MSC Cruises said that MSC
Divina will sail from Miami during the summer of 2016, giving it a year-round
presence in the Caribbean again.
MSC had said that Divina
would return from the Mediterranean this fall but hadn’t announced deployment
beyond April 2016.
With the announcement, MSC
published itineraries for Divina through March 2017. They will rotate between eastern and western Caribbean routes
and call in St. Maarten, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico and the Bahamas.
As previously announced, MSC plans to deploy a new ship, the MSC Seaside, from Miami
starting in November 2017. The MSC Seaside is expected to sail to the Caribbean
year round.
Divina sailings from April 2016 through March 2017 will go on sale on Friday, May 1. In an
introductory promotion, MSC said it will offer consumers a
shipboard credit, a beverage package and a WiFi package, depending on the
category of stateroom booked.
The line
will also offer 18% flat commission for group bookings, along with
complimentary stateroom upgrades and shipboard credit for guests in the group.