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Bookings open for MSC Poesia's 2024 world cruise

Bookings for MSC Poesia’s 121-day around the world sailing in 2024 have opened, offering passengers the chance to visit 52 destinations in 31 countries.

Holly Payne, Editor Video Production and Deputy Editor

April 20, 2022

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Embarkation will be from the ports of Civitavecchia, Genoa, Marseille and Barcelona on January 4, 5, 6  and 7, respectively.

Mediterranean, Middle East, Africa

The vessel first calls at destinations in the Mediterranean Sea such as France, Spain, Italy, Malta, Cyprus, offering an overnight in Haifa, Israel and a day visit to Cairo from Port Said/Alexandria, Egypt.

MSC Poesia will then journey through the Suez Canal to the Red Sea for calls in Egypt for Luxor and Jordan to visit Petra.

After an overnight stay in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the ship heads south to Zanzibar, the Seychelles and Mauritius before heading to mainland Africa for a tour of South Africa calling Durban and Port Elizabeth with an overnight stay in Cape Town.

The Americas and Europe

The ship will cross the South Atlantic Ocean to South America and sail up the Amazon River in Brazil as far as Manaus, calling Salvador de Bahia and Belém with an overnight stop in Rio de Janeiro. 

It will then set sail for the Caribbean, arriving in Saint Lucia, Barbados, Martinique, Dominican Republic and the Bahamas, as well as calling at MSC Cruises’ private island, Ocean Cay, en-route to North America.

Passengers will stay overnight in Miami and New York City before MSC Poesia sails north to Nova Scotia and Quebec in Canada. It will then sail east for calls in Greenland and Iceland before returning to mainland Europe.

About the Author

Holly Payne

Editor Video Production and Deputy Editor

Holly is Deputy Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review & Seatrade Cruise News and has experience managing a range of highly successful international business and consumer titles. With a flair for video reporting and a history of overseas work documenting people and places of diverse cultures, Holly brings a variety of skills to the Seatrade Cruise portfolio.

Holly’s academic credentials include oral and written Arabic language skills (intermediate-advanced), an MA Multimedia Journalism with NCTJ accreditation, and a BA (Hons) Degree in Classical and Archaeological Studies with English and American Literature.

 

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