MSC Cruises from the UK
Canary Islands, Mediterranean, Norwegian Fjords, Northern Europe, Spain, France & Portugal
MSC Cruises has a ship departing Southampton all year round with summer itineraries to destinations such as the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean, the Norwegian Fjords and Spain, France & Portugal. Typically the summer season lasts from May through to October and MSC Virtuosa once again sailing in 2026, with MSC Meraviglia sailing from the UK for the first time in the summer of 2027.
During the winter months, MSC Preziosa will be sailing seven night Northern Europe Itineraries calling into Hamburg, Rotterdam, Zeebrugge (Brugge) plus one port in France (Le Havre or Cherbourg). The winter program offers a unique chance to visit some of Europes famous Christmas markets in the lead up to Christmas, while the cruises from January to April offer fantastic value for money.
Summer 2026
MSC Virtuosa
The magnificent MSC Virtuosa makes her return to the UK in April 2026 in which could be here final season sailing out of the UK for a while as she will be replaced with MSC Meraviglia in 2027 & 2028.
One of the UK's most popular cruise ships will be departing Southampton throughout the summer and autumn until early November on itinaries which include the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean, the Norwegian Fjords along with Spain, France and Portugal.
The family friendly ship has a range of sailings from 2 to 14 nights with prices starting from just £71 per person per night based on an inside cabin. Premium drinks packages can also be added from as little as £28 per person per day.
Explore all the itineraries and latest prices below
20th April - 12 nights
(Spain, Portugal & Canaries)
Southampton - Lisbon - Funchal - Las Palmas - Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Arrecife de Lanzarote - Vigo - Southampton
Was £949 pp / NOW £902 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
2nd May - 2 nights
(France)
Southampton - Cherbourg - Southampton
Was £249 pp / NOW £237 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
4th May - 5 nights
(Northern Europe)
Southampton - Rotterdam - Cherbourg - Zeebrugge - Southampton
Was £499 pp / NOW £474 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
9th May - 7 nights
(Norwegian Fjords)
Southampton - South Queensferry - Sandnes - Haugesund - Southampton
Was £599 pp / NOW £569 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
16th May - 7 nights
(Norwegian Fjords)
Southampton - South Queensferry - Stavanger - Haugesund - Kristiansand - Southampton
Was £649 pp / NOW £617 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
23rd May - 2 nights
(France)
Southampton - Cherbourg - Southampton
Was £249 pp / NOW £237 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
25th May - 5 nights
(Northern Europe)
Southampton - Cherbourg - Zeebrugge -Rotterdam - Southampton
Was £549 pp / NOW £522 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
30th May - 7 nights
(Spain & France)
Southampton - Gijon - La Rochelle - Bilbao - Le Havre - Southampton
Was £669 pp / NOW £636 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
6th June - 14 nights
(Norway & Iceland)
Southampton - Cork - Akureyri - Isafjordur - Reykjavik - Maloy - Hellesylt - Sandnes - Southampton
Was £1049 pp / NOW £997 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
20th June - 7 nights
(Spain & France)
Southampton - La Rochelle - Bilbao - La Coruna - Cherbourg - Southampton
Was £649 pp / NOW £617 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
27th June - 7 nights
(France, Portugal & Spain)
Southampton - Brest - Lisbon - Vigo - Cherbourg - Southampton
Was £749 pp / NOW £712 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
4th July - 7 nights
(Spain & France)
Southampton - La Rochelle - Bilbao - La Coruna - Cherbourg - Southampton
Was £699 pp / NOW £664 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
11th July - 7 nights
(Norwegian Fjords)
Southampton - Alesund - Nordfjordeid - Hellesylt - Maloy - Southampton
Was £749 pp / NOW £712 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
18th July - 7 nights
(Norwegian Fjords)
Southampton - Lerwick - Maloy - Flam - Kristiansand - Southampton
Was £749 pp / NOW £712 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
25th July - 14 nights
(Mediterranean)
Southampton - La Coruna - Cadiz - Malaga - Alicante - Ibiza - Tarragona - Gibraltar - Lisbon - Southampton
Was £1349 pp / NOW £1282 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
8th August - 12 nights
(Spain, Portugal & Canaries)
Southampton - Lisbon - Funchal - Las Palmas - Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Arrecife de Lanzarote - Vigo - Southampton
Was £949 pp / NOW £902 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
20th August - 9 nights
(France, Portugal & Spain)
Southampton - Brest - Lisbon - Gibraltar - Malaga - Cadiz - Southampton
Was £999 pp / NOW £949 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
29th August - 7 nights
(Norwegian Fjords)
Southampton - Haugesund - Olden - Alesund - Kristiansand - Southampton
Was £699 pp / NOW £665 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
12th September - 14 nights
(Mediterranean)
Southampton - Lisbon - Cadiz - Malaga - Alicante - Palma de Mallorca - Tarragona - Gibraltar - La Coruna - Southampton
Was £1149 pp / NOW £1092 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
26th September - 3 nights
(Northern Europe)
Southampton - Zeebrugge - Cherbourg - Southampton
Was £399 pp / NOW £379 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
26th September - 4 nights
(Ireland)
Southampton - Cork overnight - Southampton
Was £429 pp / NOW £408 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
3rd October - 12 nights
(Spain, Portugal & Canaries)
Southampton - Lisbon - Funchal - Las Palmas - Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Arrecife de Lanzarote - Vigo - Southampton
Was £1199 pp / NOW £1139 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
15th October - 4 nights
(Ireland)
Southampton - Cork overnight - Southampton
Was £469 pp / NOW £446 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
19th October - 5 nights
(Northern Europe)
Southampton - Zeebrugge - Rotterdam - Cherbourg - Southampton
Was £539 pp / NOW £512 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
24th October - 7 nights
(Spain & France)
Southampton - La Rochelle - Bilbao - La Coruna - Le Havre - Southampton
Was £749 pp / NOW £712 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
31st October - 7 nights
(France, Portugal & France)
Southampton - Brest - Lisbon - Vigo - Cherbourg - Southampton
Was £619 pp / NOW £588 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
7th November - 9 nights
(One-way to Barcelona)
Southampton - La Coruna - Cadiz - Malaga - Alicante - Palma de Mallorca - Marseille - Barcelona
Was £649 pp / NOW £617 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
31st October - 24 nights
(One way to Rio de Janeiro)
Southampton - La Coruna - Cadiz - Malaga - Alicante - Palma de Mallorca - Marseille - Barcelona - Funchal - Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Las Palmas - Salvador - Rio de Janeiro
Was £2039 pp / NOW £1937 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
31st October - 25 nights
(One way to Santos)
Southampton - La Coruna - Cadiz - Malaga - Alicante - Palma de Mallorca - Marseille - Barcelona - Funchal - Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Las Palmas - Salvador - Rio de Janeiro - Santos
Was £2069 pp / NOW £1966 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
Winter 2026/27
MSC Preziosa
MSC Preziosa will be back in the UK for the winter on Northern Europe itineraries leaving Southampton on a weekly basis from late October through to April.
Northern Europe - 7 nights
Southampton - Hamburg - Zeebrugge - Rotterdam - Le Havre - Southampton
From £449 pp / £427 pp
23/10/26, 01/01/27, 26/02/27
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
Northern Europe - 7 nights
Southampton - Hamburg - Amsterdam - Zeebrugge - Le Havre - Southampton
From £589 pp / £560 pp
30/10/26
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
Northern Europe
Southampton - Hamburg - Zeebrugge - Rotterdam - Le Havre - Southampton
From £429 pp / £408 pp
06/11/26, 13/11/26, 08/01/27, 15/01/27, 22/01/27, 29/01/27, 05/03/27, 12/03/27, 19/03/27, 02/04/27, 09/04/27, 16/04/27
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
Northern Europe - 7 nights
Southampton - Hamburg- Zeebrugge - Rotterdam - Le Havre - Southampton
From £429 pp / £408 pp
20/11/26
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
Northern Europe - 7 nights
Southampton - Hamburg - Rotterdam - Le Havre - Cherbourg - Southampton
From £429 pp / £408 pp
27/11/26 & 05/02/27
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
Northern Europe - 7 nights
Southampton - Hamburg - Rotterdam - Cherbourg - Le Havre - Southampton
From £449 pp / £427 pp
04/12/26, 12/02/27, 19/02/27
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
Northern Europe - 7 nights
Southampton - Hamburg - Zeebrugge - Cherbourg - Le Havre - Southampton
From £469 pp / £446 pp
11/12/27
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
Northern Europe - 6 nights
Southampton - Hamburg - Zeebrugge - Cherbourg - Le Havre - Southampton
From £579 pp / £550 pp
18/12/26
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
Northern Europe - 8 nights
Southampton - Hamburg - Zeebrugge - Cherbourg - Le Havre - Southampton
From £1419 pp / £1348 pp
24/12/26
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
Northern Europe
Southampton - Hamburg - Rotterdam - Zeebrugge - Le Havre - Southampton
From £749 pp / £712 pp
26/03/26
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
One-way to Hamburg
Southampton - Hamburg
From £149 pp / £142 pp
23/04/26
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
Summer 2027
29th May - 7 nights
(Spain & France)
Southampton - Gijon - La Rochelle - Bilbao - Cherbourg - Southampton
Was £817 pp / NOW £776 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
5th June - 7 nights
(Norwegian Fjords)
Southampton - Kirkwall - Skjolden - Nordfjordeid - Sandnes - Southampton
Was £885 pp / NOW £841 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
12th June - 7 nights
(France, Portugal & Spain)
Southampton - Brest - Lisbon - Vigo - Cherbourg - Southampton
Was £824 pp / NOW £783 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
19th June - 7 nights
(Norwegian Fjords)
Southampton - Lerwick - Skjolden - Nordfjordeid - Sandnes - Southampton
Was £994 pp / NOW £944 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
26th June - 8 nights
(Norwegian Fjords)
Southampton - Kirkwall - Maloy - Molde - Alesund - Haugesund - Southampton
Was £1079 pp / NOW £1025 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
4th July - 6 nights
(Spain & France)
Southampton - La Rochelle - Bilbao - La Coruna - Southampton
Was £759 pp / NOW £721 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
10th July - 7 nights
(France, Portugal & Spain)
Southampton - Brest - Lisbon - Vigo - Cherbourg - Southampton
Was £894 pp / NOW £849 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
17th July - 7 nights
(Norwegian Fjords)
Southampton - Haugesund - Alesund - Skjolden - Kristiansand - Southampton
Was £1024 pp / NOW £973 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
24th July - 14 nights
(Mediterranean)
Southampton - Gijon - Cadiz - Malaga - Alicante - Ibiza - Tarragona - Casablanca - La Coruna - Southampton
Was £1759 pp / NOW £1671 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
7th August - 12 nights
(Mediterranean)
Southampton - Vigo - Funchal - Las Palmas - Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Arrecife de Lanzarote - Lisbon - Southampton
Was £1649 pp / NOW £1197 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
19th August - 9 nights
(France, Portugal & Spain)
Southampton - Brest - Lisbon - Gibraltar - Malaga - Cadiz - Southampton
Was £1518 pp / NOW £1442 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
28th August - 7 nights
(Norwegian Fjords)
Southampton - Haugesund - Skjolden - Olden - Kristiansand - Southampton
Was £894 pp / NOW £849 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
4th September - 7 nights
(Spain & France)
Southampton - Gijon - La Rochelle - Bilbao - Cherbourg - Southampton
Was £774 pp / NOW £735 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
11th September - 7 nights
(Northern Europe)
Southampton - Oslo - Fredericia - Copenhagen - Zeebrugge - Southampton
Was £824 pp / NOW £783 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
18th September - 7 nights
(Norwegian Fjords)
Southampton - Lerwick - Skjolden - Nordfjordeid - Sandnes - Southampton
Was £854 pp / NOW £811 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
25th September - 7 nights
(France, Portugal & Spain)
Southampton - Brest - Leixoes (Porto) - Vigo - Cherbourg - Southampton
Was £1004 pp / NOW £954 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
2nd October - 12 nights
(Mediterranean)
Southampton - Vigo - Funchal - Las Palmas - Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Arrecife de Lanzarote - Lisbon - Southampton
Was £1260 pp / NOW £1197 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
14th October - 9 nights
(France, Portugal & Spain)
Southampton - Brest - Lisbon - Gibraltar - Malaga - Cadiz - Southampton
Was £1004 pp / NOW £954 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
23rd October - 7 nights
(Spain & France)
Southampton - Gijon - La Rochelle - Bilbao - Cherbourg - Southampton
Was £824 pp / NOW £783 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
30th October - 7 nights
(France, Portugal & Spain)
Southampton - Brest - Vigo - Leixoes (Porto) - Cherbourg - Southampton
Was £724 pp / NOW £688 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
6th November - 13 nights
(One way to Barbados)
Southampton - Le Havre - Ponta Delgada - St Johns - Kingstown - Bridgetown
Was £744 pp / NOW £707 pp
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
Winter 2027/28
MSC Preziosa
MSC Preziosa will be back in the UK for the winter on Northern Europe itineraries leaving Southampton on a weekly basis from late October through to April.
Winter 2027/28
Northern Europe - 5 nights
Southampton - Le Havre - Hamburg - Southampton
From £494 pp / £469 pp
19/10/26
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
Northern Europe - 7 nights
Southampton - Le Havre - Rotterdam - Zeebrugge - Hamburg - Southampton
From £694 pp / £659 pp
24/10/26
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
Northern Europe
Southampton - Le Havre - Zeebrugge - Rotterdam - Hamburg - Southampton
From £514 pp / £488 pp
31/10/27, 7/11/27, 21/11/27, 5/12/27, 12/12/27, 19/12/27, 26/12/27, 2/1/28, 6/2/28, 13/2/28, 20/2/28, 27/2/28, 5/3/28, 12/3/28, 19/3/28, 26/3/28, 2/4/28, 9/4/28
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
Northern Europe - 7 nights
Southampton - Le Havre - Cherbourg - Rotterdam - Hamburg - Southampton
From £574 pp / £545 pp
14/11/27
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*
Northern Europe - 7 nights
Southampton - Le Havre - Zeebrugge - Amsterdam - Hamburg - Southampton
From £554 pp / £526 pp
28/11/27
*Price based on two adults sharing and inside cabin - subject to change & availability*