MSC Cruises To Offer This Winter Sailings Also In Southern Caribbean

MSC Cruises To Lead Restart Of South Africa’s Passenger Cruise Sector On 6 December

First sailing to inaugurate new Durban passenger terminal in DecemberMSC Orchestra to offer 41 cruises around South Africa and Mozambique.

MSC Cruises will restart the South African holidays at sea on 6 December 2021 from a new state-of-the-art cruise terminal in Durban. The green light follows approvals from the country’s government to resume ocean voyages with passengers on board after a 21-month hiatus caused by the global pandemic ashore.

MSC Orchestra will homeport at the new KwaZulu Natal terminal in Durban to be inaugurated in December for winter 2021/22 season – as well as embarking passengers in Cape Town – and offer 41 voyages up to 11 May 2022 around South Africa, for the country’s citizens and residents, and Mozambique. The vessel has recently undergone a major drydock refurbishment programme and replaces MSC Musica that was originally earmarked for South Africa in the upcoming cruise season.

MSC Cruises has to date pioneered the industry’s restart of international sailings following the global industry’s collective shut down in March 2020 with passenger voyages around mainland Europe and the UK, and now also in South Africa.

The Company has also led the way as the first major cruise line to operate in the Middle East and is set to restart operations in November in South America where, as in South Africa and Europe, it is the market leader. MSC Cruises is also currently operating cruises in the Caribbean Sea from the USA.