October was MSC Cruises’ strongest month for bookings on a global level and within the UK market.
Nearly 400,000 passenger bookings were made globally in October for winter 2022-23 and summer 2023 itineraries across the line’s fleet.
The line said its vessels show “higher than average historical occupancy levels” for both winter 2022-23 and summer 2023, as it registered strong bookings for all programmes, including its latest ship MSC World Europa as well as the soon-to-be-delivered MSC Seascape and MSC Euribia which will come into service next year.
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Chief executive of MSC Cruises Gianni Onorato said: “October has been the strongest month for bookings in the entire history of our brand.
“Consumers are flocking to our offering due to the excellent value for money all-inclusive holiday proposition cruises represent at all times but especially at this juncture.
“We are seeing a strong demand with an extended horizon in the medium to longer term to such an extent that guests and travel agent partners are starting to close bookings now to avoid the frustration of not being able to find the perfect holiday option for themselves or their clients in a few months.”
Antonio Paradiso, UK & Ireland managing director, added: “October was also a record breaking month in the UK with strong booking trends in particular for ex-UK sailings and 2023 cruises.”