Preziosa Posted March 1, 2021 #1 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Today MSC cancelled all the Mediteranian Cruises in April, only Grandiosa Will sail in April. What about Virtuosa. She should have been started in the middle of April... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Até Posted March 1, 2021 #2 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Looks now like May 8th Northern Europe out of Kiel, so the mini Med and Grand Voyage are now gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexddd Posted March 2, 2021 #3 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Thought it was late April. We were June but now no more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldTraveler151208 Posted March 2, 2021 #4 Share Posted March 2, 2021 For this moment I would not count that Virtuosa will be launched before summer holidays, as Msc has decided that the second ship to restart will be Seaside in the Mediterranean from May. So I do not think that they will add another ship earlier than in June. It is difficult to predict what will happen in the northern Europe because it all depends on when Germany, Denmark and Norway will allow cruise ships. Even if they will decide to add Virtuosa, they might change the original itinerary. By the way, it is a pity that Seaside will not start already in April, for the Easter break. I was looking at Grandiose for this period and the availability of cabins is very limited, at least in the YC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Até Posted March 2, 2021 #5 Share Posted March 2, 2021 2 hours ago, WorldTraveler151208 said: By the way, it is a pity that Seaside will not start already in April, for the Easter break. I was looking at Grandiose for this period and the availability of cabins is very limited, at least in the YC. Additionally odd is the Seaside Italy/Malta sailings in May have zero Yacht Club availability, only the Med sailings in June have YC cabins available. In fact the choice is only inside, ocean view or balcony - no suites at all. To me it's a sign MSC is not sure those May Seaside sailings will go, it keeps the option to easily push the bookings over to Grandiosa if sales aren't good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DCGuy64 Posted March 2, 2021 #6 Share Posted March 2, 2021 We were scheduled to cruise on the Virtuosa July 18 but decided to postpone it until August 29 (which might not even happen, either, frankly). Guess we shall see. Let's hope it's a 'go.' 😊🛥️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexddd Posted March 3, 2021 #7 Share Posted March 3, 2021 We just canceled June sailing as final coming up. Opted for refund as MSC has fooled us once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldTraveler151208 Posted March 3, 2021 #8 Share Posted March 3, 2021 On 3/2/2021 at 5:09 PM, Até said: Additionally odd is the Seaside Italy/Malta sailings in May have zero Yacht Club availability, only the Med sailings in June have YC cabins available. In fact the choice is only inside, ocean view or balcony - no suites at all. To me it's a sign MSC is not sure those May Seaside sailings will go, it keeps the option to easily push the bookings over to Grandiosa if sales aren't good enough. I noticed it too. All higher categories are not available and by the available categories it is not possible to select the cabin number. I hope it's just a temporary problem in the booking system and that they will fix it. I really hope to go on Seaside soon. I thought maybe Msc transferred the reservations of passengers who were supposed to depart from Genoa on Seaside on the same dates for the Italy, France and Spain itinerary, as the departure dates from Genoa are the same as in the original schedule. This would explain why the availability of the cabins is so limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maikell Posted March 11, 2021 #9 Share Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) It looks clear that the Virtuosa will start now at Kiel at first this summer. Lets see Germany, Norway, Denmark and Russia allow cruiseships by that time. If we look to the newspage from Port of Kiel, they are pretty sure that they will operate and handling cruiseships by late spring this year. And honestley i think that by summer we are in a whole other and much better state in the pandemic for cruisepassengers by that time. What do you all think? Edited March 11, 2021 by Maikell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DCGuy64 Posted March 11, 2021 #10 Share Posted March 11, 2021 11 minutes ago, Maikell said: It looks clear that the Virtuosa will start now at Kiel at first this summer. Lets see Germany, Norway, Denmark and Russia allow cruiseships by that time. If we look to the newspage from Port of Kiel, they are pretty sure that they will operate and handling cruiseships by late spring this year. And honestley i think that by summer we are in a whole other and much better state in the pandemic for cruisepassengers by that time. What do you all think? I think since we're booked on her for 29 August, I hope you're right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preziosa Posted March 11, 2021 Author #11 Share Posted March 11, 2021 It seems like 8 th of May is the first Cruise from Kiel, but what about the Christening.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexddd Posted March 12, 2021 #12 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I don't think US citizens will have any chance for the early trips across what, nine countries on the two main routes? Hence we canceled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamrag Posted March 12, 2021 #13 Share Posted March 12, 2021 On 3/11/2021 at 3:13 PM, Maikell said: And honestley i think that by summer we are in a whole other and much better state in the pandemic for cruisepassengers by that time. What do you all think? I honestly think that your crystal ball is malfunctioning! 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maikell Posted March 13, 2021 #14 Share Posted March 13, 2021 On 3/12/2021 at 8:27 PM, hamrag said: I honestly think that your crystal ball is malfunctioning! 😉 For the US its clear now that there is nothing by summer. For the EU there is a much better perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamrag Posted March 13, 2021 #15 Share Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Maikell said: For the US its clear now that there is nothing by summer. For the EU there is a much better perspective. I certainly agree with your assessment re USA....sadly, for us, with a Bermuda cruise from NYC to Bermuda booked for July....! For the EU, you could argue there is a better perspective for summer in the sense that it cannot be worse than the US. Actually, and I wouldn't have believed this even two weeks ago, the emerging best perspective for sailing in Europe this summer (as opposed to the EU) is from Southampton in the UK for around Britain (perhaps even British Isles) cruises. Edited March 13, 2021 by hamrag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maikell Posted March 26, 2021 #16 Share Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) The msc virtuosa will soon be leaving her homeport to sail on to antwerp. What she is going to do there is completely unclear to me... Couldn't she have sailed directly to her new homeport in keel? That is where the virtuosa is planned for this summer season. Or would this ship be used for the english market? Because the uk is nearby. Or will the ship wait patiently in antwerp to see what norway will decide in a month's time regarding cruises in that country? Because norways restrictions on cruising ends in may. To be honest, I don't really see what the virtuosa is doing now, she will clearly sail northward, but what will she do next?... ... Who knows more? 😁 Edited March 26, 2021 by Maikell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP82 Posted March 26, 2021 #17 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Not to read too much into it...But Antwerp is a lot closer to the UK.... And I'm sure the Magnifica could use the back up on the announced UK Port sailings?? 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preziosa Posted March 26, 2021 Author #18 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Virtuosa Will Be in Antwerpen the 3. Th Of april. I hope she is on her Way to Kiel, but what about the christening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexddd Posted March 27, 2021 #19 Share Posted March 27, 2021 I'm no robot expert, but how is the one on MSC different than what RCCL has? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigRoger Posted March 29, 2021 #20 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Its on.... Virtuosa from Southampton starting in May 21....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preziosa Posted March 29, 2021 Author #21 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Yes and only for English people.........not good for Danish people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamrag Posted March 29, 2021 #22 Share Posted March 29, 2021 6 hours ago, Preziosa said: Yes and only for English people......... Not true, all UK residents qualify for these sailings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maikell Posted March 30, 2021 #23 Share Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) MSC Virtuosa was previously scheduled to serve itineraries in Northern Europe out of Germany, she will be replaced by MSC Seaview. Booked guests and travel agents will be contacted directly. Seaview itineraries starts from Kiel in June 2021. Not a bad switch in my opinion! If we take a look to the last switch from Seashore to Fantasia, that was awful! The seaview is a great vessel and maybe guests get some OBC. I will take it...😁 Edited March 30, 2021 by Maikell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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