For its seventh stopover of the year and after 2 months of absence, the liner MSC Virtuosa returns to the port of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin tomorrow, Friday August 23. From 07:00 a.m. to 19:00 p.m., the ship belonging to the eponymous company MSC Cruises and its 5 mainly British passengers will stop in the Cotentin. Once again, Cherbourg will be the one and only stop on this 923-day mini-cruise departing and arriving from the port of Southampton.

This liner should be the last arrival of the month of August, the next ship is expected on September 2 in the presence of the Seven seas navigator.

Boat features

Derived from MSC Meraviglia, this series of liners was ordered by MSC from the Saint-Nazaire shipyard. These ships have the particularity of being hybrid, able to run on LNG. these were the largest liners built for the Italian-Swiss company before the delivery of the World class, the prototype of which was the MSC World Europe which was commissioned in 2022. A third ship of the Meraviglia Plus class, the MSC Euribia followed in 2023. The MSC Virtuosa was delivered on February 1, 2021 to its owner, leaving the Saint-Nazaire quay where it awaited the resumption of cruises after the COVID-19 crisis.© Association Paquebots & Marine Marchande

Cotenteam
MSC Virtuosa
  • Length : M 331
  • Accommodation capacity : up to 6 passengers
  • Crew : up to 1 people
  • Flag : Malta (Valletta)
  • Nationality on board (majority): British


Stopover itinerary
(From August 22 to 24, 2024)

Southampton > Cherbourg > Southampton.


Excursions and services offered during the stopover in Cherbourg:

Excursions will have as their destination Mont Saint-Michel, the landing beaches and the Val de Saire.

The services offered :

  • Information Desk at the Cruise Terminal from 07 a.m. to 00:18 p.m.;
  • Presence of a representative of La Cité de la Mer in the morning;
  • Cruise Greeters present to guide and accompany passengers;
  • Shuttle service will provide from 07:30 a.m. to 18:00 p.m. the connection between the Cruise Terminal and the city center, in collaboration with Cap Cotentin.

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