In the Texas port of Galveston, the construction of a fourth cruise terminal which will be used as a home port by the MSC Cruises company which, from the inauguration of the landing scheduled for November 2025, will be based on its own ship MSC Seascape. The new terminal at Pier 16 will develop over 15 thousand square meters and will be built with an investment of 151 million dollars, of which 55 million million for the construction of a garage-parking. The terminal will be operated by MSC under a 20-year concession with four options for a further five years each.

"The inauguration of Cruise Terminal 16 - underlined the president of MSC Cruises US, Rick Sasso - represents a An important milestone in MSC Cruises' ongoing expansion in the United States. Add Galveston as our fourth homeport will make it even easier for travellers to central and western part of the nation to enjoy the our unique mix of European style and American comfort."

Last year, cruise traffic in the U.S. port was 1.49 million passengers, an increase of +43% on 2022. With the inauguration of the fourth cruise terminal, Traffic growth expected to over two million passengers starting in 2026. The historical record of cruise traffic in the Port of Galveston was recorded in 2019 with 2.2 million passengers.