MSC Cruises has reconfirmed its winter 2021/22 sailing programme in the South Caribbean where MSC Seaview will be based during the season for 7- and 14-night cruises from St Maarten and Barbados from 5 December.
After the authorities in Martinique and Guadeloupe decided to continue to bar cruise ships, MSC Cruises evaluated alternative options and amended the original itinerary to include Philipsburg and Bridgetown so that it could still run the winter programme.
The updated itinerary reflects the ports that have guaranteed access to the ship and its guests from December onwards and allows for a full day at each destination, in some cases up to 12 hours, enabling guests to discover the islands in full.
MSC Seaview will operate two different 7-night itineraries from its two embarkation ports. The first will depart from Philipsburg, St Maarten’s capital, and Bridgetown, Barbados, with calls at Castries in St Lucia; Saint George, Grenada; Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis, before returning to St Maarten.
The second itinerary will sail from St Maarten and Bridgetown with calls at Roseau, Dominica; St John’s in Antigua and Barbuda; Road Town in Tortola and then back to St Maarten.
All guests on MSC Seaview will have to be fully vaccinated or show a proof of negative PCR test taken 72 hours prior to embarkation.
Furthermore, in most ports guests will be able to go ashore independently, while for select specific destinations guests will need to go ashore with an MSC Cruises protected shore excursion.