MSC Cruises recently opened sales for the MSC World Cruise 2024 featuring an astonishing brand new cruise line itinerary aboard the MSC Poesia, which will set sail on January 5, 2024. MSC Cruises' voyages worldwide have sold out every time since the line launched its first World Cruise in 2019, and the latest around-the-world itinerary follows an astonishing course to 52 fantastic destinations in 31 different countries.
After boarding for a spectacular 121-day voyage in the ports of Civitavecchia/Rome, Genoa, Marseille or Barcelona (4, 5, 6 or 7 January respectively), guests set out for their first destinations and followed for almost four months an unforgettable route around the world.
The cruise begins with some of the highlights in the Mediterranean, including stops in France, Spain, Italy, Malta, Cyprus, an overnight stay in Haifa, Israel and a day visit to Cairo via Port Said/Alexandria in Egypt. Next, guests continue down the world-famous Suez Canal into the breathtaking Red Sea where ancient world sights in Luxor and Petra await.
After an overnight stay in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the ship sails south to the crystal clear waters of African gems such as Zanzibar, the Seychelles and Mauritius before visiting the African mainland for a tour of South Africa – Durban, Port Elizabeth and an overnight stay to see all that Cape Town is known for, including the iconic Table Mountain.
Then the ship crosses the South Atlantic Ocean to South America for something very special, exploration of the Brazilian Amazon. As they sail up the giant Amazon River to Manaus, guests venture into the heart of the world-famous Amazon rainforest. In Brazil, guests are also spoiled for choice with stops in Salvador de Bahia and Belém, an overnight stay in Rio de Janeiro, and ample time to soak up the sun on Copacabana Beach and its famous nightlife.
Then, experience the Caribbean's brightest gems: Saint Lucia, Barbados, Martinique, Dominican Republic and the Bahamas, including MSC Cruises' private island, Ocean Cay, en route to North America. Here, overnight stays in Miami, Florida and New York City await before the journey continues to Nova Scotia and Quebec in Canada. Breathtaking destinations await on the way home with some of the most beautiful cities in Northern Europe as well as Greenland and Iceland, according to the cruise line.
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