IATO Convention 2007

MSC Cruises sails on the Adriatic

MSC Cruises that had recently added MSC Orchestra to its fleet, finished a seven-day cruise from the queen of the Adriatic, Venice on June 30 and took the cruise covering the cities of Bari (Italy), Kotakalon (Greece) Izimir (Turkey), Iatanbul (Turkey) and Dubrovnik (Croatia) before returning to Venice.

The 89,600 ton MSC Orchestra can accommodate 3,013 guests in 1,275 cabins, the majority of which have balconies. It offers first-class facilities, including five restaurants, 10 bars, two of which are open-air and three meeting and conference rooms. Other facilities include a Turkish bath, golf simulator, three swimming pools, interconnecting cabins on selected cruises plus six interactive kiosks where guests can book shore excursions and download photographs from cameras or mobile phones. It also has a chocolate bar.

Minister for Tourism & Culture Ambika Soni was also a part of the cruise. MSC Cruises is in its first year of operations in India and, according to the cruise company, Soni was among the first Indians to sail onboard its latest flagship MSC Orchestra along with 2,900 other passengers.