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MSC Cruises opens sales for winter 2023/2024 Japan cruises
MSC Cruises marked the start of the summer 2023 season and sales going live for winter Japan cruises.
It celebrated its 15-year anniversary in Japan, hosting a special event on board MSC Bellissima in Yokohama.
It operates its first ever winter season, with Japan cruises now year-round.
The new winter programme on MSC Bellissima will begin in November 2023 with 11-night, 9-night and 6-night cruises from Yokohama.
From January to March 2024, MSC Bellissima will homeport in Naha/Okinawa.
The winter 2023/24 season includes sailing within Japan and to Keelung, Taiwan offering cruises of four to five nights, visiting destinations such as Okinawa, Ishigaki, and Miyako Island.
For this summer, Bellissima sails eight- to nine-night voyages from Yokohama.
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