MSC Cruises

From: European Cruise Guide

ABOVE: MSC Poesia cruises up Venice's Giudecca Canal at the beginning of an MSC Eastern Mediterranean cruise.

MSC Crociere, a.k.a. MSC Cruises, is a subsidiary of Italy's Mediterranean Shipping Company. The line has 11 ships, including new megaships such as the 3,274-passenger MSC Fantasia and MSC Spendida, which are said to be the largest cruise vessels ever built for a European shipowner. In May of 2012, a new Fantasia-class ship--MSC Divina--is scheduled to join the fleet.

MSC offers Mediterranean cruises throughout most of the year, plus itineraries in Northern Europe during the spring and summer months.

Although MSC's officers are Italian and most passengers are from Continental Europe, the company has sales offices in a number of English-speaking countries (including the U.S. and the UK), and English is one of the five official languages spoken on board.

(An aside for our German readers: Germany is the second-most popular source market for MSC, and the company will be increasing the numbers of departures from Hamburg and Kiel in 2012 and 2013.)

See the "Cruise review" link below for our personal account and photo gallery of a roundtrip cruise from Venice aboard MSC Poesia.

Cruise line's Web site:

MSC Cruises

Cruise review:

MSC Poesia Eastern Mediterranean Cruise

Cruise videos:

MSC Armonia in Venice, Italy

MSC Magnifica in Venice, Italy

MSC Musica in Venice, Italy

2nd inset photo copyright © MSC Crociere.

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