Key Aspects:
- MSC Cruises is cancelling all MSC Meraviglia winter 2026-2027 sailings from New York and moving the ship to Miami.
- Affected passengers have three rebooking choices, or can choose a future cruise credit or a full refund.
- New itineraries will feature Caribbean ports, including Turks & Caicos and St. Maarten.
New York, New York. “If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere,” sang Frank Sinatra.
But MSC Cruises is leaving the Big Apple behind – at least for the winter 2026-2027 season – in favor of Miami’s year-round cruise hub.
Guests booked to sail from the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in New York aboard the 171,598-gross-ton MSC Meraviglia in late 2026 received notice that their itineraries have been cancelled.
“MSC Meraviglia will now sail from Miami, Florida, during the Winter 2026/2027 season, offering 6- and 8-night cruises to the Caribbean and The Bahamas,” the cruise line stated in a letter notifying passengers their bookings from New York had been scrapped.
Although MSC Cruises has not officially announced the change, passengers have quickly been spreading the word and sharing similar cancellation notices, from one set to depart on November 8, 2026, to another on March 7, 2027.
“With the ship’s move to Miami, we will no longer offer sailings from New York,” letters clearly revealed.
Instead, MSC Cruises promised new itineraries to Grand Turk in the Turks and Caicos, Philipsburg in St. Maarten, Basseterre in St. Kitts, and other Caribbean destinations, joining MSC Cruises’ competitors to keep ships in the No. 1 cruise destination in the world.
The cruises will feature stops at the company’s private island destination, Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve in the Bahamas, as was originally scheduled from the New York departures that would also have called in Port Canaveral, Florida, and Nassau, Bahamas.
New Options for Affected Guests
As MSC Cruises revealed the cancellations, the cruise line outlined new options for affected passengers, saying all choices will be available starting August 6, 2025, once the company updates its booking system.
None of the options include a New York departure. Instead, guests can choose an 8- or 6-night sailing on MSC Meraviglia from Miami in the same accommodation and month as their original departure.
The longer option comes with no change fees, one extra night free (cruise fare only, no extras), and a $50 per person onboard credit, up to $100 per cabin.
The shorter 6-night option provides $100 per person onboard credit, up to $200 per cabin.
On social media, some passengers voiced frustration about the compensation, noting the onboard credits offered aren’t as “generous” as other cruise lines who cancel voyages.
Those who feel the free night and onboard credit is worthy are still disappointed they need to rework their vacations plans, but considering the cancelled cruises are over a year away, it shouldn’t be too troublesome.
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Guests are also given a chance to switch to any other 7-night MSC Cruises sailing from a US port – Miami, Port Canaveral, or Galveston, Texas – under the same rules for accommodation, month, and holiday restrictions.
If that option is not convenient, a Future Cruise Credit equal to the amount paid for the original MSC Cruises package would be available for use within one year of issue. Passengers don’t have to use the credit within a year; just make a new booking within that year.
The final option is a free cancellation with a full refund. Any passenger who does not choose another sailing or the Future Cruise Credit by September 30, 2025, will have refunds automatically processed to their original payment method.
