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MSC CRUISES ANNOUNCES NEW WINTER 2020/2021 PROGRAMME
22/06/2020
Geneva, Switzerland – 22 June 2020 – MSC Cruises confirmed today full details of its Winter 2020/2021 Season, offering over 90 different itineraries across the Caribbean, Mediterranean, the Gulf,
South Africa, South America and Asia – all of the regions where MSC Cruises traditionally operates. Itineraries range in length from two to 24 nights, along with the third MSC World Cruise departing in January 2021 and an extensive Grand Voyages programme.
Gianni Onorato, MSC Cruises’ CEO commented, “We have reviewed and updated our complete Winter 2020/2021 Season, starting in late October and we are pleased to now confirm the full details. Our Winter programme sees us offering cruises in all of the regions of the world where we traditionally operate and whilst there are some updates to the original planned deployment of specific ships, we are still able to offer our main itineraries so that guests can enjoy the holiday that they booked with us.”Today’s announcement follows the Company’s recent confirmation that the entire MSC Cruises fleet, including two brand new vessels currently under construction, will be in operation starting from March 2021 for the Summer 2021 Season.
In addition, MSC Cruises confirmed today the voluntarily further extension of the halt of operations of its ships operating from U.S. ports in the Caribbean until September 15, 2020. The announcement impacts two ships –
MSC Seaside and
MSC Armonia – that were previously scheduled to sail in the region during this time period. Guests affected by the cancelled cruises will receive a Future Cruise Credit (FCC) by July 13, where they have the opportunity to transfer the full amount paid for their cancelled cruise to a future cruise of their choice – on any ship, for any itinerary -- through to the end of 2021. Meanwhile for the Summer 2020 Season, MSC Cruises has previously announced the temporary halting to its current ship operation up until 31 July in the other regions where the Company operates.
In conjunction with today’s announcement, the Company also revealed that a new comprehensive and enhanced health and safety protocol is being developed in collaboration with relevant national health authorities and with the support of a team of external medical experts. This protocol will cover all aspects of the cruise from the booking phase through to disembarkation and the return home. It will also include all aspects of life on board and the precautionary measures will ensure the health and wellbeing of guests and crew including enhanced sanitation measures, guidelines for life on board as well as enhanced medical facilities and health screenings for guests and crew. The full details of these new precautionary health and safety measures will be announced in the coming days.
Winter 2020/2021 programme overview
MSC World Cruise 2021MSC Magnifica will sail her third World Cruise, following on from the high level of appreciation from World Cruise guests in 2019 and 2020, replacing the previously announced
MSC Poesia.
MSC Magnifica is the latest ship in the Musica class and is well-placed for this voyage with one of the highest ratios of balcony cabins and impressive onboard features including the pool with a magrodome and extended dining areas. The original itinerary is fully confirmed and the 119-day journey around the globe will commence on 5 January 2021, with guests travelling to 53 destinations across 33 countries in style and comfort.
The MediterraneanMSC Grandiosa will replace sister-ship
MSC Virtuosa for the winter, as delivery of this ship is delayed due to the delays and postponements caused by the health pandemic. All guests currently booked on
MSC Virtuosa will be automatically reprotected to
MSC Grandiosa, the Company’s current flagship, with the original itinerary – the MSC Cruises signature seven-night “Six Pearls” western Mediterranean cruises, with embarkation possible at each port:
Marseille,
France,
Genoa,
Italy, Civitavecchia/
Rome,
Italy,
Palermo,
Italy, Valetta, Malta and
Barcelona,
Spain.
MSC Magnifica will offer two festive cruises in December with a five-night Christmas cruise calling
Genoa,
Marseille,
Barcelona and Civitavecchia and a ten-night New Year cruise from
Genoa,
Marseille,
Barcelona before calling
Gibraltar,
Lisbon/Cascais in
Portugal,
Cadiz/
Seville and
Malaga in
Spain before returning to Civitavecchia/
Rome and
Genoa.
The CaribbeanMSC Meraviglia will sail every Saturday from
Miami, United
States, on one of two itineraries: an evening experience in
San Juan,
Puerto Rico, Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands, Nassau, The
Bahamas and Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, The
Bahamas or Ocho Rios,
Jamaica,
George Town, Grand
Cayman, Cozumel,
Mexico and Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve.
MSC Armonia homeporting in
Miami, will offer three-, four- or seven-night cruises to Key West, Nassau and Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve.
MSC Seaside will offer three-, four- or seven-night cruises from the brand-new embarkation port of Port Canaveral in
Florida, United
States, with cruises calling at a range of destinations including Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve,
George Town, Grand
Cayman as well as Cozumel and Nassau.
Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve will remain a key highlight of the MSC Cruises offering from
Florida, with all three ships calling at the private island destination in The
Bahamas. Exclusive to MSC Cruises’ guests and located just 65 miles from
Miami, the island is surrounded by 64 square miles of marine reserve, offering guests a unique opportunity to discover local marine life, soak up the spirit of Bahamian culture and reconnect with themselves and each other.
MSC Poesia will replace
MSC Splendida, to serve the South Caribbean and the
Antilles with the original planned itineraries departing from Fort de
France,
Martinique on seven-night, seven-destination itineraries and 14-night from
Barbados sailing to some of the best of islands the Caribbean has to offer.
Dubai, Abu Dhabi and QatarMSC Fantasia will replace
MSC Seaview and
MSC Lirica in this region, offering seven-night sailings with
Dubai,
Abu Dhabi and the exclusive beach resort of Sir Bani Yas island in The
United Arab Emirates, as well as
Bahrain and
Doha,
Qatar. The cruise concludes with an overnight
Dubai stay for time to explore all that the cosmopolitan city has to offer.
MSC Musica, replacing
MSC Fantasia, will offer seven -night cruises from Santos calling Itajai/Santa Catarina,
Brazil, Punta Del Este,
Uruguay and an overnight in
Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
MSC Sinfonia replacing
MSC Orchestra will offer eight or nine-night cruises from
Buenos Aires calling,
Montevideo,
Uruguay, Buzios,
Rio de Janeiro Ilhabela, or Ilha Grande/Angra dos Reis, Itajai
Brazil,. with the possibility of embarking in the ports of
Buenos Aires and
Montevideo.
MSC Preziosa will operate her original planned itineraries from
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil with a range of cruises from three to eight nights.
South AfricaMSC Orchestra, replacing
MSC Musica will offer a range of cruises from either Durban or
Cape Town to destinations including
Maputo,
Mozambique, Portuguese Island, Pomene,
Mozambique and Port Elizabeth, as per the original planned itinerary.
MSC Opera will operate the planned itinerary from
Cape Town and Durban.
A highlight for the season will be a 14-night New Year cruise on
MSC Orchestra visiting five spectacular destinations, including an overnight stay in Port Louis,
Mauritius.
The Far EastMSC Bellissima will offer a choice of different length cruises in Asia
- a detailed sailing programme will be announced soon.
Spectacular Grand VoyagesMSC Fantasia, which replaces
MSC Seaview, will depart on her Grand Voyage from
Barcelona,
Marseille and
Genoa on 14, 15 and 16 November, respectively, as she moves to
Dubai for winter.
MSC Opera will offer the original planned itinerary from
Italy to
South Africa. All other Grand Voyages from Europe to the Caribbean, South America and
South Africa will be cancelled.
In Spring 2021, nine Grand Voyages will be available with ships returning from the Emirates,
Brazil,
South Africa,
Martinique and the United
States, sailing to Europe for the start of the Summer 2021 Season.
Further booking informationAll guests whose booking is affected by any changes will be automatically reprotected to another ship serving the same or similar itinerary. These guests will be eligible for compensation as follows[2]:
- Guests who have booked an inside or ocean view cabin will receive a cabin upgrade
- All guests booked in a balcony cabin, a suite or a Yacht Club cabin will recveive a shipboard credit of €100 ($100) per cabin (€50/$50 for single cabin occupancy) for cruises up to six nights and for cruises of seven nights or above, the guests will receive €200 ($200) per cabin (€100/$100 for single cabins occupancy)
All new guests booking with MSC Cruises before 31 July 2021 will benefit from flexible booking conditions to give them added peace of mind should they need to reschedule or cancel their cruise covering cruise departures from 1 August 2020 through to 2 May 2021. Details include:
- Pay only a €50 deposit per person when booking
- Reschedule free of charge up to 15 days prior to the cruise departure date for cruise only bookings; up to 21 days for Fly&Cruise bookings
The updated itineraries are available to book at
www.msccruises.com
For further details on existing bookings, guests should contact their Travel Advisor or click
here.
[1] Winter Season 2020/2021 runs from October 31 through to March 2021
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