Published on September 24 2023
Vessel MSC Preziosa, from the MSC Cruise company, will be stopping for the first and only time this year at the port of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin tomorrow, Tuesday September 26 from 08:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m. For the 3 passengers who have just boarded from Hamburg and are mainly German, our city of Cherbourg will be the first stop on the route!
Boat features
Although it was delivered for the MSC Cruises company, the MSC Preziosa was however not originally ordered by MSC but by the Libyan company General National Maritime Transport Company (GNMTC) based on plans for MSC's Fantasia series. The ship should have been named PHOENICIA. Because of the troubles with Libya, the Saint-Nazaire shipyard decided to cancel the contract linking it with the GNMTC while the liner was already under construction. Eventually, MSC purchased the vessel which was completed as MSC Preziosa. It was baptized by one of the most important actresses of Italian cinema, Sophia Loren on March 23, 2013, and made its inaugural cruise the following day. © Liners & Merchant Marine Association
- Length: 333 m
- Capacity: up to 3 passengers
- Crew: up to 1 people
- Flag: Panama (Panama)
- Nationality on board (majority): German
Maritime agent : ARMHOLE Tour operator : Intercruises
Directions (from September 24 to October 05, 2023)
Hamburg – Cherbourg – Brest – La Rochelle – Bilbao –
La Coruña – Guernsey – Falmouth – Hamburg.
Excursions and services offered during the stopover in Cherbourg :
- The excursions will have as their destination Mont Saint-Michel, the landing beaches and in particular Sainte-Mère-Eglise & Utah, the Val de Saire and Cap de la Hague.
- Services offered:
- Information Desk at the Cruise Terminal from 08:00 a.m. to 17:30 p.m.;
- Arrival of a representative from La Cité de la Mer in the morning;
- Cruise Greeters present to guide and accompany passengers;
- Photo exhibition entitled “Treasures and lights of Cotentin” by Arnaud Guérin;
- Shuttle service will provide from 09:00 a.m. to 17:00 p.m. the connection between the Cruise Terminal and the city center, in collaboration with Cap Cotentin.
Stopover program 2023
2023 cruise stopovers in Cherbourg in Cotentin
2023 cruise stopovers in Cherbourg in Cotentin
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