Cruise Region : Caribbean |
Company Category : Standard |
Company name : MSC Cruises |
Ship name : MSC Virtuosa |
Journey Start Date : Sat 25 Jan 2025 |
Journey End Date : Sat 08 Feb 2025 |
Port start : Fort-de-France, o. Martinique / Martinique |
Port end : Fort-de-France, o. Martinique / Martinique |
Count Nights : 14 nights |
Day | Port | Date | Arrival | Departure |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fort-de-France, o. Martinique / Martinique | Sat 25 Jan | 23:00 | |
2 | Pointe-à-Pitre / Guadeloupe | Sun 26 Jan | 08:00 | 19:00 |
3 | Day at sea / Sea | Mon 27 Jan | ||
4 | Philipsburg / Saint Martin | Tue 28 Jan | 08:00 | 19:00 |
5 | Saint John / Antigua and Barbuda | Wed 29 Jan | 08:00 | 18:00 |
6 | Basseterre / Saint Kitts and Nevis | Thu 30 Jan | 09:00 | 19:00 |
7 | Road Town, Tortola / British Virgin Islands | Fri 31 Jan | 07:00 | 15:00 |
8 | Fort-de-France, o. Martinique / Martinique | Sat 01 Feb | 08:00 | 23:00 |
9 | Pointe-à-Pitre / Guadeloupe | Sun 02 Feb | 08:00 | 19:00 |
10 | Rose / Dominica | Mon 03 Feb | 09:00 | 19:00 |
11 | Bridgetown / Barbados | Tue 04 Feb | 08:00 | 20:00 |
12 | Kingstown / Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Wed 05 Feb | 09:00 | 18:00 |
13 | Day at sea / Sea | Thu 06 Feb | ||
14 | Freetown / Antigua and Barbuda | Fri 07 Feb | 08:00 | 18:00 |
15 | Fort-de-France, o. Martinique / Martinique | Sat 08 Feb | 08:00 |
The cruise booking conditions may vary depending on the itinerary, season, and selected package. However, the basic conditions include:
1. **Deposit and Full Payment:**
- A deposit of 30% is required to confirm the booking.
- Full payment is usually required 60-90 days prior to departure. For late bookings, full payment may be required immediately.
2. **Cancellation and Penalties:**
- Cancellation penalties depend on the time remaining before departure. The closer to the departure date, the higher the penalties.
- More than 60 days before departure: €50 per person
- 59 to 30 days: 30% of the total price
- 29 to 22 days: 50%
- 21 to 15 days: 70%
- Less than 14 days before departure: 100%
3. **Booking Changes:**
- Passenger substitutions are subject to an additional fee of €50 per person.
4. **Insurance:**
- It is recommended to purchase travel or medical insurance to cover potential costs in case of cancellation or changes to the booking, as well as medical expenses during the cruise.
5. **Document Requirements:**
- All passengers must have valid passports and visas for visiting countries (if required by the destination) on the cruise itinerary. The responsibility for obtaining visas lies with the passengers.
Important: MSC reserves the right to change the cabin to the same category or higher. However, MSC will do everything possible to avoid changing the cabin.
Additional costs:
Additionally paid on the liner:
For any purchase of goods on the liner in bars, restaurants, shops and services in the spa center, hairdresser, etc. you will be additionally charged a service fee, which will average 15% of the purchase price.
Additional costs:
Additionally paid on the liner:
For any purchase of goods on the liner in bars, restaurants, shops and services in the spa center, hairdresser, etc. you will be additionally charged a service fee, which will average 15% of the purchase price.
Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the West Indies. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is part of the Windward Islands in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The island is located near Guadeloupe to the northwest and Martinique to the south-southeast. Its area is 750 km2 (290 sq mi), and the highest point is Morne Diablotins, at 1,447 m (4,747 ft) in elevation. The population was 71,293 at the 2011 census. The Commonwealth of Dominica is one of the Caribbean's few republics.
The island was originally inhabited by the Kalinago and later colonised by Europeans, predominantly by the French from the 1690s to 1763. Columbus is said to have passed the island on Sunday 3 November 1493, and the island's name is derived from the Latin for "Sunday". Great Britain took possession in 1763 after the Seven Years' War, and it gradually established English as its official language. The island republic gained independence in 1978.
Its name is pronounced with emphasis on the third syllable, related to its French name of Dominique. Dominica has been nicknamed the "Nature Isle of the Caribbean" for its natural environment. It is the youngest island in the Lesser Antilles, and in fact it is still being formed by geothermal-volcanic activity, as evidenced by the world's second-largest hot spring, called Boiling Lake. The island has lush mountainous rainforests, and it is the home of many rare plants, animals, and bird species. There are xeric areas in some of the western coastal regions, but heavy rainfall occurs inland. The Sisserou parrot, also known as the imperial amazon and found only on Dominica, is the island's national bird and featured on the national flag, which is one of only two national flags containing the color purple.
Bridgetown is the capital and largest city of Barbados. Formerly The Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael. Bridgetown is sometimes locally referred to as "The City", but the most common reference is simply "Town". As of 2014, its metropolitan population stands at roughly 110,000.
The Bridgetown port, found along Carlisle Bay (at 13.106°N 59.632°W) lies on the southwestern coast of the island. Parts of the Greater Bridgetown area (as roughly defined by the Ring Road Bypass or more commonly known as the ABC Highway), sit close to the borders of the neighbouring parishes Christ Church and St. James. The Grantley Adams International Airport for Barbados, is located 16 kilometres (10 mi) southeast of Bridgetown city centre, and has daily flights to major cities in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada and the Caribbean. There is no longer a local municipal government, but it is a constituency of the national Parliament. During the short-lived 1950s-1960s Federation of the British West Indian Territories, Bridgetown was one of three capital cities within the region being considered to be the Federal capital of region.
The present-day location of the city was established by English settlers in 1628; a previous settlement under the authority of Sir William Courten was at St. James Town. Bridgetown is a major West Indies tourist destination, and the city acts as an important financial, informatics, convention centre, and cruise ship port of call in the Caribbean region. On 25 June 2011, "Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison" was added as a World Heritage Site of UNESCO.