MSC Cruises said that it had cancelled its 2022 world cruise, but added that it would offer two such voyages in the following year.

MSC Magnifica would be joining MSC Poesia and they would both depart on 4 January from Civitavecchia and 5 January 2023 from Genoa, Italy, for simultaneous world cruises, albeit taking different routes around the globe, the company said in a statement.

“MSC Magnifica will replicate the very same itinerary that was supposed to be performed by MSC Poesia for the MSC World Cruise 2022. Unfortunately, the decision has been taken after careful consideration and assessment, to cancel the 2022 World Cruise as it would not have been possible to carry it out due to there being too many ports still facing restrictions as a result of the pandemic,” the company said.