MSC Cruises lately kicked off its 2024-25 cruise season in Brazil with the arrival of the MSC Seaview in Santos.
After crossing the Atlantic in late October, the 2018-built vessel began its first cruise from Brazil on Nov. 10, 2024.
To mark the beginning of the deployment, MSC held a celebration onboard the vessel, which was attended by Adrian Ursilli, the corporate’s nation supervisor, together with ship officers, authorities, journey brokers and press members.
Throughout the 2024-25 season, 5 MSC vessels are scheduled to supply 126 cruises departing from six Brazilian homeports.
Two further vessels from the model are poised to go to the nation through the season, which runs by way of late April.
“Along with representing a lot of Brazilians and foreigners visiting locations within the nation, these figures additionally signify a major financial influence,” stated Ursilli.
“It’s a nice honor for us to kick off this season. We all know now we have numerous work forward, however we need to proceed investing and growing our presence in Brazil,” he added, mentioning the challenges dealing with the market sooner or later.
Brazil’s Minister of Ports and Airports, Silvio Costa Filho, thanked MSC for selling cruises within the nation, highlighting the corporate’s function available in the market.
“For this yr, we anticipate to have over 800,000 distinctive passengers, which is a major achieve for Brazil,” he stated, mentioning total season numbers.
“I’m assured that within the subsequent two years we are going to surpass the mark of one million distinctive passengers. This can be a problem we’re pursuing,” Costa Filho added, emphasizing the function of presidency businesses on this course of.
The arrival of the MSC Seaview additionally marks the opening of the 2024-25 cruise season in Santos, which serves as the biggest homeport in Brazil.
“In Santos, we have a good time a season that’s beginning now and can deliver 14 ships to the port, with 152 port visits. We anticipate to set a brand new file and welcome over one million passenger transits in 2024-25,” stated Beto Mendes, the director of operations on the Port of Santos.
“On behalf of the Brazilian Navy, I categorical our satisfaction in offering our personnel, vessels, and navy assist to make sure a secure and arranged season,” added Captain Marcos André Souza, the port commander for the state of São Paulo.
Seven MSC Ships in Brazil
For the primary crusing of the season, the MSC Seaview supplied a three-night cruise. Chartered to native occasion firm PromoAção, the departure included a go to to Búzios, in addition to a day at sea.
One of many 5 MSC ships scheduled to sail from Brazil through the 2024-25 cruise season, the 2018-built ship is scheduled to supply a sequence of three- to eight-night itineraries departing from Santos by way of April.
MSC’s deployment within the nation additionally consists of the MSC Grandiosa crusing from Santos, Salvado, and Maceió between December and April, in addition to the MSC Orchestra crusing from Rio de Janeiro between November and March.
Scheduled to reach within the area in December, the MSC Armonia gives itineraries from Paranaguá and Itajaí earlier than repositioning to Santos for a sequence of brief cruises beginning in early February.
Finishing MSC’s Brazilian lineup, the MSC Splendida is scheduled to supply week-long itineraries departing from Santos and Itajaí between December and March.
Two further ships, the MSC Poesia and the MSC Magnifica, are poised to go to the nation through the 2024-25 season.
The primary makes common visits to Brazilian ports as a part of its homeporting operations in Argentina and Uruguay, whereas the latter arrives within the nation as a part of MSC’s 2025 World Voyage.
Along with a number of vessels making visits to native ports as a part of their worldwide operations, Brazil can also be receiving three ships from Costa Cruises for the 2024-25 season.