MSC Poesia rocking all the way to Jamaica

MSC Cruises are set to showcase a number of rock’n’roll acts on board their MSC Poesia ship in November, it has been revealed.

The events will take place between the 15^th and 20^th November, in which time MSC Poesia will sail from Fort Lauderdale in the US to Jamaica and Grand Cayman.

Among the bands that will be playing is StoneRider, Stereoside, enderafteR, Broken Teeth and Skid Row. There will live concerts as well as plenty of other activities to entertain guests throughout the cruise, including karaoke sessions, Guitar Hero tournaments, contests, charity auctions and Q&A sessions with the artists.

One of MSC Cruises newest ship, MSC Poesia was christened in Dover last year and will be making a voyage to Israel later on in the year, calling in at Rome, Turkey, Greece and Croatia.

MSC Cruises sales go through the roof!

Following the successful launch of MSC Poesia, MSC Cruises anticipated new ship, the company have found that sales have more than doubled since the launch.

Feedback from both established and new customers has been outstanding and the MSC Cruises sales team have reported record bookings and enquiries. The staff have even had to skip lunches to keep up with demand and the MD and Chairman have taken to answering the phones in support.

A record number of brochure requests have been reported by the marketing department and to cope with the abundance of online enquiries cruise consultants have put all their attention to just responding to web requests in the days following the launch.

MSC Poesia was christened in Dover on 5 April, in the presence of her godmother Hollywood icon Sophia Loren and their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Michael of Kent and a whole host of stars, including Andrea Bocelli, KT Tunstall, Annie Mac, Gloria Hunniford, Price Azim and the Italian Ambassador Giancarlo Aragona.

Claudia Baino, MD for MSC Cruises UK and Ireland adds: “The launch of MSC Poesia, whilst being a major step, is the first of many in securing a larger share of the UK market. The astounding sales, combined with the wealth of positive feedback from consumers and agents alike only serve to emphasize the interest and potential which exists for MSC here in the UK. We are of course absolutely delighted and want to thank agents for their support in bringing MSC Poesia to British shores.”

MSC Cruises launch new ship MSC Poesia

MSC Cruises launched their new ship MSC Poesia this weekend from Dover. Sophia Loren, the ship’s Godmother, helped launch the new ship and Andrea Botcelli gave a live performance.

MSC Cruises offers an Italian style cruising experience and is an up and coming cruise line committed to encouraging more British holidaymakers to take a cruise with them. Their modern fleet of ships offer cruises excellent value for money when compared with the mass market cruise companies such as Thomson, Island and Ocean Village.

The MSC Poesia is the third ship in a class of three which started with the Musica launched in 2006 and the Orchestra in 2007. Poesia is just under 90,000 tonnes and has been superbly designed with an attractive array of public space which easily competes with the better known American cruise lines.

The ship has a range of amenities, with a large self service buffet style restaurant with panoramic windows, two formal dining restaurants and an award winning Japanese restaurant. There are seven hot tubs and two spacious pool areas with two inviting pool bars. A Balinese style spa adds to the impressive style of the ship, with amazing sauna, steam and indoor whirlpool areas.

There is a wealth of evening entertainment to experience on board, whether you choose the theatre, casino, the jazzy Zebra bar, the Moulin Rouge Lounge come Nightclub, wine bar and a further four separate bars. There is also an extremely trendy night club S32 at the back and top of the ship for dancing into the small hours.

Although the staterooms are a little smaller by comparison to other cruise lines they are decorated in a modern luxurious style.