MSC Cruises Scraper — Complete Cruise Data Extractor

Extract cruise listings, itineraries, and per-cabin pricing from MSC Cruises across 5 regional markets. Built for travel agencies, price comparison sites, affiliate marketers, and cruise-industry analysts.

Why Choose This Scraper?

• ✅ Extract from 5 MSC markets (US, UK, IT, DE, AT) 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)
• ✅ Three API strategies (BFF / Algolia / B2C) for maximum coverage — US, UK/EU, and IT each use their native endpoint
• ✅ 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	API Strategy
en_US	msccruisesusa.com	USD	BFF (cruise-level)
en_GB	msccruises.co.uk	GBP	Algolia (cabin variants)
it_IT	msccrociere.it	EUR	B2C (detailed breakdown)
de_DE	msccruises.de	EUR	Algolia
de_AT	msccruises.at	EUR	Algolia

Input

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
region*	string	Market to scrape	en_US
maxRows	number	Maximum unique cruise results (1-5000)	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 recommended — geo-matched residential proxy improves reliability across MSC's regional endpoints.

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/..."
}

Note: US market returns single cabin pricing per cruise (BFF API constraint). EU/UK markets return full multi-cabin pricing_tiers. IT market uses a separate B2C pricing API with the richest per-cabin breakdown.

Runtime & Cost

• Typical run: ~2-4 minutes for 500 rows
• Full IT market sweep: ~8-15 minutes for 1,500+ cruises
• Memory: 1 GB default (2 GB recommended for IT with detail expansion)
• Proxy usage: Residential recommended across all markets

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), not API hits — EU Algolia may return multiple cabin-variant hits per cruise
• US (BFF): 1 API hit = 1 cruise. EU (Algolia): 1 hit = cabin variant. IT (B2C): detailed breakdowns.

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.