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MSC Cruises has opened bookings for its 119-night 2029 World Cruise aboard MSC Magnifica, visiting 45 destinations across 21 countries. Highlights include an Australian circumnavigation, Indonesian destinations, nine overnight calls and 15 included excursions.
MSC Cruises will introduce Eataly aboard MSC World Asia, marking the Italian restaurant brand’s second location at sea. The venue will feature regional cuisine, live cooking demonstrations, a chef’s table and terrace dining.
MSC Cruises has revealed six theatrical productions for MSC World Asia, including four new shows, alongside daily performances by 33 musicians. The new World Class ship begins seven-night Mediterranean sailings on 4 December 2026.
Construction has begun on a new cruise terminal at Naha Port in Okinawa, Japan, with Cruise Port Naha G.K., MSC Cruises and Royal Caribbean Group targeting completion and the start of operations for March 2028.
MSC World Atlantic has touched water for the first time at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in France, marking a construction milestone ahead of its 2027 delivery and Caribbean sailings from Port Canaveral.
MSC Cruises will serve as title sponsor of three Formula 1 Grands Prix in 2027, covering Belgium, Portugal and Türkiye as part of MSC Group’s Cruise Division partnership with Formula 1 through 2030.
MSC Cruises will deploy MSC Euribia on seven-night Canary Islands and Madeira cruises for winter 2027-28, with four embarkation ports, while MSC Fantasia takes over the ship’s current Western Mediterranean programme.
MSC Cruises will operate its winter 2026/2027 programme across 168 destinations in 72 countries, led by MSC World Asia’s Mediterranean debut alongside sailings in Northern Europe, the Caribbean, Canary Islands, Madeira and other regional markets.
An MSC Foundation-supported global coral assessment finds average hard coral cover has declined 9.5% from the 1980-2009 baseline, while evidence shows reefs can recover where local pressures are effectively managed and long-term monitoring continues.
MSC Cruises has completed installation of a 39-foot dragon sculpture aboard MSC World Asia, positioning the feature above the Outdoor World Promenade as construction continues ahead of the ship’s December 2026 Mediterranean debut.
