The Port of Galveston will likely be welcoming one other cruise ship in 2025, in response to an announcement launched by MSC Cruises.
Beginning in November of 2025, MSC Seascape will likely be providing 7-night sailings out of Galveston Texas. The 5,877 max-capacity cruise ship– 4,540 at double-capacity — is the second Seaside EVO-class ship to be constructed by the cruise line.
The most recent Seaside-class vessel is presently crusing out of PortMiami and can transition to Galveston for its first crusing on November ninth, 2025.
Itineraries on the 169,400 gross ton MSC Seascape will embody visits to Costa Maya, Roatan, and Cozumel.
Try sailings on Seascape out of Galveston on MSC’s web site right here.
Within the assertion, CEO of MSC Cruises, Gianni Onorato, emphasised the cruise traces want to develop its operations within the U.S. saying,
“This announcement is the newest step in our technique to proceed to develop our U.S footprint. Earlier this 12 months we started operations from our third U.S. residence port, New York Metropolis, the place we now sail year-round, and we’re proud so as to add Galveston to that rising line-up alongside PortMiami and Port Canaveral.”
“We’re dedicated to bringing our latest, largest, most revolutionary ships to the U.S. and are happy that MSC Seascape will likely be extra simply accessible to company in central and western elements of the united statesthrough Galveston, in addition to to our company internationally by way of the well-connected worldwide airport hub of Houston.”
Because of the distances between ports, reaching these Caribbean ports of name requires 3 sea days inside most itineraries. Longer 7- and 10-day cruises are typical for sailings out of Galveston.
Galveston has been rising in reputation as a homeport for different cruise traces as nicely, with Princess Cruises just lately crusing Regal Princess from the port till March of 2024.
Ships scheduled to sail out of Galveston all through 2024 embody the next:
Carnival Cruise Line: Carnival Breeze, Carnival Dream, Carnival Jubilee, Carnival Miracle
Disney Cruises: Disney Magic
Royal Caribbean Worldwide: Concord of the Seas Jewel of the Seas, Mariner of the Seas, Voyager of the Seas
Norwegian Cruise Line: Norwegian Escape, Norwegian Prima
Princess Cruises: Regal Princess
Learn extra: Greatest cruises out of Galveston by means of 2025
