MSC Poesia
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MSC Poesia current position
MSC Poesia current location is at East Mediterranean (coordinates 37.06136 N / 15.28665 E) cruising en route to SIRACUSA. The AIS position was reported 14 minutes ago.
All Itineraries Current PositionSpecifications of MSC Poesia
Year built | 2008 / Age: 13 |
Flag state | Panama |
Builder | Chantiers de l’Atlantique (Saint-Nazaire, STX France) |
Class | Musica |
Building cost | USD 360 million |
Owner | Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) |
Operator | MSC Cruises |
Speed | 23 kn / 43 kph / 26 mph |
Length (LOA) | 294 m / 965 ft |
Beam (width) | 32 m / 105 ft |
Gross Tonnage | 92627 gt |
Passengers | 2550 - 3060 |
Crew | 1039 |
Passengers-to-space ratio | 30 |
Decks | 16 |
Cabins | 1275 |
Decks with cabins | 8 |
Last Refurbishment | 2018 |
Christened by | Sophia Loren |
MSC Poesia Itineraries
Date | Itinerary | Departure Port | Price from |
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2021 May 02 | 4 days, one-way from Venice to Piraeus | Venice | $799 |
2021 May 02 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Venice | $469 |
2021 May 03 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Bari | $469 |
2021 May 06 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Piraeus | $589 |
2021 May 09 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Venice | $549 |
2021 May 10 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Bari | $549 |
2021 May 13 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Piraeus | $549 |
2021 May 16 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Venice | $639 |
2021 May 17 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Bari | $599 |
2021 May 20 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Piraeus | $599 |
2021 May 23 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Venice | $599 |
2021 May 24 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Bari | $599 |
2021 May 27 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Piraeus | $629 |
2021 May 30 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Venice | $629 |
2021 May 31 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Bari | $629 |
2021 Jun 03 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Piraeus | $669 |
2021 Jun 06 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Venice | $669 |
2021 Jun 07 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Bari | $669 |
2021 Jun 10 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Piraeus | $669 |
2021 Jun 13 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Venice | $669 |
2021 Jun 14 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Bari | $669 |
2021 Jun 17 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Piraeus | $669 |
2021 Jun 20 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Venice | $669 |
2021 Jun 21 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Bari | $669 |
2021 Jun 24 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Piraeus | $719 |
2021 Jun 27 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Venice | $719 |
2021 Jun 28 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Bari | $719 |
2021 Jul 01 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Piraeus | $719 |
2021 Jul 04 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Venice | $719 |
2021 Jul 05 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Bari | $719 |
2021 Jul 08 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Piraeus | $799 |
2021 Jul 11 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Venice | $799 |
2021 Jul 12 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Bari | $799 |
2021 Jul 15 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Piraeus | $799 |
2021 Jul 18 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Venice | $799 |
2021 Jul 19 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Bari | $799 |
2021 Jul 22 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Piraeus | $799 |
2021 Jul 25 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Venice | $799 |
2021 Jul 26 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Bari | $799 |
2021 Jul 29 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Piraeus | $879 |
2021 Aug 01 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Venice | $879 |
2021 Aug 02 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Bari | $879 |
2021 Aug 05 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Piraeus | $879 |
2021 Aug 08 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Venice | $879 |
2021 Aug 09 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Bari | $879 |
2021 Aug 12 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Piraeus | $799 |
2021 Aug 15 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Venice | $799 |
2021 Aug 16 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Bari | $799 |
2021 Aug 19 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Piraeus | $719 |
2021 Aug 22 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Venice | $719 |
2021 Aug 23 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Bari | $719 |
2021 Aug 26 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Piraeus | $669 |
2021 Aug 29 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Venice | $669 |
2021 Aug 30 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Bari | $669 |
2021 Sep 02 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Piraeus | $629 |
2021 Sep 05 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Venice | $629 |
2021 Sep 06 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Bari | $629 |
2021 Sep 09 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Piraeus | $629 |
2021 Sep 12 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Venice | $629 |
2021 Sep 13 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Bari | $629 |
2021 Sep 16 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Piraeus | $629 |
2021 Sep 19 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Venice | $629 |
2021 Sep 20 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Bari | $629 |
2021 Sep 23 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Piraeus | $549 |
2021 Sep 26 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Venice | $549 |
2021 Sep 27 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Bari | $549 |
2021 Sep 30 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Piraeus | $449 |
2021 Oct 03 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Venice | $449 |
2021 Oct 04 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Bari | $449 |
2021 Oct 07 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Piraeus | $449 |
2021 Oct 10 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Venice | $449 |
2021 Oct 11 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Bari | $449 |
2021 Oct 14 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Piraeus | $819 |
2021 Oct 17 | 7 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Venice | $449 |
2021 Oct 18 | 6 days, one-way from Bari to Venice | Bari | $1179 |
2021 Oct 28 | 11 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Civitavecchia | $829 |
2021 Oct 29 | 11 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Genoa | $829 |
2021 Oct 29 | 7 days, one-way from Genoa to Piraeus | Genoa | $479 |
2021 Nov 03 | 11 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Istanbul | $759 |
2021 Nov 05 | 11 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Piraeus | $759 |
2021 Nov 08 | 11 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Civitavecchia | $759 |
2021 Nov 09 | 11 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Genoa | $759 |
2021 Nov 14 | 11 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Istanbul | $739 |
2021 Nov 19 | 11 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Civitavecchia | $739 |
2021 Nov 20 | 11 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Genoa | $739 |
2021 Nov 27 | 4 days, one-way from Piraeus to Genoa | Piraeus | $368 |
2021 Dec 21 | 4 days, one-way from Genoa to Civitavecchia | Genoa | $369 |
2021 Dec 21 | 5 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Genoa | $599 |
2021 Dec 22 | 5 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Marseille | $599 |
2021 Dec 23 | 5 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Barcelona | $599 |
2021 Dec 25 | 10 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Civitavecchia | $1389 |
2021 Dec 26 | 10 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Genoa | $1299 |
2021 Dec 27 | 10 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Marseille | $1299 |
2021 Dec 28 | 10 days, round-trip Mediterranean | Barcelona | $1299 |
2022 Jan 04 | 73 days, one-way from Civitavecchia to Sydney | Civitavecchia | $9649 |
2022 Jan 04 | 116 days, round-trip World Cruise | Civitavecchia | $15549 |
2022 Jan 05 | 128 days, one-way from Genoa to Warnemunde-Rostock | Genoa | $18449 |
2022 Jan 05 | 127 days, one-way from Genoa to Copenhagen | Genoa | $18299 |
2022 Jan 05 | 116 days, round-trip World Cruise | Genoa | $15549 |
2022 Jan 05 | 124 days, one-way from Genoa to Southampton | Genoa | $16649 |
2022 Jan 06 | 116 days, round-trip World Cruise | Marseille | $15549 |
2022 Jan 07 | 122 days, one-way from Barcelona to Southampton | Barcelona | $16349 |
2022 Jan 07 | 125 days, one-way from Barcelona to Copenhagen | Barcelona | $17999 |
2022 Jan 07 | 126 days, one-way from Barcelona to Warnemunde-Rostock | Barcelona | $18149 |
2022 Jan 07 | 116 days, round-trip World Cruise | Barcelona | $15549 |
2022 Feb 10 | 80 days, one-way from Valparaiso to Genoa | Valparaiso | $11499 |
2022 Feb 10 | 79 days, one-way from Valparaiso to Civitavecchia | Valparaiso | $10749 |
2022 Feb 10 | 36 days, one-way from Valparaiso to Sydney | Valparaiso | $4849 |
2022 Mar 18 | 43 days, one-way from Sydney to Civitavecchia | Sydney | $5899 |
2022 Mar 18 | 44 days, one-way from Sydney to Genoa | Sydney | $7299 |
2023 Jan 04 | 118 days, round-trip World Cruise | Civitavecchia | $15750 |
2023 Jan 05 | 118 days, round-trip World Cruise | Genoa | $15750 |
2023 Jan 06 | 118 days, round-trip World Cruise | Marseille | $15750 |
2023 Jan 07 | 118 days, round-trip World Cruise | Barcelona | $15750 |
MSC Poesia Review
Review of MSC Poesia
Launched in 2008, MSC Poesia is the third of MSC Cruises Musica-class ships, together with Musica, Orchestra and Magnifica.
History - construction and ownership
MSC Cruises (MSC Crociere) is a passenger shipping company headquartered in Genoa and Naples. It was established in 1960. Today, MSC Crociere is a subsidiary of MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) - world's 2nd largest containership company. MSC Crociere is the world's largest privately-owned cruise company. By annual passenger shipping volumes, MSC is ranked world's 4th largest cruise company (after Carnival Corporation, RCCL-Royal Caribbean and NCL-Norwegian) with over 5% global market share.
The 92,627-ton, 3,013-passenger cruise ship MSC Poesia features joyful decor, including staircases with brass handrails, a waterfall in the atrium, kitchen marbled countertops, twinkling lights on movie ceiling. For kids entertainment, there is a dinosaur-themed children area (with the Stone Age theme).
Cruise itinerary program
MSC Poesia itinerary program is based on South America cruises from Santos, and on Eastern Mediterranean voyages leaving from Venice, Italy to Greece and Turkey. The Poesia ship operates cheap Transatlantic repositioning crossings between South America and Europe.
Cabins
MSC Poesia has a total of 1275 cabins (of which 18 Suites, 809 Balcony, 275 Inside rooms) in 8 grades. Most MSC Poesia staterooms are 160-190-sq. foot Balcony rooms. The largest aboard MSC Poesia is the Suite (270 ft2).
Shipboard dining options - Food and Drinks
MSC Cruises Poesia ship provides two dining rooms. Bars large selection is also available. One is Grappe d'Or, where passengers can enjoy awesome wine drinks and different cheese kinds, accompanied by live music. Wine tasting is available at the Mojito bar.
Follows the complete list of MSC Poesia restaurants and food bars.
- Le Fontane Restaurant (720-seat Dining Room, offers different Italian traditional meals and wines; open for Breakfast 7:00-9:30 a.m., Lunch 12:00-2:00 p.m., and Dinner with 2 fixed seatings at 7:00 and 9:30 p.m.; with 7-course dinner menu; also features vegan and vegetarian meals)
- Il Palladio Restaurant (714-seat Main Dining Room, with 2 fixed dinner seatings; dinner-only)
- Kaito Restaurant (54-seat Asian speciality restaurant; open for Lunch and Dinner)
- Villa Pompeiana Restaurant (472-seat, self-service buffet and pizzeria; offers Afternoon and occasional midnight buffet)
- Onboard Pizzeria (inside Villa Pompeiana, surcharge)
- L’Obelisco Restaurant (250-seat, inside Villa Pompeiana, steaks and seafood speciality restaurant).
Shipboard entertainment options - Fun and Sport
Multilingual entertainment is provided in Teatro Carlo Felice. MSC Poesia also features a casino, cinema, huge Spa complex, library. Not to forget sports – visit the fully equipped fitness centre, the two pools and four jacuzzis, plus sauna. Last but not less important venues are the S32 Disco, Le Moulin Rouge Show Lounge, Internet cafe and virtual reality centre.
Additional amenities include complimentary 24-Hour Room-Service, Supervised Children Program, Internet/WiFi Access, Laundry.
Follows the complete list of MSC Poesia lounges, clubs and other entertainment venues for kids, teens and adults.
- Poesia Atrium (3-deck high central ship area with live entertainment)
- La Rendez-Vous Bar (142-seat Atrium Lobby; speciality coffee offered)
- Cybercafe (Internet computers room)
- Teatro Carlo Felice Theater (1240-seat, 2-level; features grand-style show productions and classical concerts, with 2 shows per night - at 8:00 p.m. and 10:15 p.m.)
- The Zebra Lounge and Bar (439-seat lounge with full bar and dance floor; hosts shows, bingo, trivia quizzes, aerobic classes)
- Bar Dei Poeti Cafe (220-seat speciality coffees bar)
- Bar Smeraldo (45-seat); Giada Bar (45-seat cocktail bar)
- Casino Royal (222-seat, smoking allowed area, own full bar)
- Card Room; Library (card and board games)
- Il Grappolo d’Oro (120-seat wine bar)
- The Hitchcock Lounge (32-seat smoking room with full bar)
- Pigalle Lounge and Bar (330-seat show lounge with full bar, karaoke, dance competitions, game shows, cooking demonstrations, occasional midnight buffets)
- Duty-Free Shop; MSC Logo Shop; Accessories Shop; L’Angolo Dei Poeti; Place Vendome Boutique; Lo Smeraldo; Le Parfum; Photo Gallery and Shop
- Via Delle Arti (Art gallery)
- MSC Poesia Aurea Spa and Fitness (1160 m2 complex, with Sauna, Relaxation Room, Treatment Rooms, Thalassotherapy hot tubs, 2 Whirlpools, Aerobics Studio/Yoga classes, Beauty Salon, Spa Bar)
- Fitness (complimentary Gym, fitness classes at a surcharge)
- Coral Bay Pool (salt water pool with two Whirlpools, served by Pirana Bar)
- Cayo Levantado Pool (outdoor pool with two Whirlpools, served by Mojito Bar)
- S32 Disco and Nightclub (a 172-seat club with dance floor, bowling lanes; dance classes; during the day serves as a teen club)
- Teen Club (13–17 aged lounge)
- I Dinosauri (kids area); Children’s Indoor/Outdoor Playrooms
- Video Games Arcade; Shuffleboard; Deck Quoits; 5-hole Mini Golf Course
- Solarium (adults-only area with 2 Whirlpools)
- LED Wall (outdoor screen for virtual games)
- Sports Center (combined sports court for volleyball, basketball, tennis)
- Power Walking/Jogging Track.
MSC Poesia - user reviews and comments
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MSC Poesia Wiki
Poesia is MSC's 3rd Musica-class liner (Inaugural cruise April 19, 2008), with sisterships Magnifica, Musica, Orchestra. Poesia was the 1st MSC liner christened outside Italy (in Dover England, on April 5, 2008).
MSC World Cruise 2023
On November 9, 2020, MSC Cruises opened bookings for Poesia's "MSC World Cruise 2023". Signature destinations include Transatlantic crossing (visiting Madeira), Caribbean, Panama Canal and Suez Canal (full transits), Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico Riviera (Cabo, Vallarta), USA (San Diego, San Francisco, Hawaii), Maui, Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand (Auckland), Australia (Sydney, Brisbane, Cairns), Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Japan, China (Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shenzhen), Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Oman, Jordan, UAE (Dubai), Greece (Heraklion Crete).
The 119-day / 118-night voyage departs on January 5, 2023, roundtrip from Genoa Italy (ends on May 3). Optional embarkation-debarkation (roundtrip) is also offered from Civitavecchia Italy (Jan 4), Marseille France (Jan 6) and Barcelona Spain (Jan 7). The itinerary features ~30,000 NM (34530 mi / 55,560 km) of cruising, crossing 24 time zones, 53 ports/destinations (including 7 port overnights) in 33 countries (6 continents).
118-day "World Cruise 2023" roundtrip from Rome-Civitavecchia
Date / Time | Port |
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04 Jan 20:00 | Departing from Civitavecchia-Rome, Italy |
05 Jan 08:00 - 18:00 | Genoa-Milan, Italy |
06 Jan 08:00 - 18:00 | Marseille, France |
07 Jan 08:00 - 18:00 | Barcelona, Spain |
10 Jan 08:00 - 18:00 | Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal |
16 Jan 08:00 - 18:00 | Bridgetown, Barbados |
17 Jan 08:00 - 18:00 | St Georges, Grenada |
19 Jan 07:00 - 16:00 | Willemstad, Curacao Island, Dutch Antilles |
20 Jan 09:00 - 18:00 | Santa Marta, Colombia |
21 Jan 07:00 - 19:00 | Cartagena, Colombia |
23 Jan 08:00 - 18:00 | Puerto Limon, Costa Rica |
24 Jan 06:00 - 06:00 | Panama Canal |
26 Jan 07:00 - 17:00 | Puerto Caldera-Puntarenas, Costa Rica |
27 Jan 09:00 - 18:00 | Corinto, Nicaragua |
28 Jan 09:00 - 19:00 | Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala |
31 Jan 07:00 - 16:00 | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico |
01 Feb 09:00 - 16:00 | Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Mexico |
03 Feb 09:00 - 20:00 | San Diego, California |
05 Feb 07:00 - 06 Feb 18:00 (overnight) | San Francisco, California |
11 Feb 08:00 - 23:55 | Kahului, Maui Island, Hawaii |
12 Feb 07:00 - 17:00 | Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaii |
18 Feb 08:00 - 18:00 | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa |
20 Feb 08:00 - 18:00 | Suva, Fiji |
23 Feb 07:00 - 16:00 | Auckland, New Zealand |
26 Feb 09:00 - 27 Feb 19:00 (overnight) | Sydney, NSW Australia |
01 Mar 07:00 - 14:00 | Brisbane, Queensland Australia |
03 Mar 10:00 - 18:00 | Cairns, Queensland Australia |
05 Mar 09:00 - 19:00 | Alotau, Papua New Guinea |
06 Mar 09:00 - 16:00 | Kiriwina Island, Trobriand, Papua New Guinea |
07 Mar 09:00 - 18:00 | Rabaul, New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea |
12 Mar 12:00 - 13 Mar 18:00 (overnight) | Manila, Luzon Island, Philippines |
15 Mar 09:00 - 18:00 | Keelung-Taipei, Taiwan |
16 Mar 08:00 - 18:00 | Ishigaki Island, Sakishima, Japan |
17 Mar 08:00 - 18:00 | Naha, Japan |
19 Mar 08:00 - 20 Mar 16:00 (overnight) | Kobe, Japan |
21 Mar 09:00 - 16:00 | Shimizu, Japan |
22 Mar 08:00 - 23 Mar 18:00 (overnight) | Tokyo, Japan |
25 Mar 09:00 - 18:00 | Nagasaki, Japan |
26 Mar 08:00 - 18:00 | Busan, South Korea |
28 Mar 07:00 - 29 Mar 21:00 (overnight) | Shanghai, China |
01 Apr 08:00 - 22:00 | Hong Kong, China |
02 Apr 07:00 - 19:00 | Shenzhen, China |
04 Apr 07:00 - 16:00 | Da Nang-Hue, Vietnam |
05 Apr 08:00 - 14:00 | Nha Trang, Vietnam |
07 Apr 09:00 - 19:00 | Singapore |
08 Apr 09:00 - 18:00 | Klang-Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
09 Apr 09:00 - 18:00 | Georgetown, Pulau Penang Island, Malaysia |
13 Apr 07:00 - 16:00 | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
17 Apr 17:00 - 18 Apr 18:00 (overnight) | Dubai, UAE |
19 Apr 08:00 - 18:00 | Khasab-Musandam, Oman |
20 Apr 08:00 - 18:00 | Muscat, Oman |
26 Apr 08:00 - 18:00 | Aqaba-Petra, Jordan |
27 Apr 17:00 - 28 Apr 17:00 (overnight transit) | Suez Canal, Egypt |
30 Apr 08:00 - 16:00 | Heraklion, Crete Greece |
02 May 09:00 | Arriving in Civitavecchia-Rome, Italy |
A total of 15 complimentary shore excursions/city tours were offered - in Funchal-Madeira, Cartagena Colombia, Puntarenas Costa Rica, San Diego (Harbor Cruise), San Francisco (city tour), Honolulu, Auckland NZ, Sydney NSW, Manila Philippines, Tokyo Japan, Busan Korea, Shanghai, DaNang Vietnam, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, Dubai.
A price-inclusive amenity for all Bella and Fantastica staterooms included the "MSC Dine and Drink Package" - all beverages (during lunches and dinners) in Main Dining Rooms and the Lido Buffet. Drinks include wines by the glass, draught beers, mineral water, fountain drinks (soda and fruit juices by the glass). All bookings also received 30% discount on all laundry services.
MSC World Cruise 2022
Following the cancellation of the planned for 2021 world voyage, MSC planned for Poesia the 117-day / 116-night "World Cruise 2022" roundtrip from Genoa. Like all MSC World Cruises, optional roundtrips are offered from Civitavecchia-Rome, Marseille and Barcelona.
Date / Time | Port |
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05 Jan 17:00 | Departing from Genoa-Milan, Italy |
06 Jan 08:00 - 18:00 | Marseille, France |
07 Jan 08:00 - 18:00 | Barcelona, Spain |
09 Jan 12:00 - 19:00 | Lisbon, Portugal |
11 Jan 08:00 - 17:00 | Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal |
14 Jan 08:00 - 18:00 | Mindelo, Sao Vicente Island, Cape Verde |
19 Jan 08:00 - 17:00 | Salvador de Bahia, Brazil |
21 Jan 08:00 - 22 Jan 18:00 (overnight) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
25 Jan 08:00 - 26 Jan 17:00 (overnight) | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
27 Jan 08:00 - 17:00 | Montevideo, Uruguay |
29 Jan 09:00 - 19:00 | Puerto Madryn, Argentina |
01 Feb 08:00 - 02 Feb 18:00 (overnight) | Ushuaia, Argentina |
04 Feb 08:00 - 18:00 | Punta Arenas, Chile Antarctica |
07 Feb 08:00 - 18:00 | Puerto Montt, Chile |
09 Feb 08:00 - 10 Feb 18:00 (overnight) | Valparaiso-Santiago, Chile |
13 Feb 08:00 - 18:00 | Arica, Chile |
15 Feb 08:00 - 16 Feb 18:00 (overnight) | Callao-Lima, Peru |
21 Feb 08:00 - 20:00 | Easter Island, Hanga Roa, Chile |
27 Feb 08:00 - 28 Feb 18:00 (overnight) | Papeete, Tahiti Island, French Polynesia |
02 Mar 08:00 - 18:00 | Rarotonga Island, Cook Islands NZ |
03 Mar 08:00 - 17:00 | Aitutaki Island, Cook Islands NZ |
08 Mar 09:00 - 21:00 | Auckland, New Zealand |
09 Mar 08:00 - 18:30 | Tauranga, Rotorua, New Zealand |
10 Mar 10:00 - 17:00 | Napier, New Zealand |
11 Mar 07:00 - 14:00 | Wellington, New Zealand |
12 Mar 15:00 - 15:00 | Fiordland National Park, New Zealand |
15 Mar 07:00 - 19:00 | Hobart, Tasmania Australia |
17 Mar 08:00 - 18 Mar 18:00 (overnight) | Sydney, NSW Australia |
21 Mar 08:00 - 18:00 | Mare Island, Tadine, New Caledonia |
22 Mar 07:00 - 18:00 | Lifou Island, New Caledonia |
23 Mar 07:00 - 17:00 | Port Vila, Efate Island, Vanuatu |
26 Mar 08:00 - 19:00 | Alotau, Papua New Guinea |
28 Mar 08:00 - 18:00 | Cairns, Queensland Australia |
31 Mar 08:00 - 19:00 | Darwin, NT Australia |
03 Apr 08:00 - 20:00 | Lembar, Lombok Indonesia |
04 Apr 08:00 - 05 Apr 18:00 (overnight) | Benoa, Bali Indonesia |
08 Apr 08:00 - 18:00 | Singapore |
09 Apr 08:00 - 18:00 | Klang-Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
13 Apr 08:00 - 18:00 | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
16 Apr 08:00 - 17 Apr 18:00 (overnight) | Mumbai-Bombay, India |
20 Apr 08:00 - 18:00 | Salalah, Oman |
25 Apr 08:00 - 18:00 | Aqaba-Petra, Jordan |
26 Apr 17:00 - 27 Apr 17:00 (overnight) | Suez Canal, Egypt |
30 Apr 08:00 - 18:00 | Civitavecchia-Rome, Italy |
01 May 08:00 | Arriving in Genoa-Milan, Italy |
Prices started from ~USD 15550 per person (with double occupancy).
A total of 15 complimentary shore excursions/city tours were offered - in Funchal-Madeira, Salvador Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Valparaiso Chile, Arica Chile, Auckland NZ, Hobart Tasmania, Sydney NSW, Darwin NT, Benoa Bali, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, Colombo Sri Lanka, Mumbai India.
MSC World Cruise 2021 (CANCELLED)
In early-December 2018, MSC Cruises unveiled an epic Around The World voyage on MSC Poesia. Destinations included the Caribbean, South America, USA, Australia, New Zealand, East Asia (Japan, China) and Europe. The 119-day itinerary was planned to visit 53 ports/destinations in 33 different countries.
- "MSC World Cruise 2021" had to depart on January 5, 2021, roundtrip from Genoa and Civitavecchia-Rome.
- The first leg included Marseille, Barcelona, westbound Transatlantic crossing to the Caribbean, Panama Canal transition, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico, San Francisco CA.
- The second leg (from San Francisco) visited Maui and Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji, Auckland NZ, Sydney NSW, Cairns QLD, Great Barrier Reef, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Japan (during the cherry blossom season).
- After Kyoto, Tokyo, and Shanghai, the third leg visited Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Dubai, Oman, Jordan, followed Suez Canal transition back to Europe (Mediterranean).
The cheapest cruise fares started from GBP 11,600 per person (twin-share inside cabin rates). The price included 15 shore excursions plus a drink package with alcohol included at all mealtimes.
However, due to the ongoing Coronavirus crisis (international travel restrictions, country lockdowns, port closures), MSC Poesia's World Voyage 2021 was eventually cancelled.
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