MSC Cruises has reached out to journey brokers to advise them of the cancellation of MSC Euribia‘s Grand Voyage departing on October 19, 2024.
The crusing was to have transited by the Suez Canal and the Pink Sea, however in gentle of the continuing tensions within the area, it’s not secure to function the voyage, and no different is offered.
MSC Euribia Grand Voyage Cancelled
MSC Cruises is alerting journey brokers that the October 19, 2024 departure of MSC Euribia is now cancelled. The crusing was to have been one of many ship’s immersive “Grand Voyages” departing from Kiel, Germany and visiting ports all through Northern Europe and the Mediterranean, in addition to a transit by the Suez Canal, on her solution to Dubai within the United Arab Emirates.
“Contemplating the dangers of crusing within the Pink Sea on account of steady assaults on ships, we have been pressured to cancel MSC Euribia’s Grand Voyage from Northern Europe to the United Arab Emirates,” the e-mail confirmed. “The security and well-being of friends is our precedence and, sadly, there isn’t any viable different route for this journey.”
The ship will nonetheless offer sailings from Dubai and Doha, Qatar from November 16, which suggests the vessel will nonetheless be moved to her new crusing area, however with out friends aboard.
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This repositioning might be finished in two methods. The ship would possibly sail by the Pink Sea however at high pace and with out passengers aboard, although this can be a very dangerous and unlikely choice, contemplating the vessel and her crew would nonetheless be in danger.
Extra probably is that the ship will sail round Africa to keep away from the troubled area totally. As a result of this can be a a lot higher distance to cowl, nonetheless, it’s not doable for the journey to be a passenger crusing as there wouldn’t be sufficient time to go to ports of name whereas nonetheless arriving in Dubai for the ship’s deliberate November 16 departure.
If much more time is required to maneuver the ship safely, further sailings, both earlier than or after the now-cancelled Grand Voyage, could also be cancelled to accommodate the change.
This variation to the Grand Voyage and doable adjoining sailings is similar to the lately introduced cancellation of comparable repositioning actions for Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas, additionally in October 2024.
MSC Euribia is the most recent ship in MSC Cruises’ fleet, having simply begun crusing in June 2023. Powered by liquefied pure fuel (LNG), the 184,011-gross-ton vessel is Mereviglia-plus-class and might welcome as much as 6,327 friends per crusing.
Choices for Booked Company
This information comes six months earlier than the cruise was to have departed, giving vacationers ample time to rearrange their trip plans and select another crusing if they like. MSC Cruises is providing booked friends three choices.
First, friends could switch their MSC Euribia reserving to a different Grand Voyage aboard a distinct MSC Cruises ship, or nonetheless aboard MSC Euribia for various dates, on the similar length and in the identical stateroom kind. There could be no further value to the cruise fare, although flights and extra companies could have value variations.
Second, vacationers can choose to maneuver their reserving and all funds already made to any at the moment scheduled MSC Cruises crusing, with no change charges.
Lastly, if friends don’t want to change their reserving to another crusing, they will cancel for a full refund with no cancellation penalties.
MSC Cruises is requesting that each one friends make their choices by Friday, April 26, 2024. At the moment, if no different crusing has been organized, any remaining reservations for MSC Euribia are more likely to be cancelled for refunds.
