MSC Cruises USA Extends Flexible-Booking Policy

MSC Cruises USA has prolonged its flexible-booking coverage via March 31, 2022, for voyages departing via March 31, 2023, the corporate stated in an e mail to journey advisors.

“As a part of our dedication to you, our valued journey advisors, we’re consistently updating our insurance policies and packages to assist help you and your online business,” the e-mail stated. “As we proceed to navigate via these unprecedented occasions, we hope these modifications gives you and your shoppers the pliability and the choices you want.”

With the flexible-booking coverage, shoppers can change their cruise date at no cost as much as 48 hours earlier than sail date.

MSC Cruises USA additionally prolonged the “Healthcare Heroes” promotion via March 31, 2022, for voyages departing via Dec. 31, 2022. The promotion presents as much as a 50 p.c low cost on cruise fares for them and their households. It excludes World Cruises and is topic to availability on the time of reservation.

The supply is out there to frontline and back-office employees from the healthcare business, together with docs, nurses, pharmacists in addition to all those that work in analysis laboratories. To substantiate a shopper is eligible, advisors should e mail MSC Cruises a replica of his/her official proof of service plus his/her ID card on the time of requesting the promotion be utilized to the reserving. Those self same paperwork may even be required at embarkation.

The healthcare employee should be a part of the reservation to profit from this supply. If the reserving consists of a number of staterooms, the low cost might be utilized solely to the stateroom with the healthcare employee. The identical healthcare employee can profit from this particular supply on a number of sailings as long as they’re touring within the stateroom.

Additionally, MSC Cruises USA reminds journey brokers that gross sales are open for MSC Seascape. It should turn out to be the road’s second Seaside EVO-class ship upon supply in late November. The ship will sail from Miami beginning December 2022. MSC Seascape will supply two seven-night itineraries from PortMiami.