Leonardo Massa, managing director Italy of MSC Cruises and Explora Journeys, has taken on the new position of vice president Southern Europe of the cruise division of the MSC group, reporting to the CEO of MSC Cruises, Gianni Onorato. With the new position, the Neapolitan manager has now also taken on the responsibility of France, Spain and Portugal. To Leonardo Massa they bring back the country manager of France, Patrick Pourbaix, of Spain, Fernando Pacheco, and Portugal's Eduardo Cabrita.

Born in Naples in 1967, Massa graduated from Federico University. II in Economics and Business and attended an MBA at Bocconi University in Milan. After accruing over 10 years of experience in companies in the tourism industry, including Fratelli Cosulich of Trieste, in April 2005 Massa was He joined MSC Cruises, initially holding the position of sales manager and, later, that of director commercial Italy. In 2013 he was appointed country manager MSC Cruises' Italy and, since 2019, managing director Italy. From 2023 he is also managing director of Explora Journeys for Italy. A former Olympic rower, he is a great passionate about travel.