Following the cancellation of its 2022 world cruise, MSC Cruises has doubled up in 2023 and will be sending both MSC Poesia and MSC Magnifica around the globe.
They will set sail together with embarkation in Civitavecchia on 4 January and then Genoa, Marseille and Barcelona over the next three days before heading off in different directions.
Gianni Onorato, CEO of MSC Cruises, said: “Unfortunately we had no choice but to cancel the 2022 MSC World Cruise. MSC Poesia’s World Cruise in 2023 was already sold out and so we worked to amend MSC Magnifica’s schedule to offer the same itinerary as 2022, only one year later with the ship departing on the same date and calling at all of the same planned ports.”
After crossing the Mediterranean, the ships will part ways in the Atlantic. MSC Magnifica will circumnavigate South America, cross the South Pacific Ocean then head for the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea, the Red Sea and then through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean.
MSC Poesia and MSC Magnifica will both set sail from Genoa on 4 January to begin their 2023 world cruises
MSC Poesia will transit the Panama Canal and travel up the West Coast of Central America and North America while moving on to the Pacific Ocean and an extended period in Asia. Crossing the Indian Ocean, the ship will then return to the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.
MSC Magnifica will visit 43 destinations in 24 countries with more than 25 UNESCO World Heritage sites across five continents. The 117-day voyage offers nine extended overnight stays and the ship will cross the equator twice.