Seatrade Cruise News is part of the Informa Markets Division of Informa PLC

This site is operated by a business or businesses owned by Informa PLC and all copyright resides with them. Informa PLC's registered office is 5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG. Registered in England and Wales. Number 8860726.

Entrance to Dubai's Expo 2020 included in cruise ticket on MSC Lirica Gulf sailings

Entrance to EXPO 2020 Dubai.jpg
Entrance to Expo 2020 taking place in Dubai October 20, 2020 to April 10, 2021
Entrance to Expo 2020, being held in Dubai next winter, is included in the cruise ticket for guests sailing on MSC Lirica‘s Middle East itineraries from November 15, 2020, to April 10, 2021.

The visits take place on Saturdays and Mondays for MSC Lirica and include entrance ticket to Expo 2020  roundtrip transfers plus a ‘smart queue’ voucher to shortcut lines at up to three Country Pavilions.

MSC Seaview will also be deployed in the Gulf for winter 2020, and guests will be able to purchase official Expo 2020 packages of entry ticket and ground transportation in advance, as well as on board. The ship will call Dubai on Saturdays and then Abu Dhabi, Sir Bani Yas Island, Bahrain and Doha before a return to Dubai where guests can visit Expo 2020 on Fridays.

Expo 2020 set to welcome 25m visitors

25 million visits are expected from all over the globe to Expo 2020 Dubai where “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future” is the main theme of the event and the expression of how innovation and progress are achieved when people and ideas come together.

With 192 participating countries, Expo 2020 will be the most inclusive and international World Expo ever.

MSC Lirica will homeport in Dubai for winter 2020 with 7-night cruises that depart every Sunday calling into Abu Dhabi, Sir Bani Yas Island beach and Muscat in Oman before returning to Dubai.

MSC Cruises recently signed a five-year agreement with DP World for preferential berthing rights at Mina Rashid Port in Dubai.