MSC Cruises Scraper — Complete Cruise Data Extractor

Extract cruise listings, itineraries, and per-cabin pricing from MSC Cruises across 7 regional markets. Built for travel agencies, price comparison sites, affiliate marketers, and cruise-industry analysts.

Updates

• 2026-06-13 — Much broader European coverage: UK, Italy, Germany, Austria, France & Spain now return all departure dates for each itinerary (previously only one representative sailing) — roughly 4–5× more cruises per market.
• 2026-06-11 — New markets added: France (fr_FR, EUR), Spain (es_ES, EUR).

Why Choose This Scraper?

• ✅ Extract from 7 MSC markets (US, UK, IT, DE, AT, FR, ES) with local-currency pricing
• ✅ Complete cruise data with multi-cabin pricing tiers (Interior, Oceanview, Balcony, Suite, Yacht Club)
• ✅ Filter by 25 destination regions (Mediterranean, Caribbean, Northern Europe, Dubai, Asia, and more)
• ✅ Full forward catalog — every available sailing across the booking window
• ✅ Direct booking/source URLs + itinerary images on every sailing
• ✅ Apify + custom proxy support with geo-matched country codes

Use Cases

• European travel agencies — MSC's biggest strength is Mediterranean and Northern Europe routes
• Affiliate/comparison sites — deep-linkable booking URLs + images
• Yacht Club / premium travel affiliates — rich luxury tier pricing
• Cruise analysts — compare MSC's aggressive EU pricing vs. Royal Caribbean / Costa

Supported Markets

Region	Domain	Currency
en_US	msccruisesusa.com	USD
en_GB	msccruises.co.uk	GBP
it_IT	msccrociere.it	EUR
de_DE	msccruises.de	EUR
de_AT	msccruises.at	EUR
fr_FR	msccroisieres.fr	EUR
es_ES	msccruceros.es	EUR

Input

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
region*	string	Market to scrape	en_US
maxRows	number	Maximum unique cruise results (1-10000)	500
destinations	string[]	Filter by destination code	All
maxRequestRetries	number	Retries for failed requests	5
requestHandlerTimeoutSecs	number	Request timeout (seconds)	30
useApifyProxy	boolean	Use Apify Residential proxy	true
apifyProxyCountryCode	string	Override proxy country	Auto
apifyProxyGroups	string	Proxy tier	RESIDENTIAL
proxyUrl	string	Custom proxy URL	—

Proxy: the en_US market requires a RESIDENTIAL proxy (useApifyProxy: true); other markets also accept a custom proxyUrl. Use geo-matched country codes.

Destination Codes

Code	Destination	Code	Destination
MED	Mediterranean	CAR	Caribbean
WEE	Western Mediterranean	SOC	Southern Caribbean
EME	Eastern Mediterranean	NCA	Northern Caribbean
MEW	Mediterranean West	BHM	Bahamas
FIO	Northern Europe & Fjords	ALA	Alaska
NOR	Northern Europe	EMW	Dubai & Middle East (US)
CUK	Cruises from UK	DUB	Middle East & Dubai (EU)
BAC	British Isles & Atlantic Coast	SOA	South America
TRA	Transatlantic	ASI	Asia
WOR	World Cruise	FAE	Far East Asia
PAN	Panama Canal	AFR	Africa
POS	Grand Voyages	INW	Indian Ocean
NOA	North America

Cabin Codes

Code	Cabin Type
INTERIOR	Interior / Inside
OCEANVIEW	Ocean View
BALCONY	Balcony
SUITE	Suite
YACHT_CLUB	MSC Yacht Club (premium, ship-within-a-ship)

Output

Each record is a single unique cruise (deduped by cruise_id) with:

• Cruise and itinerary identifiers (cruise_id, itinerary_id)
• Ship name, departure/arrival ports, sailing dates, duration
• Lowest available price with currency
• Ports of call
• pricing_tiers object with per-cabin breakdown (EU/UK/IT markets)
• itineraryImage — sailing thumbnail URL
• Service charges and port charges (where applicable)
• source_url — direct booking link
• platform, company, locale, destinationIds

Sample Output

{
  "cruise_id": "MSC_SEASCAPE_2026-08-15",
  "itinerary_id": "MSC_7N_MEDITERRANEAN",
  "company": "msc",
  "locale": "it_IT",
  "platform": "msc-it_IT",
  "title": "7 Nights Western Mediterranean",
  "ship_name": "MSC Seascape",
  "departure_date": "2026-08-15",
  "duration": 7,
  "price": 849,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "pricing_tiers": {
    "INTERIOR": { "amount": 849, "currency": "EUR" },
    "OCEANVIEW": { "amount": 999, "currency": "EUR" },
    "BALCONY": { "amount": 1299, "currency": "EUR" },
    "SUITE": { "amount": 2199, "currency": "EUR" },
    "YACHT_CLUB": { "amount": 3499, "currency": "EUR" }
  },
  "destinations": ["MED", "WEE"],
  "ports_list": ["Genoa", "Civitavecchia", "Palermo", "Valletta", "Barcelona", "Marseille", "Genoa"],
  "itineraryImage": "https://www.msccrociere.it/...",
  "source_url": "https://www.msccrociere.it/..."
}

Every record carries the full per-cabin pricing_tiers breakdown where MSC publishes it.

Runtime & Cost

• Typical run: ~2-4 minutes for 500 rows
• Full EU/UK/IT market sweep: ~1 minute for 1,500+ cruises
• Full US market sweep: ~10-15 minutes for 4,000 cruises
• Memory: 1 GB default (2 GB recommended for the full US sweep)
• Proxy: US requires residential; other markets work with residential or a custom proxy

Usage

{
  "region": "it_IT",
  "maxRows": 500,
  "destinations": ["MED", "WEE"],
  "useApifyProxy": true,
  "apifyProxyGroups": "RESIDENTIAL"
}

Notes

• Prices in pricing_tiers follow a consistent {amount, currency} shape
• maxRows counts unique cruises (deduped by cruise_id)
• Results stream to the dataset as they are collected, so partial results remain available if a run is stopped early

Related Actors

Looking to build a full cruise pricing dataset? Pair this with:

• Costa Cruises Scraper — MSC's closest EU competitor
• Royal Caribbean Scraper — premium tier comparison
• Celebrity Cruises Scraper — 6 markets
• NCL / Princess / Disney / Holland America / Carnival Scrapers — full coverage

Support

Issues or custom requests? Email support@track.cruises.