MSC Cruises Doubles Deployment to World’s Bu...

MSC Cruises has doubled its presence at Port Canaveral with the arrival of MSC Grandiosa for her winter season of Caribbean sailings. The ship arrived on Saturday, December 6, 2025, following her transatlantic crusing that departed Genoa, Italy on November 19.

She joins MSC Seashore, which will likely be providing a wide range of shorter cruises via the winter months.

Each ships are welcome additions to Port Canaveral’s homeport fleet at a time when cruising is on the rise and the central Florida port has taken the title because the World’s Busiest Cruise Port.

“MSC is a valued companion, and we’re thrilled to have this lovely new ship name Port Canaveral her residence,” mentioned Captain John Murray, Port Canaveral CEO. “The addition of MSC Grandiosa doubles their crusing choices from our Port and speaks volumes to the confidence in our capacity to persistently ship a world-class visitor expertise.”

MSC Grandiosa provides an much more thrilling possibility for keen cruisers, as that is the primary time a Meraviglia-plus class ship has homeported from the US.

Constructed by Chantiers de l’Atlantique in France, MSC Grandiosa joined the fleet in late 2019. At 181,541-gross-tons and with the flexibility to welcome greater than 6,300 visitors when absolutely booked, she is considered one of MSC Cruises’ largest ships exterior the dominating World class of vessels.

“MSC Grandiosa’s arrival marks a significant milestone for us. That is the primary time we’ve had two ships crusing from Port Canaveral,” mentioned Lynn Torrent, president of MSC Cruises North America.

“I need to thank our companions at Port Canaveral for supporting our continued funding within the area, which is making it simpler than ever for visitors to take pleasure in MSC Cruises’ mixture of European model and American consolation.”

Second Inaugural Go to in Two Days

To commemorate the ship’s first-ever go to to Port Canaveral, port officers and the ship’s grasp, Captain Danilo Cha, held a standard maritime plaque change onboard.

These ceremonies are customary at any time when a ship visits a port for the primary time, whether or not as a homeport arrival or a port of name go to. These gestures reveal the goodwill between the cruise line, native officers, and port authorities.

Curiously, that is the second plaque change for MSC Grandiosa in simply two days. On Friday, December 5, the ship arrived in the US at PortMiami and loved an important welcome and plaque change with that South Florida port throughout a day go to.

In April 2026, Miami would be the first port the ship visits as she departs the US to return to the Mediterranean for the summer season, although she will likely be again to Port Canaveral (additionally through a day go to to Miami) in November 2026.

MSC Cruises From Port Canaveral

Barely bigger than MSC Seashore, her sister ship, already crusing from central Florida, MSC Grandiosa has a various schedule for the months forward. Her sailings vary from 3-8 nights, in addition to an extended transatlantic voyage when she departs for Europe in April.

Providing each Jap and Western Caribbean choices, the ship will go to such prime locations as Nassau, Puerto Plata, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Jamaica, and San Juan.

Choose sailings can even go to MSC Cruises’ non-public island within the Bahamas, MSC Ocean Cay Marine Reserve.

On April 18, 2026, MSC Grandiosa will bid a fond farewell to Port Canaveral (at the very least for just a few months) with a 14-night transatlantic itinerary that may cease in Miami first, then St. Maarten earlier than heading throughout the Atlantic to Madeira and on to Barcelona to start her Mediterranean summer season.