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YEAR 2008
Ten ships with
more places to go
September 11, 2007 - More ships and new itineraries are featured in the 2008 programme of the MSC Cruises as the fleet grows to ten ships with the arrival of MSC Poesia and MSC Fantasia.
Itineraries including the Mediterranean, Northern Europe and the Caribbean, plus ocean voyages to South Africa and South America along with Christmas and New Year sailings.
The brand new flagship, Poesia will make her debut in Dover on April 5 during an overnight pierside event.
Sophia Loren will once again be godmother and christen the Poesia before she sets sail on her pre-inaugural voyage on April 6 from Dover to Venice. She will then offer eight-day cruises in the Mediterranean for the entire summer 2008 season.
Fantasia will then take the fleet to ten ships with her debut in November 2008.
Poesia and Musica will both sail from Venice on Saturday and Sundays respectively throughout the season. Poesia will visit Bari, Olympia, Izmir, Istanbul and Dubrovnik, while Musica will visit Bari, Olympia, Santorini, Mykonos, Athens, Corfu, Dubrovnik and Salerno during the 12-day cruises offered in April, September, October and November.
Melody sails from South Africa to Genoa on April 19 and visits Tanzania, Kenya, The Seychelles, Egypt, Jordan and Italy during her 22-day voyage.
Armonia will offer more sailings from Dover than ever before, with 13 between May and August. Itineraries range from the Baltic, North Cape to the Norwegian Fjords. She will sail from Genoa to Dover on April 23 visiting Malaga, Casa Blanca, Lisbon, Vigo, La Coruna, Le Havre during the 11-day voyage.
On April 1, Opera will sail from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Dover exploring the Brazilian coast, Cape Verde, Tenerife and La Coruna during this 19-day voyage of discovery.
Sinfonia will sail from Civitavecchia on Sunday, offering eight-day cruises visiting Genoa, Monte Carlo, Valencia, Malta, Tunis. The ship sails at 2000 allowing for more flexible flight alternatives.
Finally, following customer response to previous themes, MSC Cruises will offer new and updated theme cruises ranging from Food & Wine, to Art at Sea to Classical Music and Dance.
Says UK managing director Claudia Baino: "Having pored over every detail of our 2008 brochure and our new itineraries, we are proud and delighted to have achieved our most inspirational selection yet and we’re looking forward to hearing what our regular and new customers think.
"2008 is such an important year for MSC Cruises as we launch two new ships and will be able to offer more itineraries to a broader clientele than ever before. We thank everyone for their support and look forward to a successful 2008!"
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