MSC Cruises will be sailing more cruises to The Bahamas from its newly launched homeport at New York’s Brooklyn Cruise Terminal.

As such the cruise line will now be operating year-round cruises to the region out of New York City. MSC’s Meraviglia will be sailing a combination of seven and 11-night sailings that include both Nassau and the company’s MSC Marine Reserve private destination in The Bahamas. 

In August, MSC will also be sailing five and six-night sailings from New York to Bermuda. The 1,036-foot-long, 213-foot-tall ship has 19 decks and carries more than 5,700 guests. 

That includes 10 kinds of staterooms, 20 bars, 12 eateries, indoor and outdoor pools and seven different shows in its Broadway Theater.  

Commenting on the move to homeport in New York, MSC Cruises USA President, Rubén Rodríguez explains, “when we chose New York as the next step in our North American expansion, we knew that MSC Meraviglia would be the perfect ship, given her versatility and offerings.”

He was quoted by Caribbean Journal as saying, “we’re thrilled to give guests from the Northeast a direct link to our private destination—Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve—which is part of our fantastic itinerary to The Bahamas.”