MSC Cruises opens world’s largest and ‘most advanced’ cruise terminal in Miami

Ahead of this week’s Seatrade Cruise Global event taking place in Miami, MSC Cruises inaugurated the world’s largest and most advanced cruise terminal at PortMiami on Saturday April 5.

The new MSC Miami Cruise Terminal (pictured) is described as setting a global benchmark for cruise infrastructure as the first in the industry to implement a complete biometric journey with digital identity verification for a seamless embarkation experience.

Imagined by global design firm Arquitectonica and built by Fincantieri Infrastructure, the 492,678 square foot facility is capable of processing up to 36,000 passengers daily and was developed with the guest experience at its core. As the first and last impression of a guest’s holiday, every step is carefully streamlined for a stress-free embarkation.

The new terminal will serve both MSC Cruises’ and Explora Journeys’ ships sailing from PortMiami, including MSC Cruises’ new flagship, MSC World America, which will be named during a ceremony at the terminal today before she sets sail for her inaugural season in the Caribbean.