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MSC replaces calls in Ukraine and Egypt with ports in Mediterranean
Hollie-Rae Merrick
MSC Cruises has cancelled all visits to ports in Egypt and Ukraine for the rest of the year. MSC Sinfonia, MSC Opera, MSC
Fantasia and MSC Musica will instead call at ports in Bulgaria, Rhodes, Crete, Cyprus and Israel. MSC said the decision had been made in response to market demand and ongoing political unrest in Ukraine and Egypt. The affected cruises include MSC Opera’s 12-night eastern Mediterranean sailings departing on September 28, October 10 and October 22. On these cruises, the ship will call at Rhodes and Crete, rather than Alexandria in Egypt. The same ports of call have been added to MSC Fantasia’s 11-night eastern Mediterranean sailings on December 17 this year and
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Cunard launches virtual tours of all cabin classes Cunard has unveiled 360-degree tours of its staterooms. The virtual tours offer high-resolution imagery of all accommodation levels. Agents wanting to host the virtual tours on their websites can follow the instructions online at
tours.cunard.co.uk/agents
Aegean Odyssey to visit UK for first time next year Voyages to Antiquity’s ship, Aegean Odyssey, will sail to the UK, northern France and Portugal for the first time next year. The 15-day Iberia, France and England cruise, which will operate in June, will include two nights in Seville.
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30 April 2015 —
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January 8, January 30, February 21, March 14 and March 25, 2016. MSC Sinfonia will call in
Burgas, Bulgaria, instead of Odessa, Ukraine, on its 12-night eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea sailings departing on September 17 and October 11. Calls in Egypt have been axed
from MSC Sinfonia and MSC Musica’s autumn repositioning cruises, when they head to their home ports in Durban, South Africa, and Dubai respectively. MSC has also launched a
promotion offering free onboard credit and all-inclusive options on winter 2015-16 itineraries. The initiative, which runs until the end of August, offers an all-inclusive Allegrissimo drinks package on Mediterranean cruises and onboard credit in the UAE and Caribbean.
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