MSC announces 2022 program

MSC Cruises has revealed its northern hemisphere summer 2022 program, offering 124 ports of call in 47 countries across 83 itineraries.

For the first time, MSC will deploy two ships in Asia, with MSC Virtuosa to join MSC Bellissima in the region on a range of cruises, with details to be released soon.

MSC will also deploy 10 ships in the Mediterranean, five in Northern Europe and two in the United States, sailing to the Caribbean.

The summer season will run from Apr 2022 through to Nov, offering a wide range of itineraries across 19 ships.

Both the Eastern and Western Mediterranean will be served by five ships each, offering sevennight cruises in the Adriatic and Agean Sea, and visiting countries such as France, Italy, Malta and Spain.

MSC Meraviglia will depart weekly from Barcelona, on Sat, as will MSC Seaside and MSC Splendida, which will both depart from Genoa.

MSC Fantasia and MSC Seaview will also both depart from Genoa weekly on Sun.

The Caribbean will be served out of Port Canaveral and Miami respectively by MSC Divina and the line’s flagship, MSC Seashore.

Both ships will call at Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve in The Bahamas, while Divina will also embark on a 12-night cruise at the start of the season visiting Jamaica, Aruba, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, and Ocean Cay.

Northern Europe will be explored on cruises ranging from two to 21 nights, with

MSC Grandiosa based in Kiel & Copenhagen, MSC Magnifica sailing from Southampton, MSC Orchestra homeporting in Hamburg, MSC Poesia departing out of Warnemuende and MSC Preziosa taking off from Kiel.

The cruise line has reduced the deposit for all future sailings (excluding the World Cruise) to only $200pp - 1300 028 502.

MEANWHILE, MSC has also delayed the restart of operations for MSC Magnifica to 14 Feb.

In connection with Greece’s lockdown, port operations have been restricted, with MSC Grandiosa to welcome MSC Magnifica’s guests when she restarts on 10 Jan, and guests able to transfer their booking.

Upon her restart, Grandiosa will sail the Western Mediterranean itinerary only calling into ports in Italy and Malta.

For more details on MSC’s health & safety protocol, CLICK HERE.