{"id":5378,"date":"2025-01-08T09:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T09:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/news\/?p=5378"},"modified":"2025-01-08T09:02:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T09:02:00","slug":"msc-orchestra-makes-its-first-call-of-the-year-in-salvador-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/news\/msc-cruises\/msc-orchestra-makes-its-first-call-of-the-year-in-salvador-brazil","title":{"rendered":"MSC Orchestra Makes Its First Call of the Year in Salvador, Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The MSC Orchestra was the first cruise ship to visit the Brazilian port of Salvador in 2025. The MSC Cruises liner, which was offering a New Year&#8217;s trip, arrived in Bahia on January 2.<\/p>\n<p>According to the local port administration, around 2,550 people were on board the ship, which remained parked overnight.<\/p>\n<p>The visit is part of an eight-night voyage departing from Rio de Janeiro in late 2024. The cruise itinerary included stops in Salvador, B\u00fazios, and Ilhabela.<\/p>\n<p>On December 31, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/ships\/msc-orchestra\">MSC Orchestra<\/a> joined five other cruise ships at Copacabana for the beach&#8217;s fireworks display.<\/p>\n<p>After beginning in late October, the 2024-25 cruise season in Salvador is planned to contain 61 calls.<\/p>\n<p>The ships are expected to carry more than 230,000 passengers to the port in northeastern Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This season shows Salvador&#8217;s position as a major tourist hub, solidifying its place as the third largest port in Brazil for cruise ships,&#8221; said Dem\u00e9trius Moura, head of commercial relations at the Bahia Port Authority.<\/p>\n<p>The itinerary is emphasized by regular calls from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/ships\/msc-grandiosa\">MSC Grandiosa<\/a>, the largest ship currently serving the Brazilian market.<\/p>\n<p>Since mid-December, the 4,888-passenger ship has been visiting Salvador as part of weeklong cruises in the region.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/cruise-lines\/msc-cruises\/ships\">MSC<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/cruise-lines\/costa-cruises\/ships\">Costa Cruises ships<\/a>, the season will feature visits from other companies such as Phoenix Reisen and Cunard.<\/p>\n<p>The British operator will visit Salvador with Queen Victoria in February, as part of a five-year return to Brazil schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Other ships scheduled to visit the harbor include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/cruise-lines\/silversea\">Silversea&#8217;s<\/a> new Silver Ray, which will begin operation in June 2024, and Villa Vie&#8217;s Odyssey.<\/p>\n<p>The residential ship, which made her premiere in September, will visit Salvador for 12 hours on March 10, 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MSC Orchestra was the first cruise ship to visit the Brazilian port of Salvador in 2025. 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