Island Odyssey – Nassau & Ocean Cay

About this cruise

There's a reason 7-night cruises are the most popular length. This one sails from New York on March 22, 2026 and visits Port Canaveral, Ocean Cay and Nassau. The final stretch is open ocean, which gives you time to process everything you've seen and use the ship one last time. The Bahamas are close enough for a quick trip and warm enough that it always feels worth it. You get around 9 hours in each port, which is enough for an excursion, lunch, and some wandering around on your own. When you're not ashore, There are 9 restaurants on MSC Meraviglia, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 7 nights. A March departure catches that sweet window of warm-enough weather before the summer rush. Whether you've cruised before or not, this 7-night itinerary is a genuinely good one.