MSC Cruises is wishing guests onboard MSC Poesia and MSC Magnifica bon voyage as the two ships departed from Genoa, Italy on 05JAN for simultaneous world cruises, which the cruise line says is an industry first.
Sailing together for the start of the cruises, the two ships will part ways at the edge of the Mediterranean for different routes around the globe - a 119-day voyage onboard MSC Magnifica and a 117-day trip onboard MSC Poesia.
Highlights of MSC's 2023 world cruises include menus crafted by a line-up of award-winning chefs. These chefs will join the cruises at different intervals to prepare a complete menu from three to four courses. On board both ships, Brazilian Chef and Restauranteur Allan Vila Espejo will serve a menu including authentic Manioc soup and Bahia-style fish stew with sweet peppers and coconut milk. On board MSC Magnifica, Peruvian Chef James Berckemeyer will serve a menu including Peruvian veal cheek and local caramel pudding "Suspiro de Lucuma."
On board MSC Poesia, Japanese-American Chef Roy Yamaguchi will serve a menu including grilled teriyaki pork chop with Hawaiian chimichurri. On the same ship, Michelin-starred Swedish chef, TV personality and author Niklas Ekstedt will serve dishes inspired by natural ingredients and his farm-to-ocean ethos. Additionally, MSC Cruises notes the chefs will also be on hand to greet guests in person in the ship’s main restaurants.
World cruise guests will also experience a special enrichment program featuring ice carving and champagne tasting, a wide range of guest lectures on specialist topics, more than 30 different full-scale production shows, guest entertainers plus dance classes, languages schools and more.
The cruise line says shorter segments of the MSC World Cruises 2023 are still available to book.
Next year's 2024 MSC World Cruise offers a new itinerary that includes 52 destinations in 31 different countries, navigating the Med, Red Sea, South Africa, South America, Caribbean, USA & Canada, before returning to Europe via Greenland and Iceland.
For more information on MSC Cruises, visit its web site.
