MSC Cruises, riding a wave of record sales from Australia, thanked the industry last night at their Sydney offices for their continued support in boosting sales in 2011.
MSC, which is about to launch its newest passenger ship, Divina on 26 May in Marseille, France says its biggest seller ex-Australia is the Grand Mediterranean 14-night cruise.
The sailing combines East and West Mediterranean cruises, and is about to be further enhanced with the launch of Divina, the 12th and newest passenger ship in the MSC fleet.
The 4,363 passenger Fantasia Class ship will sail the Eastern Mediterranean, while luxury sister ship Splendida will cruise the Western Med offering a combined 14-night cruise of the most wonderous ports in the Med.
“We’ve always had that wow factor and Divina will take us to new heights” said Lynne Clarke, Managing Director of MSC Cruises Australia and New Zealand.
After its maiden six-night Mediterranean cruise from Marseille to Venice, Divina will take on a series of seven-night Eastern Mediterranean round cruises from Italy’s Bari, Greece’s Katakolan, Turkey’s Izmir and Istanbul and Croatia’s Dubrovnik.
Cruises will be priced from $939pp twin share.
Pictured at the event in Sydney from left are: Angelya Vassiliadis-Balaguer, Dubai Tourism; Emanuele Attanasio, Italian Tourist Office & Lynne Clarke, MSC Aus/NZ md.