MSC Cruises specialist Hamilton Travel is holding a dedicated cruise fair in Floriana next month to help travellers plan their 2015 summer holiday.
The event at the Grand Hotel Excelsior between November 14 and 16 will showcase cruises throughout the Mediterranean and beyond.
MSC Armonia will sail from Malta around the Mediterranean between April and October, while Maltese holidaymakers can fly and cruise from other European ports on the MSC Divina, MSC Musica, MSC Poesia, MSC Orchestra and MSC Splendida.
The MSC Armonia is a gorgeous, Italian-style ship that is best-suited for family groups, couples and those interested in a port-intensive holiday.
We are once again making it easy for Maltese families to sail around the Mediterranean
It will be calling in Grand Harbour from April 29 until June 3 and again from September 16 until October 21 with the following itinerary: Malta-Messina-Salerno-La Spezia-Marseille-Palma-Malta.
Travellers who are happy to fly abroad to depart from a foreign port can find information about Hamilton Travel’s Fly&Cruise holidays, which broadens the scope of places to visit.
The company organises direct Air Malta flights to Rome, Venice, Hamburg and Kiel in northern Germany to join ships departing from there.
“We are once again making it easy for Maltese families to sail around the Mediterranean directly from Malta or choose to fly to European ports and set sail on one of MSC Cruises fantastic cruise liners.
“The collaboration between us and MSC Cruises have been a story of success for the Maltese cruise industry during the past 12 years,” the company said.
The cruise fair at the Grand Hotel Excelsior, Floriana, will open on November 14 and 15 between 6pm and 9pm and November 16 between 2.30pm and 6.30pm.
Itinerary options
• MSC Divina will sail from Rome on a back-to-back basis between June 27 and September 12 visiting Rome-La Spezia-Cannes-Palma de Mallorca-Barcelona-Naples-Rome.
• MSC Musica, departing from Venice, will cruise along the Greek Islands and visit Venice-Bari-Katakolon-Santorini-Piraeus-Corfu-Kotor. Groups will leave Malta on: July 4-12, July 11-19, July 18-26, July 25-August 2, August 1-9, August 8-16, August 15-23, August 22-30, August 29-September 6, September 5-13 and September 12-20.
• MSC Poesia, departing from Venice, will cruise along Greece, Turkey and Croatia visiting Venice-Bari-Katakolon-Izmir-Istanbul-Dubrovnik. The groups will leave on July 3-12, July 10-19, July 24-August 2, July 31-August 9, August 7-16, September 4-13 and September 11-20.
• Groups cruising to the fjords on board MSC Orchestra will depart on: July 3-11, July 17-25, July 31-August 8, August 14-22, August 28-September 5, September 11-19. The cruise liner will sail from Kiel and visit Bergen-Hellesylt/Geiranger-Flaam-Stavanger.
• MSC Orchestra will cruise to the Baltic states visiting Stockholm-Tallinn-St Petersburg-Helsinki. The cruise starts from Kiel between June 26-July 4, July 10-18, July 24-August 1, August 7-15, August 21-29 and September 4-12.
• An 11-night cruise aboard the MSC Splendida will be organised between August 12-23, starting from the port of Hamburg and visiting Alesund-Honningsvag-Tromso-Molde Fjord-Hellesylt-Bergen.