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MSC Cruises

182 crossings between 67 ports in 28 countries. On 100 they are the only operator on the water; on 31 they are the quickest of several; on 29 a rival is faster.

Sailing with MSC Cruises

Their busiest port

Three things the timetable does not say

55% alone of their network has no rival at all. On those 100 crossings the question is not who is quicker — it is whether you sail. A comparison site showing one result is not showing you a choice.

29 beaten crossings where another operator is quicker on the same water. Their own site cannot tell you this, and a booking engine sorted by price will not.

19 untimed crossings carry no duration anywhere we can source. They are counted in the 182 and left blank in the bars.

Where they are beaten

42 crossings where a rival is faster or the two are level. This is the section an operator would never publish.

Fort-de-France – Pointe-a-Pitre 189 km MSC Cruises 24 h 00 Costa Cruises 24 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Genoa (Fanti d'Italia/Principe bus station) – Naples (FS Park Stazione Centrale) 590 km MSC Cruises 24 h 00 FlixBus-eu 8 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Barcelona – Marseille (Saint-Charles) 339 km MSC Cruises 24 h 00 Costa Cruises 24 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Copenhagen Busterminal – Kiel central bus station 219 km MSC Cruises 24 h 00 Costa Cruises 24 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Itajai – Santos 403 km MSC Cruises 24 h 00 Costa Cruises 24 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Rio de Janeiro – Santos 343 km MSC Cruises 24 h 00 Costa Cruises 24 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Genoa (Fanti d'Italia/Principe bus station) – Marseille (Saint-Charles) 310 km MSC Cruises 24 h 00 Costa Cruises 24 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Copenhagen Busterminal – Rostock central bus station MSC Cruises 24 h 00 MSC Explora Journeys 24 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Barcelona – Genoa (Fanti d'Italia/Principe bus station) 644 km MSC Cruises 48 h 00 Grandi Navi Veloci 21 h 30 rate not held 3 rivals

Civitavecchia-Rome – Naples (FS Park Stazione Centrale) MSC Cruises 48 h 00 Costa Cruises 24 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Hamburg central bus station – Southampton 825 km MSC Cruises 48 h 00 MSC Explora Journeys 48 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Barcelona – Civitavecchia-Rome MSC Cruises 72 h 00 Grimaldi Lines 22 h 15 rate not held 25 rivals

Buenos Aires – Rio de Janeiro 1968 km MSC Cruises 96 h 00 Costa Cruises 96 h 00 rate not held 9 rivals

Barcelona – Palermo 1021 km MSC Cruises 96 h 00 Costa Cruises 72 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Barcelona – Tarragona 83 km MSC Cruises 120 h 00 FlixBus-eu 1 h 15 rate not held 2 rivals

Bridgetown – La Romana 1161 km MSC Cruises 120 h 00 TUI Cruises 72 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Barcelona – Malaga 769 km MSC Cruises 120 h 00 Costa Cruises 96 h 00 rate not held 8 rivals

Genoa (Fanti d'Italia/Principe bus station) – Palermo 791 km MSC Cruises 144 h 00 Grandi Navi Veloci 19 h 30 rate not held 1 rival

Itajai – Rio de Janeiro 710 km MSC Cruises 144 h 00 Costa Cruises 72 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Amsterdam – Rotterdam Central Station 71 km MSC Cruises 168 h 00 FlixBus-eu 45 min rate not held 2 rivals

Barcelona – Valencia (Bus Station) 301 km MSC Cruises 168 h 00 FlixBus-eu 4 h 15 rate not held 2 rivals

Piraeus-Athens – Trieste (Autostazione) MSC Cruises 168 h 00 Holland America 168 h 00 rate not held 4 rivals

Cannes (Le Cannet) – Marseille (Saint-Charles) 136 km MSC Cruises 192 h 00 FlixBus-eu 2 h 25 rate not held 1 rival

Barcelona – Lisbon (Oriente) 1006 km MSC Cruises 192 h 00 MSC Explora Journeys 168 h 00 rate not held 19 rivals

Civitavecchia-Rome – Piraeus-Athens MSC Cruises 192 h 00 Costa Cruises 120 h 00 rate not held 18 rivals

Bari (FS Park Via Capruzzi) – Naples (FS Park Stazione Centrale) 222 km MSC Cruises 240 h 00 FlixBus-eu 3 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Barcelona – Santa Cruz de Tenerife 2202 km MSC Cruises 264 h 00 MSC Explora Journeys 192 h 00 rate not held 3 rivals

Barcelona – Kiel central bus station 1555 km MSC Cruises 264 h 00 Costa Cruises 264 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Civitavecchia-Rome – Las Palmas de Gran Canaria MSC Cruises 264 h 00 Costa Cruises 216 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Funchal – Miami 6099 km MSC Cruises 264 h 00 Hapag Lloyd Cruises 264 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Civitavecchia-Rome – Southampton MSC Cruises 288 h 00 Cunard 216 h 00 rate not held 5 rivals

Barcelona – Port Canaveral 7405 km MSC Cruises 336 h 00 Norwegian Cruise Line 312 h 00 rate not held 4 rivals

Miami – San Diego 3651 km MSC Cruises 360 h 00 Holland America 360 h 00 rate not held 3 rivals

Los Angeles – Miami 3758 km MSC Cruises 384 h 00 Cunard 360 h 00 rate not held 8 rivals

Barcelona – Miami 7543 km MSC Cruises 408 h 00 Norwegian Cruise Line 312 h 00 rate not held 10 rivals

Barcelona – Copenhagen Busterminal 1764 km MSC Cruises 408 h 00 Costa Cruises 240 h 00 rate not held 4 rivals

Barcelona – Buenos Aires 10466 km MSC Cruises 432 h 00 Celebrity Cruises 408 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Miami – Tarragona 7475 km MSC Cruises 432 h 00 Norwegian Cruise Line 336 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Fort-de-France – Marseille (Saint-Charles) 7001 km MSC Cruises 456 h 00 Costa Cruises 360 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Bridgetown – Southampton 6676 km MSC Cruises 504 h 00 PO Cruises 336 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

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Where they are the only boat

100 crossings with no other operator on record.

Split bus station – Venice Mestre (Stazione FS) 24 h 00 rate not held 392 km

Miami – Port Canaveral 24 h 00 rate not held 296 km

Itajai – Paranagua 24 h 00 rate not held 155 km

Bridgetown – Fort-de-France 24 h 00 rate not held 227 km

Doha Qatar – Dubai 24 h 00 rate not held

Civitavecchia-Rome – Valencia (Bus Station) 48 h 00 rate not held

Paranagua – Santos 48 h 00 rate not held 279 km

Hamburg central bus station – Le Havre (Bus Station) 48 h 00 rate not held

Genoa (Fanti d'Italia/Principe bus station) – Messina 48 h 00 rate not held 886 km

Marmaris – Naples (FS Park Stazione Centrale) 72 h 00 rate not held 1291 km

Bari (FS Park Via Capruzzi) – Istanbul 72 h 00 rate not held 1015 km

Cape Town – Durban 96 h 00 rate not held 1272 km

Alicante (Bus Station) – Genoa (Fanti d'Italia/Principe bus station) 96 h 00 rate not held 1033 km

Genoa (Fanti d'Italia/Principe bus station) – Valencia (Bus Station) 96 h 00 rate not held 941 km

Genoa (Fanti d'Italia/Principe bus station) – Palma de Mallorca 96 h 00 rate not held 746 km

Civitavecchia-Rome – Marmaris 120 h 00 rate not held

Bari (FS Park Via Capruzzi) – Civitavecchia-Rome 120 h 00 rate not held

Hamburg central bus station – Rotterdam Central Station 120 h 00 rate not held 428 km

Genoa (Fanti d'Italia/Principe bus station) – Valletta 120 h 00 rate not held 1059 km

Marseille (Saint-Charles) – Valencia (Bus Station) 144 h 00 rate not held 639 km

Piraeus-Athens – Valencia (Bus Station) 144 h 00 rate not held

Naha – Tokyo 168 h 00 rate not held 1553 km

Tarragona – Valencia (Bus Station) 168 h 00 rate not held 228 km

Bari (FS Park Via Capruzzi) – Valencia (Bus Station) 168 h 00 rate not held 1468 km

Balneario Camboriu – Santos 168 h 00 rate not held 409 km

Arrecife – Civitavecchia-Rome 192 h 00 rate not held

Lisbon (Oriente) – Marseille (Saint-Charles) 192 h 00 rate not held 1317 km

Istanbul – Kusadasi 216 h 00 rate not held 380 km

Genoa (Fanti d'Italia/Principe bus station) – Venice Mestre (Stazione FS) 240 h 00 rate not held 290 km

Rostock central bus station – Tarragona 240 h 00 rate not held

Bari (FS Park Via Capruzzi) – Marseille (Saint-Charles) 240 h 00 rate not held 977 km

Genoa (Fanti d'Italia/Principe bus station) – Trieste (Autostazione) 240 h 00 rate not held 406 km

Copenhagen Busterminal – Marseille (Saint-Charles) 264 h 00 rate not held 1472 km

Marseille (Saint-Charles) – Rostock central bus station 264 h 00 rate not held

Genoa (Fanti d'Italia/Principe bus station) – Rostock central bus station 264 h 00 rate not held

Barcelona – Salvador de Bahia 288 h 00 rate not held 7342 km

Kiel central bus station – Marseille (Saint-Charles) 288 h 00 rate not held 1273 km

Copenhagen Busterminal – Genoa (Fanti d'Italia/Principe bus station) 288 h 00 rate not held 1282 km

Ancona – Venice Mestre (Stazione FS) 312 h 00 rate not held 224 km

Rio de Janeiro – Tarragona 312 h 00 rate not held 8465 km

Showing the first 40 of 100.

Which months they sail

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for MSC Cruises crossings were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.

Where our records stop

No fares. Every comparison on this page is time and frequency only, and the fast-versus-conventional decision is mostly a price decision.

No departure times. 0 of 182 crossings carry a weekly rate; none carry a clock.

No vessels. We hold a fast/conventional class and no ship names.