Two new cruise ships highlight MSC Cruises’ winter 2022/23 range
MSC Cruises’ 2022/23 winter cruise range will include two new ships: MSC Seascape and MSC World Europa. In total, the line will offer a choice of 21 ships sailing to more than 190 global destinations in 85 countries. Choices will range from three-night mini-cruises to the line’s 118-night World Cruise.
The first of the line’s new ships, MSC Seascape will debut in Miami in December, sailing two choices of 7-night Caribbean itineraries. The second new ship, MSC World Europa, will be the line’s first LNG-powered ship and will sail in the Middle East from December 20.
“Winter vacations are a great way to escape cold days and gray skies, and MSC Seascape provides the perfect environment to soak up the endless Caribbean sunshine,” said Ruben Rodriguez, President of MSC Cruises, USA. United. “We designed this vessel to give our guests more opportunities to get out and enjoy the ocean, and we placed much of the open deck space on the lower decks closer to the water. , where our customers want to be.”
Caribbean and West Indies
MSC Seascape (PortMiami)
- Eastern Caribbean (7 nights): Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve and Nassau (Bahamas), San Juan and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic)
- Western Caribbean (7 nights): Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve (Bahamas), Cozumel, George Town (Cayman Islands) and Ocho Rios (Jamaica)
MSC Meraviglia (Port Canaveral)
- 3 to 7 nights: Nassau and Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve (Bahamas), Costa Maya and Cozumel (Mexico) and Belize City (Belize)
MSC Divina (PortMiami)
- 3 to 10 nights: Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve (all sailings), Belize City, Isla de Roatan (Honduras), Costa Maya (Mexico), Ocho Rios, Cartagena (Columbia), Colon (Panama) and Puerto Limon (Costa Rica) )
MSC Seaside (Fort de France, French West Indies)
- 7 nights: Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe), Castries (Saint Lucia), Bridgetown (Barbados), Saint George (Grenada) and Kingstown (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
Western Mediterranean
MSC Grandiosa
- 7 nights: Genoa, Civitavecchia and Palermo (Italy), Valletta (Malta), Barcelona and Marseille (France)
MSC Virtuoso
- Genoa, La Spezia/Florence and Naples (Italy), Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona (Spain) and Marseille
MSC Lirica (Genoa, Italy)
- 11 nights: Civitavecchia and Messina (Italy), Lindos/Rhodes and Heraklion/Crete (Greece), Limassol (Cyprus) and Haifa (Israel)
- 10 nights: Ceuta, Malaga, Barcelona and Alicante/Costa Blanca (Spain), Tangier and Casablanca/Marrakech (Morocco) and Marseille
world cruise
MSC will offer two world cruises on MSC Magnifica and MSC Poesia in 2023. MSC Magnifica will depart from Civitavecchia on January 4, while MSC Poesia will depart from Genoa on January 5.
South America
MSC Seashore (Brazil)
- 7 nights: Maceio, Salvador and Buzios, all in Brazil
MSC Seaview (Rio de Janeiro)
- 3 to 8 nights: Buzios, Ilhabela, Ilha, Grande/Angra dos Reis, Ilheus and Salvador (Brazil), as well as ports in Uruguay and Argentina
MSC Fantasia (Santos, Brazil)
- 3 to 7 nights: Ilha Grande, Buzios and Ilha Grande/Angra dos Reis (Brazil), Montevideo and Punta Del Este (Uruguay) and Buenos Aires
MSC Armonia (Itajai/Santa Caterina, Brazil)
- 7 nights: Ilhabela (Brazil), plus ports in Uruguay and Argentina
MSC Musica (Bueno Aires)
- Ilhabela, Rio de Janeiro, Buzios and Ilha Grande/Angra dos Reis, all in Brazil)
South Africa
MSC Sinfonia (Cape Town)
- Mossel Bay (South Africa) and Walvis Bay and Ludertize (Namibia).
MSC Orchestra (Durban)
- Pomene and the Portuguese Island/Archipelago of Inhaca (Mozambique), Walvis Bay (Namibia) and Cape Town, South Africa
Middle East
MSC World Europa (Dubai)
- 7 nights: Abu Dhabi (Dubai), Sir Bani Yas (UAE) and Dammam/Al Ahsa Oasis (Saudi Arabia)
MSC Opera (Dubai)
- Abu Dhabi, Sir Bani Yas, Muscat and Khasab (Oman).
All bookings made before March 31, 2022 are covered by the company’s Cruise with Confidence policy which allows cruise passengers to reschedule their cruise for free up to 48 hours before departure, for any reason.