(TAN): MSC Cruises has launched the industry-largest air charter programme for summer 2021 to make more ports of embarkation easily and safely accessible from a range of European countries, the cruise company said.
Guests will have access to a seamless journey from their homes to the ship for their holidays at sea, all under the protection of the Company’s industry-leading health and safety programme now extended to also cover air travel.
This opens up a wide choice of ports, ships and itineraries this summer for MSC Cruises’ guests from Italy, France, Germany, Spain and Switzerland for sailings in the West Mediterranean, East Mediterranean and Northern Europe.
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Gianni Onorato, CEO of MSC Cruises, said: “As more of our fleet continues to return to service this summer, and our returning and new guests look to plan their holidays on one of our ships across Europe, we felt we had to respond to the impact that the pandemic has had on many airlines. As many are still not yet operating with a normal flight timetable, we wanted to give our guests from across Europe the peace of mind that they can reach their embarkation port in a seamless and safe way.”
MSC Cruises’ industry-leading health and safety protocol will be extended to apply to the air charter programme flights, which will be operated together with some of Europe’s leading airlines.
