MSC Cruises, the third largest cruise line on the earth, will provide cruises to Alaska for the primary time beginning in Might 2026.
Cruises to Alaska on MSC Cruises will happen on MSC Poesia with the primary crusing departing from Seattle on Might 11, 2026.
The cruise ship will go to Ketchikan, Icy Strait Level, Tracy Arm, and Juneau (Alaska), together with Victoria (British Columbia, Canada) through the seven day roundtrip cruises from Seattle.
Sailings to the forty ninth State on MSC will run from Might via September 2026.
Lynn Torrent, EVP and Chief Business Officer, MSC Cruises USA, mentioned:
“Friends from everywhere in the world inform us they need to see Alaska’s magnificence firsthand, which makes these itineraries the proper addition to MSC Cruises’ international portfolio of bucket-list locations.
“Seattle can be our fifth U.S. homeport, bringing our signature mixture of European type and American comforts to the west coast as we proceed to develop our choices within the North American market.
“We sit up for welcoming company aboard MSC Poesia, which is able to spend the summer time cruising Alaska and transfer to Miami for the winter, providing alternatives for vacationers to benefit from the coveted expertise of transiting the Panama Canal when the ship strikes between the east and west coast.”
Stephanie Jones Stebbins, Managing Director, Maritime, Port of Seattle, added:
“The Port of Seattle seems ahead to welcoming MSC Cruises and MSC Poesia to Seattle. We all know that MSC company will get pleasure from exploring our area earlier than and after their Alaska journey. We respect MSC’s dedication to sustainability and sit up for MSC Poesia connecting to shore energy in Seattle.”
These new cruises to Alaska on MSC Poesia are actually open for bookings.
With the addition of Seattle, MSC Cruises now presents voyages from 5 homeports within the U.S.
