Geneva, Switzerland, March 19, 2020: MSC Cruises confirmed today that it has halted all new cruise embarkations across its entire fleet until April 30, in light of the extraordinary circumstances the world is currently facing in relation to the COVID-19 virus.
The ships that are still at sea will conclude their current itinerary to return passengers to their disembarkation ports, and then they too will cease operations.
As the COVID-19 situation is now a global pandemic, governments around the world are continually reviewing public health and safety measures on land to protect local populations and limit the spread of the virus. MSC Cruises' decision last week to suspend all operations across its entire fleet for a period of at least 45 days is intended to reflect and further support the effectiveness of such efforts.
MSC Cruises is offering passengers affected by this extraordinary measure the opportunity to transfer 100% of the money paid for their cancelled vacation plus a generous additional credit benefit to a cruise of their choice at any time until the end of 2021.
Currently, new cruise embarkations are scheduled to begin resuming from April 30th onwards.
For further details, passengers should contact their travel agent or consult the MSC Cruises website at https://www.msccruceros.es/es-es/Coronavirus.aspx
