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MSC Cruises postpones the departure of the second ship planned in Italy after the stop for the pandemic
The company explained that the decision follows the introduction of further tests for Italian citizens who have travelled to Greece. numerous cancellations and a drop in demand
August 24, 2020
The company has announced that MSC's departure Magnificent was postponed until next September 26 in consideration of the recent introduction of additional testing for Italian citizens who have travelled to Greece and by virtue of the ship's itinerary includes as many as three stops in the Hellenic country. In addition, MSC Cruises has specified that it is recording numerous cancellations and a decline in demand and that this resulted in the decision to postpone four weeks the ship's departure.
Confident of a growth in bookings in the coming weeks, MSC Cruises recalled that MSC sales Magnificent are open to residents of the Schengen area, even if The company said that in this first phase of restart operations most guests will be made up of citizens and residents of Italy.
The first cruise will depart from Bari, Italy, with an itinerary September 26th. MSC Cruises explained that customers affected by the cancelled cruises (August 26 to 19) September) will be re-enacted on another cruise - in particular MSC Grandiosa,which currently sails in the Mediterranean - or may receive a Future Cruise Credit (FCC) with the ability to transfer the full amount paid for the cruise cancelled on a future cruise of their choice -- on any ship, for any itinerary - until the end of 2021.
MSC Grandiosa currently offers seven-night cruises boarding in the Italian ports of Genoa, Civitavecchia, Naples and Palermo and with a stopover in Valletta (Malta).
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The company has announced that MSC's departure Magnificent was postponed until next September 26 in consideration of the recent introduction of additional testing for Italian citizens who have travelled to Greece and by virtue of the ship's itinerary includes as many as three stops in the Hellenic country. In addition, MSC Cruises has specified that it is recording numerous cancellations and a decline in demand and that this resulted in the decision to postpone four weeks the ship's departure.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
