Save for 'Plan a Cruise Month' with MSC

Get the pocketbook ready. Plan a Cruise month is coming in just a few days. 

October should be prime time for cruise planners to take advantage of a number of perks and MSC Cruises is getting an early start, announcing two-for-one deals, perks and bonus commissions for travel agents. 

Half off savings are available until October 31 and are available for cruises in the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, Northern Europe and the United Arab Emirates. 

There are also bonus perks, such as onboard credits, internet and drink packages and kids 11 and under sail for free.

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In the Caribbean, the two-for-one deal includes seven-night sailings onboard the MSC Divina and the MSC Seaside, which will debut in Miami in December. 

In the Med, the sale sailings begin in November onboard two of MSC’s newest ships, the MSC Meraviglia and the MSC Seaview, which will debut next summer. Guests can also sail onboard a host of other ships, including MSC Orchestra, MSC Divina, MSC Fantasia, MSC Musica, MSC Opera, MSC Poesia, and MSC Sinfonia.

Available itineraries include port calls in Marseille, France; Genoa, Italy; Civitavecchia, Italy; Palermo, Italy; and Valletta, Malta and more. 

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Northern Europe sailings include itineraries on the MSC Meraviglia and the MSC Magnifica with port calls in Kirkwall, United Kingdom; Akureyri, Iceland; Isafjordur, Iceland; Reykjavik, Iceland; Invergordon, United Kingdom; Le Havre, France; Zeebrugge, Belgium; Amsterdam, Netherlands; and Hamburg, Germany.

The seven- and 11-night cruises are available beginning in March through October. 

The United Arab Emirates includes sailings on the MSC Splendida. Seven-night itineraries include stops at  MSC Cruises’ newest private destination, Sir Bani Yas Island Beach Oasis and are available between December 2017 and March 2019.