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MSC adding second ship in the Mediterranean
MSC Cruises is deploying MSC Seaside in Europe for the first time since her launch in 2017, joining flagship MSC Grandiosa in the Mediterranean from 1 May.
MSC Seaside will be performing a brand-new itinerary featuring seven-night cruises calling at Genoa, Valetta in Malta, and Civitavecchia with two first time ports of call – Siracusa in Sicily and Taranto in Puglia.
MSC Seaside will implement for the protections of guests and crew MSC Cruises’ health and safety protocols that have been tried and tested since August 2020.
Measures include universal testing at embarkation and mid-cruise, weekly testing of crew, social distancing, wearing of masks in public areas, only protected shore excursions, as well as enhanced deep sanitation and ongoing cleaning.
MSC Grandiosa’s current successful itinerary will be extended through to the end of May with the ship calling at the Italian ports of Genoa, Civitavecchia, Naples, Palermo as well as Valetta in Malta.
MSC Grandiosa has been welcoming guests for a holiday at sea from August of last year and has since safely carried more than 40,000 guests.
MSC Seaside and MSC Grandiosa itineraries are currently available to residents from Schengen countries and Bulgaria, Croatia, and Romania.
Other Itinerary Updates
MSC Cruises today also updated the itineraries for the start of its summer season as a result of the delay in the return to availability of certain ports across Europe.
It is cancelling all other itineraries in the West Mediterranean for April and May, with cruises there resuming from June as planned.
Similarly, in the East Mediterranean cruises are cancelled for April, with cruises resuming from May as planned. In Northern Europe, all itineraries are cancelled in April.
All Caribbean itineraries are cancelled through to 31 May. Guests impacted by these changes will be able to rebook on another cruise – including MSC Seaside and MSC Grandiosa in the Mediterranean.
Source: MSC Cruises PR
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