MSC Cruises has announced a new summer ‘Stay & Cruise’ program, offering guests the chance to extend their cruise with a new add-on package in five destinations: Athens, Venice, Rome, Miami, and New York. Clients can book extra accommodation for two or three nights (depending on the city) before or after their cruise, coupled with a half-day city excursion.

Available on 11 MSC ships, the new program features two-night accommodation with breakfast included at a four-star hotel in Athens, Venice, and Rome or a three-star hotel in Miami as well as the option for two or three nights at a four-star hotel in New York.

To ensure a seamless end-to-end experience, the offer features private ground transfers including from the airport to the hotel and from the hotel to the ship for guests staying before the cruise. Similarly, for guests staying after the cruise, transfers include from the ship to the hotel and from the hotel to the airport.

The ‘Stay & Cruise’ offer is available on various MSC Cruises Summer 2024 sailings in the Mediterranean and Caribbean and currently available to book.

For travellers embarking on a Western or Eastern Mediterranean cruise and are looking to further discover the capital city of Rome, the offer is linked on MSC Divina, MSC Fantasia, MSC Musica, MSC Seaside and MSC Seaview from Civitavecchia before or after their cruise.

For further options for those sailing in the Eastern Mediterranean, the add-on package for extended exploration of Venice is available pre-or post-cruise with MSC Armonia, MSC Lirica and MSC Sinfonia from Marghera-Venice. Additionally, guests sailing on MSC Opera, departing from the port of Piraeus, can opt to prolong their holiday in Athens before their cruise. The offer can be booked with Caribbean itineraries on MSC Seascape departing from Miami for an additional two-day stay in Miami before the cruise.

Guests will also have the opportunity to extend their holiday pre-cruise in New York with MSC Meraviglia departing from New York.

Air travel can also be booked through MSC Cruises and added to the ‘Stay & Cruise’ packages to allow guests to also book convenient flights ahead of their cruise journey.

An option for an add-on package for Istanbul will soon be available for MSC Cruises Winter 2024/25 ‘Stay & Cruise’ program.

MSC Cruises ‘Stay & Cruise’ packages have been put together in partnership with its resident tour operator, Going.