MSC Cruises’ winter cruise programme for 2021/2022 offers a tantalising array of itineraries in the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and the Gulf region as well as South America and South Africa, with Grand Voyages across continents and different oceans.
Guests can choose from an array of sought-after destinations, discover multiple countries by sea as well as enjoying the winter sun.
The winter programme offers something for every type of traveller – those looking for a short getaway, families looking to enjoy the holidays together or adventurers looking for longer adventures to discover new destinations.
North America
Further continuing a strong presence out of North America, MSC Cruises will deploy four ships in the region next winter– out of Miami and newly added Port Canaveral.
Following her inaugural season in the Mediterranean in summer 2021, MSC Seashore, the first of the Seaside Evo ships and the company’s newest ship, will cross the Atlantic towards the warmer waters of the Caribbean.
The ship will offer alternating itineraries calling Mexico, the Cayman Islands, Jamaica and The Bahamas with Ocean Cay or Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Dominican Republic and Ocean Cay.
MSC Armonia, homeporting in Miami, will offer a choice of 3 or 4-or 7-night cruises that include Ocean Cay, and on some itineraries offering an overnight stay at this stunning private island.
MSC Divina will start the season out of Port Canaveral and then move to Miami from December. She will offer a range of itineraries with 3- 4- night mini-cruises to Ocean Cay, a range of different seven-night itineraries and an extended 11-night cruise that calls Jamaica, Aruba, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica and Ocean Cay.
MSC Meraviglia will homeport in Port Canaveral for the first time offering a mix of shorter cruises
For the first time MSC Meraviglia will homeport in Port Canaveral offering a mix of shorter cruises of three to four-night cruises as well as six, seven and eight nights with full day calls in the Mexican ports of Costa Maya and Cozumel.
MSC Seaview will also call the Caribbean home during the winter 2021/22 season, this time homeporting in Fort-de-France. She will sail from the capital of Martinique through the Antilles and West Indies, with a series of seven-night cruises. Highlights include Saint Lucia, Guadeloupe and Antigua and Barbuda, where the mesmerising clear blue waters and white sandy beaches will appeal to sun-worshippers’ desires.
Mediterranean
MSC Cruises will have four ships sailing in the Mediterranean for winter 2021/22.
MSC Grandiosa will call in some of Europe’s most popular destinations. Genoa, with its numerous palaces and winding streets, will serve as a key embarkation port for guests, as well as the artistic and gastronomic wonderland of Barcelona and key to the South of France, Marseille. The ship will also call in the beautiful Palermo, Civitavecchia for access to Rome, and Valletta, Malta.
MSC Fantasia will also sail a classic seven-night itinerary with the choice of multiple embarkation ports in MSC Cruises’ most visited destinations, Barcelona, Marseille and Genoa, as well as Italian cultural highlights, including La Spezia and Naples.
MSC Magnifica will offer extended 11-night cruises with two different itineraries. The first starts in Genoa and then to Greece, calling Katakolon, Piraeus and Rhodes before reaching Haifa in Israel where the ship remains overnight allowing a full day to discover ashore, then on to Heraklion, Civitavecchia and back to Genoa.
The second itinerary visits five countries – starting in Genoa, Barcelona in Spain then on to Casablanca in Morocco for an extended stay, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Funchal in Portugal, Malaga in Spain and then Italy with Civitavecchia and Genoa.
MSC Poesia will offer five and 10-night cruises out of Genoa before embarking on the 2022 World Cruise from Genoa on 5 January.
The Gulf
MSC Virtuosa launches in April 2021 and will spend her first winter season in The Gulf region
The Gulf region will host two MSC Cruises ships for the winter season and guests will be able to attend the postponed Expo 2020 Dubai, which will now commence in October 2021.
MSC Virtuosa, one of the company’s newest ships, launching in April 2021, will spend her first winter season in the region, homeporting in Dubai. From there, the ship will sail to the nearby modern metropolis of Abu Dhabi, on to Sir Bani Yas Island. The ship also calls at Bahrain and Doha, the futuristic capital of Qatar, before returning to Dubai.
MSC Opera will offer a 7-night itinerary that includes two overnights in Dubai to allow guests to fully explore this incredible city as well as calling Abu Dhabi, Sir Bani Yas and Muscat in Oman, one of the fastest growing tourist destinations in the Gulf.
2022 World Cruise
MSC Poesia’s brand-new 116-night itinerary around the globe departs on 5 January, visiting 43 amazing destinations in 24 countries with nine overnight stays.
South America
The programme in South America will feature four modern ships with embarkation in Brazil, as well as a fifth ship in the region with embarkations in Argentina sailing to Brazil.
- MSC Seaside will perform 6, 7, 8-nights from Santos, Brazil
- MSC Preziosa will offer 3, 4, 5, 6, 7-nights from Santos, Brazil as well as 7, 8 -nights calling Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina
- MSC Splendida will sail from Santos Brazil 7-night cruises also calling Uruguay, Argentina
- MSC Sinfonia will homeport in Itajai, Brazil, with 6, 7, 8, 9-night cruises calling Uruguay and Argentina
- MSC Orchestra will homeport in Buenos Aires, Argentina with 8, 9, 10-nights also calling Brazil and Uruguay
South Africa
MSC Lirica will homeport in Cape Town and MSC Musica in Durban between November 2021 and April 2022 to offer 14 different cruise itineraries that range in length from two to 14 nights.
The two ships will alternate their routes to provide South African cruisers with a wider choice of options to suit their holiday needs.