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from: MSC Cruises
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Source: Cheryl Fenske, DMOA
Published: September, 2009

ABOVE: MSC Poesia passes the white cliffs of Dover.

MSC Cruises announces Europe 2010 itineraries

A new brochure is available online

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. -- MSC Cruises has announced its 2010 European cruise schedule, and prospective cruisers can order a free brochure at the company's Web site.

Guests can choose from 16 Mediterranean and 11 Northern European itineraries featuring more than 60 ports of call as they sail Europe the European way.

MSC Cruises' 2010 Europe season features two "firsts":

• The introduction of MSC Magnifica:

The newest in the "Musica" class of ships makes her debut in Europe in March, bringing the number of ships in the fleet to 11.

MSC Magnifica will spend the summer of 2010 sailing 7-night roundtrip Eastern Mediterranean itineraries from Venice calling at Bari, Italy; Katakolon (Olympia) Greece; Izmir and Istanbul, Turkey; and Dubrovnik, Croatia, before heading across the Atlantic to embark on the line's first Canada/New England fall foliage cruises.

• A new 11-night itinerary to Iceland and the Shetland Islands:

MSC Poesia sails a "Land of Fire & Ice" itinerary roundtrip from Kiel on June 4, calling at Bergen Norway; Torshavn, Faroe Islands, Denmark; Akureyri, Isafjordur, and Hafnarfjordur (Reykjavik), Iceland; and Lerwick, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom.

 
MSC Cruises in the Mediterranean

MSC Cruises will have 10 ships sailing the Mediterranean in 2010, including the two newest, MSC Fantasia and MSC Splendida. These sister ships with their exclusive MSC Yacht Club areas will sail a variety of 7-night itineraries.

Here are some highlights of the rest of MSC Cruises' 2010 Mediterranean itineraries:

MSC Fantasia: 7-night "Mediterranean Fantasy" itineraries, calling in Barcelona, Marseille, Genoa, Naples, Palermo, La Goulette, Palma de Mallorca, April-October.

MSC Splendida: 7-night "The Splendid Mediterranean" itineraries, calling at Genoa, Marseille, Barcelona, La Goulette, Valletta, Messina and Civitavecchia, March-November.

MSC Musica: 7-night "Greek Islands in the Sun" itinerary roundtrip from Venice, calling in Bari, Italy; Corfu, Greece; Piraeus (Athens), Greece; Mykonos, Greece; Santorini, Greece; Katakolon (Olympia) Greece; Dubrovnik, Croatia; April-October.

MSC Cruises in Northern Europe

MSC Cruises will have three ships in Northern Europe in 2010. Itineraries include:

MSC Poesia: 11-night "Voyage to the Top of the World" and 7-night "Route of the Vikings" and "Baltic Beauty & Russian Riches" itineraries from Copenhagen, June-August.

MSC Opera: 11-night "Czarist Russia Revealed," "Land of the Midnight Sun" and "Fairytale Towns & Fascinating Fjords" from Dover, May-August.

MSC Orchestra: alternating 7-night "Baltic Castles and Russian Palaces" from Copenhagen and Kiel and "Fascinating Fjords" from Copenhagen and Kiel, May-August.

For the convenience of guests, MSC Cruises offers alternate departure ports, such as Barcelona, Rome, Venice, Copenhagen, Dover, Amsterdam, Naples, Genoa, Bari, Marseille, and Kiel on many itineraries, which allows guests to custom-design their European experience.

For more information on MSC Cruises, visit www.msccruisesusa.com (USA), msccruises.co.uk (UK), or www.msccruises.com (worldwide).

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