{"id":2629,"date":"2023-08-18T04:51:41","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T04:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/news\/?p=2629"},"modified":"2024-03-01T04:17:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T04:17:55","slug":"msc-euribia-to-debut-in-the-middle-east-in-2024-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/news\/msc-cruises\/msc-euribia-to-debut-in-the-middle-east-in-2024-25","title":{"rendered":"MSC Euribia to Debut in the Middle East in 2024-25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"pb-2\" data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"fe03087f-4531-4db4-a3bf-16825bb8b1c7\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">MSC Euribia is set to debut in the Middle East next year. This LNG-powered ship is currently the newest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/cruise-lines\/msc-cruises\">MSC Cruises&#8217;<\/a> fleet and will offer a series of cruises in the region around 2024-25.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pb-2\" data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"0e93ad83-f6b1-4ba9-9b45-b63c3ac999ed\">In addition to Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, and Doha in Qatar, MSC Cruises&#8217; winter program features departures from three ports in the Arabian Gulf.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pb-2\" data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"e71050c8-3e83-4607-96cd-91e27c35523d\">The schedule includes two different itineraries, sailing to UAE, Qatar, and Bahrain between November 2024 and early April 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"articles-video text-center\"><iframe class=\"hide\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U_4_skG9fyY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"pb-2\" data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"9c75fbe5-284e-4e7f-967b-030c60c5eb9a\">The new ship will also offer repositioning cruises connecting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/destinations\/europe\">Europe<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/destinations\/middle-east\">Middle East<\/a>, replacing the MSC Virtuosa in 2023-24.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pb-2\" data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"2a48d1d9-94e2-4ade-a09d-87ebea33e082\">As part of the program, the ship will also make its first trip outside of Northern Europe. In late 2024, the Meraviglia-Class ship will offer a year-round program in the region after debuting in June 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pb-2\" data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"47d4a395-5456-4326-8346-ef5cedf6414b\">Winter cruises cover Belgium, England, France, the Netherlands and Germany, as well as week-long itineraries to the Norwegian Fjords during the summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pb-2\" data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"51d6f37e-4d49-4a40-beab-ec12a2abfd32\">As part of the itinerary, the 4,888-guest ship will also visit Western Europe and the Canary Islands interporting in northern European ports early in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pb-2\" data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"07e93753-dbb5-4602-9503-7009bb860766\">One of the largest cruise ships in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/cruise-lines\/msc-cruises\/ships\">MSC Cruises&#8217; fleet<\/a>, MSC Euribia was built at Chantiers de l&#8217;Atlantique.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pb-2\" data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"2918824c-f8d5-4f34-b1a6-1a75d4feba69\">This vessel boasts 177,100 gross tons as well as 21 bars, ten restaurants, five pool decks, and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pb-2\" data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"fa6eb8de-f814-4c86-ba67-341e5d799eeb\">As part of the same announcement, MSC Cruises also confirmed that it would return to the Red Sea in the winter of 2024-2025. 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