This year’s Christmas and New Year festivities take the company’s end of season celebrations to new levels. You can choose from 10 different cruises in 5 regions of the world for each holiday. MSC Poesia brings you the Caribbean, while MSC Orchestra, MSC Opera, MSC Lirica, MSC Armonia, MSC Musica and MSC Melody offer a magnificent choice of cruises to the increasingly popular cities and beauty spots of South America, where MSC Crociere is the undisputed cruise leader. On the other side of the Atlantic, MSC Sinfonia will be following the coasts of South Africa, and the magnificent twin flagships of the fleet will be dividing the Mediterranean between them, with MSC Fantasia cruising the Western Mediterranean while the recently-launched MSC Splendida explores the East.

Look forward to a dazzling array of carol singing, choirs, midnight and Christmas masses, Santa Claus gifts, Christmas trees and decorations as well as varied entertainment for guests of all ages. You certainly won’t be short of energy, with a sumptuous Christmas Eve champagne dinner and imaginative Christmas lunch, including mouth-watering Italian specialties and traditional turkey favourites.

Likewise, the innovative cruise leader’s New Year’s Eve celebrations will do more than cosset you in traditional Italian hospitality, launching into an exuberant extravaganza of grand buffet, balloon party, countdown bingo with generous jackpot and midnight toasts to welcome the New Year.

From family festivities to celebrations with friends or adventure-seeking individuals looking for new horizons, MSC Crociere has taken pains to think of everything, so its guests can just relax and enjoy themselves, freed from the usual festive season stress. You can even do your gift shopping on board - all together and without any parking problems! What’s more, the most important gift of all can be booked in advance - a relaxing festive cruise for your family and loved ones, uniting you in celebration.