KIEV: Amidst the on-going political unrest in Ukraine and Egypt MSC Cruises remove Egyptian and Ukrainian ports. Selected itineraries offered aboard MSC Sinfonia, MSC Opera, MSC Fantasia and MSC Musica are affected. The cruise line has replaced Egyptian and Ukrainian ports of call with calls into a number of Mediterranean ports.
Rhodes, Greece and Heraklion, Crete replace Alexandria, Egypt. The voyages affected are those departing on 28 September, 10 October and 22 October 2015.
Burgas, Bulgaria replaces Odessa, Ukraine. The voyages affected are those departing on 17 September and 11 October 2015.
Rhodes, Greece and Heraklion, Crete replace Alexandria, Egypt. The voyages affected are those departing on 17 December 2015, 8 January, 30 January, 21 February, 14 March and 25 March 2016.
In addition, Egyptian port calls have been removed from the repositioning ‘Grand Voyages’ of MSC Sinfonia and MSC Musica when the ships leave Europe in October and November and head for their winter home ports in Durban, South Africa and Dubai, UAE respectively. MSC Sinfonia will instead visit Heraklion, Crete and Eilat, Israel, and MSC Musica will call at Heraklion.
