MSC Cruises is launching a new group booking promotion this summer, allowing Canadian-based travel agents and their clients to reap the rewards on cruises sailing worldwide through NOV 2023. On 06JUL, the cruise line announced new incentives on all group bookings including discounted cruise fares, free berths, bonus amenity points, and more.
New groups of eight or more cabins booked between 23JUN 2022 and 31AUG 2022 – for sailings departing 01NOV 2022 through 30NOV 2023 – will be eligible for the following:
- Discounted Cruise Fare: First and second guests in each cabin will receive discounts based on cruise length (CAD $40 per person for two to six nights, CAD $60 per person for seven to 11 nights, CAD $130 per person on 12 or more nights)
- Bonus Amenity Points: Travel agents can use amenity points toward sweetening the deal for clients with enhancements like stateroom gifts, cocktail parties, Wi-Fi, or onboard credit. The points can also go toward items for agents themselves like bonus commissions, accelerated tour conductor berths, or marketing funds.
- Waived Deposits: No deposit will be required for up to 16 cabins.
- Tour Conductor Credits: Two free tour conductor berths per 16 berths booked.
Ian Patterson, County Manager, MSC Cruises Canada, said: “As the Canadian cruise recovery picks up steam, and our trade partners are now planning their customers’ new groups for this upcoming winter and next summer, this is the perfect time to re-affirm our support for our Canadian trade partners by introducing a new groups promotion.”
This offer excludes MSC World Cruise. Applicable to standard group sizes of eight to 70 cabins; large and non-standard groups evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Qualifying itineraries for summer 2022 include:
- MSC Seashore – Miami: Alternating seven-night eastern and western Caribbean itineraries. Destinations include Nassau (The Bahamas), Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic), Ocho Rios (Jamaica), George Town (Cayman Islands), San Juan (Puerto Rico), and Cozumel (Mexico), with each cruise calling at Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, MSC Cruises’ island in The Bahamas.
- MSC Divina – Port Canaveral/Orlando: Caribbean cruises from three to seven nights with destinations including Costa Maya (Mexico), Cozumel, Nassau and Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve.
Click here for details on worldwide summer 2022 itineraries.
Qualifying itineraries for winter 2022-2023 include:
- MSC Seascape – Miami: Commencing its inaugural season on 11DEC 2022, with alternating seven-night eastern and western Caribbean itineraries. Destinations include Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Nassau, San Juan, Puerto Plata, Cozumel, George Town and Ocho Rios.
- MSC Meraviglia – Port Canaveral/Orlando: Caribbean cruises from three to seven nights with destinations including Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Nassau, Costa Maya, Cozumel, and Belize City (Belize).
- MSC Divina – Miami: A range of three to 10-night itineraries with destinations including Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Belize City, Isla de Roatan (Honduras), Costa Maya, Ocho Rios, Cartagena (Colombia), Colon (Panama), and Puerto Limon (Costa Rica).
Click here for details on worldwide winter 2022-2023 itineraries.
Qualifying itineraries for Summer 2023 include:
- MSC Meraviglia – Brooklyn (New York City): Sailing from New York to The Bahamas and Florida with a variety of itineraries ranging from six to 11 nights. Destinations include Miami, Nassau and Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve.
- MSC Seascape – Miami: Alternating seven-night eastern and western Caribbean itineraries. Destinations include Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Nassau, San Juan, Puerto Plata, Cozumel, George Town and Ocho Rios.
- MSC Seaside – Port Canaveral/Orlando: Caribbean cruises from three to seven nights with destinations including Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Costa Maya, Cozumel and Belize City.
- MSC Magnifica – Miami: Sailing new short three and four night cruises to Key West (Florida), Nassau and Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve.
Click here for details on worldwide summer 2023 itineraries.
Western Mediterranean highlights for summer 2022 include:
- MSC Meraviglia - will homeport in Barcelona, offering itineraries for sun seekers: Cannes (France), Genoa, La Spezia and Civitavecchia (Italy), plus Palma de Mallorca (Spain).
- MSC Opera - will homeport from Genoa and visit Palermo. Other destinations include calls at Marseille (France), Barcelona (Spain), and the newly reinstated embarkation ports of La Goulette (Tunisia) and Naples (Italy).
- MSC Splendida - will offer cruises from Genoa (Italy) to Marseille (France), Siracusa in Sicily, the beaches of Taranto, and Civitavecchia (Italy).
- MSC Seaview - From Genoa (Italy), it will visit the historical ports of Naples and Messina (Italy), Valletta (Malta), Barcelona (Spain) and Marseille (France).
- MSC Seaside - departing from Genoa, will offer itineraries to Civitavecchia and Palermo (Italy), Ibiza and Valencia (Spain), and Marseille (France).
- MSC Orchestra - will perform cruises of 4-5 nights during the spring and in JUN, the ship will begin new 10-night cruises from Genoa (Italy) to Marseille/Provence (France), Malaga, Cadiz/Seville, Lisbon (Portugal), Alicante/Costa Blanca and Mahon/Menorca (Spain), and Olbia (Italy).
Eastern Mediterranean highlights for summer 2022 include:
- MSC Fantasia - will offer calls to Ancona (Italy), Kotor (Montenegro), Bari (Italy), Corfu (Greece) and the picturesque city of Dubrovnik (Croatia), from the home port of Trieste (Italy).
- MSC Musica - will depart from Monfalcone (Italy), Katakolon/Olympia, Heraklion and Santorini (Greece), and Bari (Italy).
- MSC Sinfonia and MSC Armonia - will both homeport in the Italian port of Venice via Marghera. Other ports on MSC Sinfonia’s itinerary include Kotor (Montenegro), the Greek islands of Mykonos and Santorini (Greece), and Bari (Italy).
- MSC Armonia - has calls Brindisi (Italy), Mykonos and the Greek mainland destination of Athens via the port at Piraeus, as well as Split and Zadar (Croatia).
- MSC Lirica - will depart from Piraeus/Athens (Greece) and call at Kusadasi (Turkey), Haifa (Israel), the islands of Limassol (Cyprus), plus Rhodes and Santorini (Greece) and an 11-night add-in itinerary.
For more information on MSC Cruises, visit its web site.
