MSC Cruises expands schedule to 12-month operation in Greece

MSC Cruises announced on Wednesday it will have six different ships calling to Greek shores making over 400 calls to nine different island and mainland destinations around the country, from as early as this month, marking the start of year-round operation.

The cruise division of the MSC Group, made up of MSC Cruises and Explora Journeys, will also homeport MSC Sinfonia in Greece for a whole winter season for the first time in 2024-25, extending the cruise season in line with the country's wider five-year tourism development plan to extend the core visitor season.

Meanwhile Explora Journeys, the luxury lifestyle ocean travel brand of the MSC Group, will call to 21 Greek ports in 2024, with many of EXPLORA I's journeys offering convenient embarkation and disembarkation in Piraeus.

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