Singles Supplement Reduced to 50 Percent for Caribbean 2009-10 Sailings on MSC Cruises

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (May 18, 2009) – Single travelers can experience the beauty and tranquility of the Caribbean with a reduced rate on MSC Cruises’ 5- and 10-night sailings on the beautiful MSC Poesia.

Guests who book an interior, oceanview, or balcony stateroom for one on select MSC Cruises’ 2009-10 Caribbean itineraries by May 31, 2009 can save 30 percent off the single supplement rate of 80 percent.

This special single supplement offer is applicable for Categories 1-11 on the following MSC Poesia cruises departing from Fort Lauderdale:

• 5 night Caribbean Cruise –“Caribbean Escape” on Nov. 10 and 15 to Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Georgetown, Grand Cayman; single rate was $718 and is now $599, for a savings of $119;
• 10 night Caribbean Cruise —“Dazzling Dutch Caribbean & The Panama” on Nov. 20 to Willemstad, Curacao; Oranjestad, Aruba; Cartagena, Colombia; Cristobal, Panama; and Playa Del Carmen, Mexico; single rate was $1,438 and is now $1,199, for a savings of $239;
• 10 night European Cruise —“Tropical Splendors, European Charm” on Nov. 30 to San Juan, Puerto Rico; Basseterre, St. Kitts; Bridgetown, Barbados; Fort de France, Martinique; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; and Nassau, Bahamas; was $1,348 is now $1,124 for a savings of $224; 10-night—“Remarkable Rainforests & the Panama Canal” on Dec. 10 to Georgetown, Grand Cayman; Cartagena, Colombia; Cristobal, Panama; Puerto Limon, Costa Rica; and Playa Del Carmen, Mexico; single rate was $1,348 and is now $1,124, for a savings of $224.

Rates are per person, cruise only and subject to availability; government fees and taxes are additional.

For more information, visit www.MSCCruisesUSA.com or a local travel professional.


About MSC Cruises
MSC Cruises currently has the most modern fleet in the world with nine ships: MSC Fantasia (the largest ship ever built for a European ship owner), MSC Poesia, MSC Orchestra, MSC Musica, MSC Sinfonia, MSC Armonia MSC Opera, MSC Lirica, MSC Melody, cruising in the Mediterranean year round and seasonally in Northern Europe, the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean, North and South America, the Indian Ocean and South Africa. MSC Splendida and MSC Magnifica will be launched, respectively, in 2009 and 2010. MSC Cruises is the only company to receive the "6 Golden Pearls" award from the Bureau Veritas in recognition of its high level of quality management and environmental protection.