Building is underway on the Port of Galveston to transform an current cargo warehouse into the port’s fourth cruise terminal, based on a press launch.
The $151 million cruise advanced at Pier 16 will embrace a 165,000-square-foot terminal and a $55 million parking storage. The terminal shall be house to MSC Seascape when it opens in November 2025, the port mentioned in an announcement.
Galveston Wharves celebrated the development begin on Aug. 20 at a ceremony with executives from MSC Cruises and the Cruise Strains Worldwide Affiliation (CLIA), elected officers, neighborhood leaders and different port companions.
In the course of the ceremony, Rodger Rees, Galveston Wharves port director and CEO, and Rick Sasso, MSC Cruises U.S. chairman, drew again a curtain to debut a large-scale rendering of the terminal advanced with MSC Seascape docked alongside to applause from a crowd of greater than 150.
Rees mentioned: “We now have a lot to have a good time at present with this milestone and what it means to our neighborhood, cruise visitors and port companions. This stunning new terminal will generate jobs and financial progress for the area, an thrilling new cruise selection for our market, and progress alternatives for our port companions.
“We additionally wish to take this chance to provide a heat, Texas welcome to MSC Cruises, the world’s third largest cruise line. Having a cruise line of this stature homeporting in Galveston says a terrific deal about our place within the U.S. and international cruise markets.”
Rees added that he expects the port to achieve greater than 2 million passengers a 12 months starting in 2026.
Sasso added: “The groundbreaking for Cruise Terminal 16 marks a big milestone in MSC Cruises’ ongoing U.S. enlargement. Including Galveston as our fourth homeport will make it even simpler for vacationers from the central and western elements of the nation to get pleasure from our distinctive mixture of European model and American consolation.
“This state-of-the-art terminal will set the tone for a memorable cruise expertise. We’re thrilled to work carefully with the Galveston Wharves to form the way forward for cruising in Texas, delivering extraordinary holidays and unforgettable moments aboard the gorgeous and fashionable MSC Seascape.”
