MSC World Cruise 2026 sales open; stops include Dubai, Manila and Sydney

MSC Magnifica will travel 36,000 nautical miles and visit five continents

MSC Cruises has opened sales for its MSC World Cruise 2026 with a new global itinerary to be operated by MSC Magnifica.

The new 119-day voyage will start on 4 January 2026 from the Italian port of Civitavecchia with embarkation also available at Genoa, Marseille and Barcelona on 5, 6 and 7 January respectively.

The four-month round-the-world sailing will visit 47 destinations in 32 countries, with overnight stays in San Francisco, Honolulu, Auckland, Sydney, Manila, Tokyo and Dubai, plus 46 full-day calls along the journey.

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The ship will cross the Atlantic Ocean from Europe, visit the tropical islands of the Caribbean and then sail through the Panama Canal.

The voyage will continue along the west coast of Central America with calls in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Mexico before heading to San Francisco.

MSC Magnifica will cross the Pacific Ocean with calls in Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand and Australia. 

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The ship will then visit a range of countries in Asia including the Philippines, Japan, China, Vietnam, Singapore and Malaysia.  

The ship will sail the Indian Ocean to the Gulf region of the Middle East with stops in the United Arab Emirates and Oman and then head back to the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.

For more information, visit www.msccruises.com