MSC Cruises has elected Piraeus, Greece as the home port of the “MSC Lirica” cruise ship for the East Mediterranean schedule in the summer of 2022, it announced on Monday, according to greekreporter.com.
MSC Lirica is the lead ship in her class of cruise ships, owned and operated by MSC Cruises. She was the first newbuild cruise ship to enter service for MSC Cruises. She can accommodate 1,560 passengers in 780 cabins. Her crew complement is nearly 732.
Lirica scheduling will offer a new schedule of 7 overnight stays and 28 itineraries between April and October 2022.
Some of the destinations include Kusadasi (Turkey), Haifa (Israel), Limassol (Cyprus), and the Greek islands of Rhodes and Santorini, before returning to Piraeus. Travelers will be able to start at any of the mainland cities named above.
Crete and Iraklio in particular will also be included as a stopover in the four 11-day trips offered in the East Mediterranean between November and December 2022. Greece also features in another three schedules of MSC Cruises ships in the East Mediterranean (the MSCs Armonia, Fantasia, and Musica).
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