MSC Cruises review

The only product on record is cruise, so the site files the company under ferries and cruises rather than flights, rail or buses. That narrows your search nicely if the ship is the trip. If you still need a flight, a train or a hotel, you book those on a separate site.

The company dates back to 1988, which is a long track record in cruising. Age is not the same as price, so read the fare and booking fee on your sailing before you commit. It does mean the line and its ships are established rather than a new experiment.

The company operates as MSC Cruises S.A., a named corporate entity rather than a brokerage. That matters when you want to know who takes your money and who answers when a cabin needs changing. You can check the same name on your booking documents.

This section compares products and booking fees, and the MSC Cruises product is cruise. Read the fare and the fee side by side before you pay, so the total is clear. Whatever the fee is, it attaches to the sailing you pick rather than to a package.

MoMo lists flights, rail and bus, so it can cover a flight, a train and a bed in one search. MSC Cruises lists cruise, so it stays on the ship. Pick MoMo when the trip has many legs, and MSC Cruises when the cruise is the trip and the rest is simple.

Not from MSC Cruises, because cruise covers cruise alone. For buses, FlixBus lists bus, and for cars and transfers car rental and transfers is the relevant line. You would plan each part separately, or hand the whole journey to MoMo.

The ferries and cruises section holds 49 brands, so MSC Cruises sits in a fairly wide field of operators. Cruise is the most common product there, and most of these listings come with a booking app, which makes it easy to compare fares on one page.