MSC Magnifica — 86-Night World Cruise Cruise from Valparaiso

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86-Night World Cruise Cruise from Valparaiso

86 nights · World Cruise · 35 ports of call

86-night World Cruise cruise aboard MSC Magnifica, departing Valparaiso and calling at Hangaroa, Easter Island, Pitcairn Island, Papeete, Tahiti, Moorea, Aitutaki and Rarotonga and 28 more.

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Ship: MSC Magnifica
Cruise line: MSC Cruises
Duration: 86 nights
Region: World Cruise
Departs: Valparaiso
Returns: Marseille

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Where this voyage takes you

Voyage route — calls shown in order; map is schematic.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day
1
- Valparaiso
  Depart 18:00
  A historic port city on Chile's central coast, built across steep hills laced with funiculars and painted houses. A UNESCO World Heritage site, it serves as the gateway to Santiago and the Casablanca wine valley, with a busy working harbour below.
  - Hillside funiculars
  - Cerro Concepción
  - Casablanca wineries
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- Hangaroa, Easter Island
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
  The only town on Easter Island, a remote Chilean island far out in the South Pacific. It is the base for visiting the giant carved moai statues that ring the coast, along with volcanic craters, a stone village site and small beaches nearby.
  - Moai statues
  - Rano Kau crater
  - Anakena Beach
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- Pitcairn Island
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 11:00
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- Papeete, Tahiti
  Arrive 00:00 · Depart 23:59
  The capital of French Polynesia, on the island of Tahiti in the South Pacific. Its waterfront market sells black pearls and tropical fruit, food-truck roulottes gather by the harbour at night, and it serves as the gateway to nearby Moorea and Bora Bora.
  - Papeete Market
  - Black pearls
  - Moorea ferry
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13
- Papeete, Tahiti
  Arrive 00:01 · Depart 18:00
  The capital of French Polynesia, on the island of Tahiti in the South Pacific. Its waterfront market sells black pearls and tropical fruit, food-truck roulottes gather by the harbour at night, and it serves as the gateway to nearby Moorea and Bora Bora.
  - Papeete Market
  - Black pearls
  - Moorea ferry
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14
- Moorea
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
  A volcanic island in French Polynesia in the South Pacific, just northwest of Tahiti. Jagged green peaks rise above two deep bays, Cook's and Opunohu, with a turquoise lagoon, coral reefs and pineapple plantations on the slopes.
  - Cook's Bay
  - Mount Rotui
  - Lagoon snorkelling
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- Aitutaki
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 19:00
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- Rarotonga
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
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- Bay of Islands
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
  A scenic subtropical region at the top of New Zealand's North Island, made up of many islands scattered across a sheltered bay. Known for sailing, dolphins and game fishing, it holds the historic settlements of Russell and Waitangi, where the country's founding treaty was signed.
  - Waitangi grounds
  - Russell village
  - Dolphin watching
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24
- Auckland
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
  New Zealand's largest city, spread across a narrow isthmus between two harbours. Known as the City of Sails for its yacht-filled waters, it pairs a Sky Tower skyline with nearby volcanic cones, vineyards and black-sand surf beaches.
  - Sky Tower
  - City of Sails
  - Waiheke Island
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25
- Tauranga
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
  A harbour city on New Zealand's Bay of Plenty, guarded by the extinct volcanic cone of Mauao at the foot of Mount Maunganui. Its surf beaches and the geothermal springs of Rotorua inland make it a popular North Island call.
  - Mount Maunganui
  - Surf beaches
  - Rotorua geysers
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26
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- Christchurch
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
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28
- Dunedin
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 16:00
  A coastal city on New Zealand's South Island, built around a long natural harbour and shaped by Scottish settlers. It keeps Victorian and Edwardian architecture, and the Otago Peninsula at its edge is known for albatross, penguins, and seals.
  - Otago Peninsula
  - Royal albatross colony
  - Larnach Castle
Day
29
- Cruising Milford Sound, New Zealand
  Arrive 13:00 · Depart 17:00
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31
- Hobart, Tasmania
  Arrive 00:00 · Depart 23:59
  The capital of Tasmania on Australia's island state, set below Mount Wellington on the River Derwent. The sandstone warehouses of Salamanca Place line the historic waterfront, and the provocative MONA art museum lies a short ferry ride upstream.
  - Salamanca Place
  - MONA
  - Mount Wellington
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32
- Hobart, Tasmania
  Arrive 00:01 · Depart 18:00
  The capital of Tasmania on Australia's island state, set below Mount Wellington on the River Derwent. The sandstone warehouses of Salamanca Place line the historic waterfront, and the provocative MONA art museum lies a short ferry ride upstream.
  - Salamanca Place
  - MONA
  - Mount Wellington
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33
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- Sydney, New South Wales
  Arrive 00:00 · Depart 23:59
  Australia's harbour city, whose cruise terminal sits across the water from the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. The ferries at Circular Quay reach Manly and Bondi, while the historic Rocks district lies right beside the berths.
  - Opera House
  - Harbour Bridge
  - Bondi Beach
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35
- Sydney, New South Wales
  Arrive 00:01 · Depart 20:00
  Australia's harbour city, whose cruise terminal sits across the water from the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. The ferries at Circular Quay reach Manly and Bondi, while the historic Rocks district lies right beside the berths.
  - Opera House
  - Harbour Bridge
  - Bondi Beach
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36
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- Nouméa
  Arrive 09:00 · Depart 18:00
  The capital of New Caledonia, a French territory in the South Pacific ringed by one of the world's largest lagoons. The town carries a Franco-Melanesian character, with waterfront markets and beaches along the Anse Vata and Baie des Citrons bays.
  - Anse Vata beach
  - Tjibaou Cultural Centre
  - Lagoon snorkelling
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39
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- Luganville
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
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- Apia
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
  The capital of Samoa, set on the north coast of Upolu island in the South Pacific. A working harbour town backed by green ridges, it is known for its Sunday markets, the writer Robert Louis Stevenson's hilltop estate, and nearby waterfalls and lava-rock pools.
  - Robert Louis Stevenson Museum
  - Papaseea sliding rocks
  - Apia Market
- Pago Pago
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
  The capital of American Samoa, set on a dramatic deep harbour ringed by jagged green peaks in the South Pacific. The crater walls of an extinct volcano enclose the bay, with rainforest, traditional Samoan villages and a national park nearby.
  - Pago Pago Harbor
  - Rainforest peaks
  - National Park
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- Honolulu, Hawaii
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 18:00
  Hawaii's capital on the island of Oahu, where Waikiki's beach and high-rises meet the volcanic ridge of Diamond Head. The harbour holds the Pearl Harbor memorials, and surf and rainforest valleys lie a short drive away.
  - Waikiki Beach
  - Diamond Head
  - Pearl Harbor
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51
- Hilo, Hawaii
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
  The largest town on the Big Island of Hawaii, set on a rainy, green bay on the windward coast. It serves as the gateway to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and is fringed by waterfalls, botanical gardens, and black-sand shorelines.
  - Rainbow Falls
  - Volcanoes National Park
  - Liliʻuokalani Gardens
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52
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- Los Angeles, California
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
  The sprawling Pacific gateway of southern California, with most cruises sailing from the neighbouring Port of Los Angeles at San Pedro. The morning leaves time for Hollywood, the beaches at Santa Monica or the galleries downtown before departure.
  - Hollywood
  - Santa Monica Pier
  - Getty Center
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58
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- Cabo San Lucas
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 15:00
  A resort town at the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, where the desert meets the Pacific and Sea of Cortez. Cabo San Lucas is known for its rock arch at Land's End, sport fishing, and the marina lined with restaurants and boats.
  - El Arco
  - Lover's Beach
  - Cabo marina
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- Puntarenas
  Arrive 10:00 · Depart 18:00
  A Pacific port city on a narrow sandy spit on Costa Rica's central coast. It serves chiefly as a gateway inland to rainforests and volcanoes, with a long beachfront promenade and boats out to the Gulf of Nicoya's islands.
  - Gulf of Nicoya
  - Beachfront paseo
  - Rainforest gateway
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65
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- Balboa (Panama City)
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
Day
67
- Cruising Panama Canal
  Arrive 05:00 · Depart 05:15
- Cruising Panama Canal
  Arrive 17:00 · Depart 17:15
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68
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70
- La Romana
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 17:00
  A resort town on the southeast coast of the Dominican Republic, set where the Chavón river meets the Caribbean. Nearby lie the cobbled artisans' village of Altos de Chavón, the white sands of Bayahibe and boat trips to Saona island.
  - Altos de Chavón
  - Saona Island
  - Bayahibe beach
Day
71
- Road Town, Tortola
  Arrive 09:00 · Depart 20:00
  The capital of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands, set on a harbour ringed by green hills. It is the main yachting base of the archipelago, with sheltered beaches, a small botanic garden, and ferries out to the surrounding cays.
  - Cane Garden Bay
  - Botanic Gardens
  - Yacht harbour
Day
72
- Philipsburg
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
  The Dutch-side capital of St. Maarten, set behind the long curve of Great Bay. Front Street is wall-to-wall duty-free; a short water taxi or drive reaches the French side's Marigot market and the famous low-flying jets over Maho Beach.
  - Great Bay Beach
  - Front Street duty-free
  - Maho Beach plane-spotting
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73
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- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 19:00
  The largest city of the Canary Islands, on Gran Canaria off the African coast. A long city beach curves beside the port, and the historic Vegueta quarter holds the cathedral and the house where Columbus is said to have stayed.
  - Las Canteras Beach
  - Vegueta quarter
  - Columbus House
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80
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- Ibiza
  Arrive 12:00 · Depart 20:00
  A Balearic island in the western Mediterranean off Spain's east coast, known equally for nightlife and quiet coves. Ibiza Town's walled Dalt Vila old quarter rises above the harbour, with sandy beaches and the islet of Es Vedrà to the southwest.
  - Dalt Vila
  - Es Vedrà
  - Beach coves
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83
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84
- Naples
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 19:00
  A southern Italian port on its namesake bay, in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius. Ships dock near the historic centre, the gateway to Pompeii, the cliffs of the Amalfi Coast and the island of Capri, in a city that claims to have invented pizza.
  - Mount Vesuvius
  - Pompeii
  - Gateway to Capri
Day
85
- Civitavecchia
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 19:00
  The deep-water port serving Rome, roughly 80 kilometres up the coast. Ships dock here for shore excursions to the Colosseum, the Vatican and the Roman Forum, while the town itself keeps a working harbour and a Michelangelo-designed fortress.
  - Gateway to Rome
  - Fort Michelangelo
  - Vatican excursions
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86
- Genoa
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
  Italy's great maritime city, stacked up the Ligurian hills above one of the Mediterranean's busiest harbours. Its old town is a maze of tall, narrow caruggi, and it claims pesto and focaccia as local inventions; the Aquarium and Renaissance palaces of Via Garibaldi sit close to the port.
  - Old-town caruggi
  - Genoa Aquarium
  - Via Garibaldi palaces
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87
- Marseille
  Arrive 08:00
  France's oldest city and biggest Mediterranean port, set around the old harbour of the Vieux-Port. The hilltop basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde watches over the bay, with the Calanques inlets and bouillabaisse stalls a short way off.
  - Vieux-Port
  - Notre-Dame de la Garde
  - Calanques

Upcoming departures

10 Feb 2027

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86-Night World Cruise Cruise from Valparaiso FAQ

Which ports does this cruise visit?

This 86-night World Cruise cruise calls at Valparaiso, Hangaroa, Easter Island, Pitcairn Island, Papeete, Tahiti, Moorea, Aitutaki, Rarotonga, Bay of Islands, Auckland, Tauranga, Christchurch, Dunedin, Cruising Milford Sound, New Zealand, Hobart, Tasmania, Sydney, New South Wales, Nouméa, Luganville, Apia, Pago Pago, Honolulu, Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii, Los Angeles, California, Cabo San Lucas, Puntarenas, Balboa (Panama City), Cruising Panama Canal, La Romana, Road Town, Tortola, Philipsburg, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Naples, Civitavecchia, Genoa and Marseille.

How many days are spent at sea?

52 days are spent at sea; the rest are in port.

Where does this cruise depart from?

It departs from Valparaiso and ends in Marseille.

How long is this cruise?

86 nights aboard MSC Magnifica.

When does this itinerary sail?

Upcoming departures include 10 Feb 2027. A NestCruise advisor can confirm current availability.

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