MSC Cruises said that October 2022 was the company’s best ever month for bookings with them as they received a record 400,000 bookings throughout the month. The company said in a statement they have also noticed a strong uptick in advance bookings especially for the winter 2022/23 and summer 2023 seasons. 

Antonio Paradiso, MSC Cruises MD UK & Ireland commented: “The Naming Ceremony of MSC World Europa has been a brilliant event celebrated with our UK & Ireland trade partners. MSC World Europa is our most innovative, environmentally advanced and exciting ship to date.”

“We’re already seeing a surge in bookings on board MSC World Europa and it is proving to be the most popular ship for UK guests following MSC Virtuosa which is based in Southampton year-round," he continued. 

“Winter cruises in the Middle East have always been a success with our UK guests and in recent years we have expanded our offering in this popular region. We have developed new itineraries that include Qatar, Oman, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia as well as, of course, Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, and we have also increased the number of ports of embarkation.”