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MSC Cruises announced that a second ship, MSC Magnifica, will join MSC Poetry on the MSC World Cruise 2023.
The ships will welcome over 5,000 combined guests for a trip around the world, departing January 4 from Civitavecchia (the port of Rome) and January 5 from Genoa, Italy.
The world cruises will be simultaneous, but they will take different routes. MSC Magnifica will reproduce the route that was to take place on Poetry for World Cruise 2022, which has been canceled due to the current unavailability of ports. With Magnifica by taking the original route in 2022, this gives customers who were booked for 2022 the option of taking the same trip in 2023 instead.
MSC Poesia (Photo courtesy of MSC Cruises)
MSC Cruises CEO Gianni Onorato said: “Unfortunately, we had no choice but to cancel the MSC World Cruise 2022, but we know that a world cruise is truly one’s journey. life for many people and therefore it was important for us to offer the best possible solution. for our loyal guests.
“MSC PoetryThe 2023 World Cruise was already sold out so we worked to modify MSC Magnifica, a popular global cruise ship, so that we can offer the same itinerary as in 2022, just one year later, with the ship leaving on the same date and calling at all of the same scheduled ports.
Reservations for MagnificaThe 2023 Global Cruises are now open and those booked for the 2022 trip will soon be contacted and will have priority to reprotect their existing booking.
Customers who postpone their reservation until 2023 will be able to book a free cruise between January 1 and May 3, 2022 as a thank you from MSC for their loyalty. MSC PoetryThe 2023 Global Cruise is currently sold out and has a waiting list, which also allows these guests to sail on MSC Magnifica.
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Poetry and Magnifica will sail together in 2023, with embarkation in Civitavecchia on January 4; Genoa on January 5; Marseille, France January 6; and Barcelona, ​​Spain, January 7.
Once the ships have crossed the Mediterranean, they will separate in the Atlantic. Magnifica circumnavigate South America, cross the southern Pacific Ocean, and then travel to the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, Red Sea and the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean.
MSC Magnifica (Photo courtesy of MSC Cruises)
MSC Poetry will pass through the Panama Canal and then ascend the west coast of Central and North America, then head to the Pacific Ocean and spend a long period of time in Asia. Crossing the Indian Ocean, the ship will then cross the Suez Canal to return to the Mediterranean.
MSC Magnifica will visit 43 destinations in 24 countries on five continents. The 117-night trip will include nine extended nights and the ship will cross the equator twice. The cities where the ship will spend the night are Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Ushuaia, Valparaiso, Callao, Papeete, Sydney, Benoa and Mumbai.
The cruise fare for this world trip in 2023, which starts at $ 15,549 per person, will include 15 shore excursions, a beverage package, and a 30% laundry discount.
This news is similar to that of Viking, who announced earlier this year that they would also be running two world cruises simultaneously. Viking sky set sail on December 20, 2023, and Viking Neptune will depart on December 23, both from Fort Lauderdale. This trip will last 138 days.
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