MSC Cruises celebrated the beginning of its 2022-2023 Brazilian cruise season with a particular occasion onboard the MSC Fantasia lately.
Opening the corporate’s six-ship native program, the 2008-built vessel arrived in Santos, its seasonal homeport, on November 2.
“We are very happy to be here opening this season, which will be the biggest ever,” stated Adrian Ursilli, MSC Cruises Brazil nation supervisor, in the course of the ceremony.
Starting in December, the MSC Fantasia can be joined by the MSC Seashore – which, in line with MSC, is about to grow to be the most important and most trendy cruise ship to ever function within the nation.
Four extra vessels, the MSC Seaview, the MSC Preziosa, the MSC Musica and the MSC Armonia are additionally slated to function recurrently within the area by April.
According to Ursilli, this system contains 132 sailings – which represents a 68 p.c capability improve in comparison with the 2019-2020 season.
“Despite the pandemic impacting the sector, MSC hasn’t stopped growing,” he famous, highlighting the corporate’s international fleet enlargement plans.
In the presence of native authorities and different business gamers, Ursilli additionally highlighted the 2023-2024 season, introduced in the course of the occasion.
“It’s a clear proof that MSC Cruises continues to invest and believe in Brazil, generating jobs and economic impact. Working together with you all, we’ll continue to grow our presence in Brazil to generate more opportunities to all the cruise industry in the country,” he stated.
“That’s our goal, to work together with the assurance that we can keep on investing in the country and generating each time more employment and gains, multiplying the benefits that the cruise sector brings,” he accomplished.
Plans for the 2023-2024 program embody the MSC Grandiosa, the MSC Preziosa, the MSC Armonia, the MSC Seaview and the MSC Lirica homeporting in Brazil, with an extra ship, the MSC Musica, homeporting in Argentina.
Bookings for the brand new season are set to open on Dec. 1.
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