out on a travel agency page.

Is the Splendida already available to book? I only have seen the Bellissima. 

[ready2cruzagain]

15 hours ago, xtremegk said:

Anyone have any idea when December 2025 cruises will open? I see up through October for most ships. Most other lines are already available to book holiday cruises.

 

Curious myself as I am ready to book December 2025 but MSC has no Caribbean sailings out of FL posted for that time yet. Most other cruise lines have had them out for a long time.

[alserrod]

On 3/12/2024 at 2:30 PM, sealynx said:

I did not mean to say all 4 ships offer just one loop, I mean the four loops they sail are reused for a different ship every year.

 

 

there's another reason to change ships from one year to other one.

 

People doing a second cruise prefer a new ship. Just to know something different.

All ships are different (there are some "twin ships" but mainly different). People will agree having a new cruise where half of ports of call have been already visited.

But in a new ship.

 

thus... rotation.

 

[peder]

23 hours ago, xtremegk said:

Anyone have any idea when December 2025 cruises will open? I see up through October for most ships. Most other lines are already available to book holiday cruises.

 

Per Facebook MSC groups, tomorrow

Edited March 13 by peder

[peder]

Definitely *some* itineraries will be available tomorrow, maybe not all the ships though. This article says it's just the Virtuosa tomorrow: https://www.cruisehive.com/msc-cruises-to-open-new-uk-sailings-earlier-than-planned/125885

 

But last year most of the ships had their itineraries published pretty close together, so even if tomorrow it's just the Virtuosa, probably within 2-3 weeks most of the itineraries will be out.

[peder]

2026 itineraries for the Virtuosa are now live, but curiously, not the Winter 2025-2026 sailings. They've only released the spring-summer sailings.

Edited March 14 by peder

[alserrod]

Is there any new itinerary?