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Change in plans for MSC Magnifica's restartChange in plans for MSC Magnifica's restart

MSC Magnifica's restart is delayed to Oct. 19, and the ship will sail longer (10-night) cruises to both the Western and Eastern Mediterranean, instead of just to the Eastern Med.

Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

September 12, 2020

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Previously, MSC Magnifica's Aug. 29 restart was delayed to Sept. 26 on weaker demand for Greece due to additional testing measures required for Italians who travel there.

With this latest change, four seven-night cruises from Bari, Italy, Sept. 26 to Oct. 24 were canceled.  

Embarking at Genoa, Civitavecchia, Messina

MSC Magnifica’s new itinerary from Genoa has calls at Livorno, Messina (Sicily), Valletta (Malta), Piraeus and Katakolon in Greece and Civitavecchia (Rome).

The longer sailing is expected to appeal to travelers flying from Schengen countries because of good pan-European air links to both Rome and Genoa which are, together with Messina, embarkation ports.

Following MSC Magnifica's new 10-night program, in 2021 the ship is scheduled to embark on its second consecutive annual world cruise.

Follows MSC Grandiosa restart

MSC Magnifica follows MSC Grandiosa's return to service in August with weekly cruises in the Western Mediterranean with embarkation at Genoa, Civitavecchia, Naples and Palermo, and a call at Valletta.

MSC Cruises said feedback from the thousands of passengers who've sailed has been 'extremely positive.'

MSC Grandiosa's current program been extended through year's end, including the ship's Christmas cruise from Genoa on Dec. 20.

 

 

About the Author

Anne Kalosh

Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

Anne Kalosh covers global stories, reporting both breaking and in-depth news on cruising's significant people, places, ships and trends. A sought-after expert on cruising, she has moderated conferences around the world, including the high-profile State of the Industry panel at Seatrade Cruise Global. She created and led the acclaimed itinerary-planning case study for Seatrade's cruise master classes held at Cambridge and Oxford universities. She has been the cruise columnist for AFAR.com, and her freelance stories have appeared in a wide range of publications, from The New York Times to The Miami Herald.

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