The port of Messina is the seventeenth busiest cruise port in Europe, featuring only thirty cruises every year from MSC to the Mediterranean.
Sailings departing from Messina during the the peak season of summer are significantly more expensive than the low seasons of spring and fall. On average sailings from Messina are moderately inexpensive compared to other ports. Check out the graph below for the average cost per day by month (Cruises only depart from Messina between April and October).