| FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (August 24, 2009) – | | | | and Civitavecchia, Italy; March-November. Starting at |
| Guests can choose from 16 Mediterranean and 11 | | | | $799 per person for interior stateroom. Upgrade to a |
| Northern European itineraries featuring more than 60 | | | | balcony for only |
| ports of call while sailing Europe the European way | | | | $50 per day |
| with MSC Cruises in 2010. | | | | * MSC Musica: 7-night “Greek Islands in the Sun” |
| Visit the hidden treasures of Eastern Mediterranean | | | | itinerary roundtrip from Venice, calling in Bari, Italy; Corfu, |
| sites such as Venice, Istanbul, Mykonos, Santorini, and | | | | Greece; Piraeus (Athens), Greece; Mykonos, Greece; |
| Dubrovnik; the historic landmarks of the Western | | | | Santorini, Greece; Katakolon (Olympia) Greece; and |
| Mediterranean such as Barcelona, Marseille, Naples, | | | | Dubrovnik, Croatia; April-October. Starting at $999 for |
| Rome, Toulon (St. Tropez), and Monte Carlo; and the | | | | interior stateroom. Upgrade to a balcony for only |
| richness of the Scandinavian Fjords, the Baltic and the | | | | $50 per day |
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| Naples, Genoa, Bari, Marseille, and Kiel on many | | | | About MSC Cruises: |
| itineraries, which allows guests to custom-design their | | | | MSC Cruises has the most modern fleet in the world |
| European experience. | | | | with ten ships: MSC Splendida and MSC Fantasia (the |
| MSC Cruises will have 10 ships sailing the | | | | largest ships built for a European ship owner), MSC |
| Mediterranean in 2010, including the two newest, MSC | | | | Poesia, MSC Orchestra, MSC Musica, MSC Sinfonia, |
| Fantasia and MSC Splendida. These sister-ships with | | | | MSC Armonia, MSC Opera, MSC Lirica and MSC |
| their exclusive MSC Yacht Club areas will sail a variety | | | | Melody. The fleet cruises year round in the |
| of 7-night itineraries. | | | | Mediterranean and seasonally in Northern Europe, the |
| Some highlights of MSC Cruises’ 2010 | | | | Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean, North America and |
| Mediterranean itineraries include: | | | | Canada, South America, the Indian Ocean, South and |
| * MSC Fantasia: 7-night “Mediterranean | | | | West Africa. MSC Magnifica launches in 2010. MSC |
| Fantasy” itineraries, calling in Barcelona, Spain; | | | | Cruises recently forged a three-year, million-dollar |
| Marseille, France; Genoa, Italy; Naples, Italy; Palermo, | | | | partnership with UNICEF to fund a community project |
| Italy; La Goulette (Tunis), Tunisia; and Palma de | | | | in Brazil while increasing awareness of this cause |
| Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain; April-October. Starting | | | | onboard its ships. |
| at $899 per person for interior stateroom. Upgrade to | | | | Press author for Mediterranean Cruise Line, MSC |
| a balcony foronly $50 per day | | | | Cruises, Bill Ospring brings news of MSC to cruise |
| * MSC Splendida: 7-night “The Splendid | | | | fans. Topics vary from MSC in the industry, new ships, |
| Mediterranean” itineraries, calling at Genoa, Italy; | | | | and deals for cruises to the Caribbean, Mediterranean |
| Marseille, France; Barcelona, Spain; La Goulette (Tunis), | | | | and Europe and theme cruise packages. |
| Tunisia; Valletta, Malta; Messina (Taormina), Sicily, Italy; | | | | |