MSC, Sea Cloud Suspend Calls to St. Petersburg

 

MSC Cruises announced that it has suspended its ships’ calls to St. Petersburg, Russia due to recent developments in the region and related security concerns.

 

The Company said the health and safety of its passengers and crew was its top priority and that from the end of May until October its four ships with Baltic Sea sailings that had included St. Petersburg in any of their summer 2022 itineraries – MSC Preziosa, MSC Grandiosa, MSC Poesia and MSC Virtuosa – will all suspend their calls to the Russian city.

Since the onset of the current events the line has been in touch with alternative ports – such as Stockholm, Helsinki and Tallinn – to confirm calls for the four vessels and it will communicate the exact details for each individual sailing as soon as possible to travel agents and any guests affected by the new arrangements.

 

MSC Cruises will also update its website to reflect the confirmed details of the new itineraries to provide maximum clarity for existing guests as well as for anyone looking to book future vacations in the Baltic Sea.  

 

No MSC Cruises’ ship currently calls at St Petersburg.

 

 

 

Sea Cloud Cruises has cancelled this year’s St. Petersburg calls of its new sailing vessel the Sea Cloud Spirit. The Hamburg-based shipping company has made this decision based on the current developments in the Ukraine. The former tsar’s city had originally been on the itinerary four times for the Baltic Sea premiere of the three-master full-rigged ship. Sea Cloud Cruises will now develop a new itinerary for the voyages in June and July this year. The guests who were booked on these itineraries have already been informed of the decision.

 Since 1979 Sea Cloud Cruises has been one of the world’s top names in cruises. The 90 year old four-masted barque Sea Cloud, her younger sister the Sea Cloud II and the new Sea Cloud Spirit combine the experience of traditional seamanship with the ambience and luxurious charm of classically elegant private yachts. In harmony with nature and the interests of the people in the destination areas, the sea voyages under sail follow courses away from well-worn cruise routes. Sea Cloud and Sea Cloud II are regularly voted among the top five cruise ships in the world by the Berlitz Cruise Guide.

Reservations: Guests, as well as travel agencies, can book with Sea Cloud Cruises at +49 – (0)40 – 30 95 92 50 or send a booking request to info@seacloud.com

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