MSC Cruises has opened bookings for its MSC World Cruise 2025 with a completely new itinerary aboard MSC Magnifica.
The 116-night voyage world wide is scheduled to go to 50 locations in 21 nations, that includes 22 ports which have by no means been featured on an MSC World Cruise earlier than — plus seven in a single day stays. The journey will take friends to 5 continents, crossing three of the world’s largest oceans and crusing over 30,000 nautical miles.
Passengers can embark on the cruise any day from January 4-7, 2025 in considered one of 4 European ports: Civitavecchia (Rome), Genoa, Marseille, or Barcelona. The ship will then sail to Casablanca to expertise Morocco’s markets and medinas. One week into the journey, friends will spend their first day at sea adopted by a day journey to Cape Verde’s capital of Mindelo.
After crossing the Atlantic, the ship will spend ten days exploring South America, together with overnights in Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, and Valparaiso. It’ll then go to the Falkland Islands and the southernmost level of South America — Ushuaia, Argentina.
Magnifica will then make her approach throughout the South Pacific, visiting tropical islands for nearly two weeks. Stops embody Easter Island, Chile; Moorea, French Polynesia; and Aitutaki and Rarotonga within the Cook Islands.
After that, friends will take an prolonged voyage by way of New Zealand and Australia beginning with the Northern Islands of New Zealand — a preferred vacation spot for big-game fishing and studying in regards to the nation’s indigenous Maori folks. In eight days, the ship will go to Auckland, Tauranga, Napier, Christchurch, and Dunedin, adopted by the Milford Sound fjord in southern New Zealand.
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Marking the second month of crusing, MSC Magnfica will name in Sydney, Australia to embark on a 19-day journey across the southern and western coasts of the nation. Guests will go to Eden, well-known for its meals and seashores; the hip metropolis of Melbourne; and Adelaide and Penneshaw that are full of outside adventures. They’ll additionally be capable of discover the historic metropolis of Albany, discover the colourful seaside city of Busselton, and take within the well-known Margaret River wine area. Perth’s laid-back vibes and Broome’s seashores will cap off passengers’ time in Australia.
Arriving in Asia, the ship will name in Benoa, Bali, Indonesia, with an in a single day keep. After that, Magnifica will sail to Singapore, after which the Asia a part of the journey will likely be accomplished with visits to Port Klang and Penang in Malaysia, in addition to the island of Phuket in Thailand.
During the voyage throughout the Indian Ocean, friends can go to the capital of Sri Lanka — Colombo — adopted by the port of Aqaba in Jordan the place they will go to the archaeological website Petra. Next up is the Red Sea resort of Sham El-Sheik, the traditional websites in Luxor (from the port of Safaga), then a transit by way of the Suez Canal and onto Alexandria from the place friends can go to Cairo and the Pyramids of Giza.
To spherical out the itinerary, MSC Magnifica will sail again to Europe, visiting 4 cities in Italy earlier than concluding the World Cruise in Genoa.
World Cruise friends will obtain the next advantages when reserving:
- An included dine and drink package deal
- 15 shore excursions
- A 30 p.c laundry low cost
- Classic degree MSC Voyager Club members and above will obtain a 5 p.c low cost on the reserving worth. The factors gained from the World Cruise will likely be tripled and added to their account earlier than the beginning of the cruise, immediately granting them extra privileges and extras
The 2025 World Cruise begins at $13,199 per individual.
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