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  "description": "MSC is using Formula One’s premium audience to turn its Yacht Club brand into a land-based luxury experience, signaling how cruise lines are stretching beyond the ship. ",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-24T06:31:30.000Z",
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  "textContent": "MSC Cruises will debut an MSC Yacht Club hospitality venue at the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix on May 1-3, 2026, bringing its ship-within-a-ship cruise product to the track for the first time. The multi-year installation at the Miami International Autodrome will rise 50 feet over turns 5 through 9, giving premium guests views across one of the circuit's main viewing sections.\n\nThe project adds a cruise-branded hospitality product to MSC's Formula 1 partnership, which began in 2022, and MSC described it as the most significant new hospitality debut at the Miami race since 2023. Financial terms and ticket pricing were not disclosed.\n\n## A six-level Yacht Club venue at the circuit\n\nThe structure will measure 264 feet long and 96 feet wide, with a yacht-styled design that includes multiple viewing decks, terraces, lounges, shaded seating and pools. It will be placed in the Marina area of the Miami International Autodrome, a 3.363-mile temporary circuit around Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens that opened in 2022.\n\nOn MSC ships, the Yacht Club product combines private areas such as a lounge, restaurant, pool and sundeck with services including butler and concierge support, priority embarkation and disembarkation, and access to the rest of the ship's facilities.\n\n\"Bringing the MSC Yacht Club concept from our ships to the track is an unrivaled opportunity,\" said Suzanne Salas, executive vice president, marketing, eCommerce and sales for MSC Cruises USA. She said the venue is intended to give Formula 1 guests \"a taste of our signature mix of European style and American comfort.\"\n\nThe Marina Deck will include nine private cabanas with dedicated seating. Deck 1 will operate as an open-air lounge with a water feature, while Deck 2 will offer reserved covered seating, all-day dining and a reservation-only Chef's Table curated by Bagatelle. Deck 3 will house the Jack Daniel's Lounge, with a full-service bar and custom cocktails available for purchase, and the Captain's Deck will provide 360-degree views across the track and surrounding campus.\n\nThe broader Marina presented by MSC Cruises will also add a general admission platform inside Turn 7, expanding trackside viewing beyond the premium Yacht Club areas. The Miami circuit has 19 corners, and the new MSC structure will be positioned along the section covering turns 5 through 9.\n\n## Expanding the Formula 1 partnership\n\nMSC Cruises became a Formula 1 Global Partner in 2022. The cruise line served as title sponsor of the Formula 1 race in Austin in 2025 and is slated to return in that role in 2026. MSC will also be title sponsor of the 2026 Formula 1 World Championship rounds in Barcelona and São Paulo.",
  "title": "MSC Cruises to Debut Yacht Club Venue at 2026 Miami Grand Prix",
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