Is MSC Cruise Line owned by Carnival?

On the other hand, MSC Cruises is privately owned by the Aponte family and is one of the world's largest privately owned cruise lines. Since the company is privately owned, it does not have stock. People cannot buy shares in this company as they can with Royal Caribbean, Carnival Cruise Line, and Norwegian Cruise Line.



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MSC Cruises boasts one of the best fleets of extraordinary modern cruises. MSC, an Italian-born and built company, started sailing in the year 1970. Since then it has created a name for itself in the luxury cruise line industry.

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If you're searching for a cruise aboard MSC, the first thing you are likely to notice is the price of your trip. We've priced thousands of cruises over the year and MSC offers many of the cheapest trips we've seen; often times even less than Carnival, which is known as a budget-friendly line.

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For being such a cheap cruise, I was impressed by the variety of activities and programming on the ship. I was impressed by the amount of family-friendly fun on MSC Seaside, and there were enough activities to keep guests of all ages entertained.

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Dreamlines' most popular booked cruise line, MSC, has an average passenger age in 2018 of 52.1 – about six years older than the industry standard. Among passengers who booked with Dreamlines, TUI and AIDA attracted a slightly older crowd – 58.5 and 54.5, respectively.

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The company's portfolio of global cruise line brands includes Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, P&O Cruises (Australia), Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK) and Cunard.

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We are the world's third-largest cruise brand as well as the leader in Europe, South America, the Gulf region and Southern Africa, with more market share in addition to deployed capacity than any other player.

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Languages spoken on board The company uses six main languages for its communications: English, Italian, German, French, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese.

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Children from 12 years and under 18 years of age travelling in a cabin with two adults do not pay the cruise fare on all cruises in low and mid season; they only pay the cruise fare in high season.

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Consumption of Alcohol MSC requires passengers to be at least 21 for cruises departing from the US, but passengers 18 and older are able to consume alcohol for non-US departures.

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But it's not just families that flock to MSC Cruises. The line's ships are designed to offer something for everyone, and they thus appeal to a wide demographic, including couples of all ages and even solo travelers (the line has added solo cabins on its newer ships and occasionally runs promotions for solo travelers).

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On an average the cost of a normal cruise to the Caribbean with the standard will cost you somewhere around $1000 per person without taxes and port charges. This price is usually for a weeklong trip that starts and ends in Miami.

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Additional Costs
  • Internet Packages to access WiFi at sea.
  • Gratuities/tips for the on-board staff.
  • Beverage and drinks packages.
  • Professional photos taken on board.
  • Excursions at ports.
  • Dining at specialty restaurants.
  • Spa and wellness treatments.
  • View Best Prices on MSC Cruises.


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Passports are required for cruises that begin in one U.S. port and end in another. Children under the age of 16 who are citizens of the U.S. or Canada are exempt from the passport requirement for land and sea border crossings.

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There's no need to leave a tip. One area that is not covered is the bar. If you purchase a drink on the ship (assuming you don't have the drink package) then there is a 18% bar service charge added on automatically for North American cruises and 15% for other trips.

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