On November 9, Hamburg hosted the inauguration ceremony of the new flagship liner of MSC - MSC Grandiosa. The famous actress Sophia Loren became the godmother of the luxurious ship. After a grand show, designed to highlight the big name of MSC Grandiosa, on November 10, the liner embarked on its first cruise on the Hamburg-Southampton-Lisbon-Barcelona-Marseille route. He will spend his debut season in the Western Mediterranean.
The 6344-seater MSC Grandiosa is the fifth new liner in the MSC cruise fleet and represents the further evolution of the Meraviglia prototype and will be the first MSC Cruises of the Meraviglia-Plus generation.
Two days before the inauguration, the traditional annual awards ceremony for leading agents of the All-Stars of the sea company took place on board. The Infoflot cruise center was among the leaders in the Yacht Club Best Producer nomination as "The best seller of Yacht Club cabins".
MSC's innovative concept - the MSC Yacht Club (YC) is a fashionable "liner on liner" located on the upper bow decks of the operator's most luxurious vessels. Special privileges include the Top Sail lounge, the impressive One Pool Deck, a private restaurant and butler service. Access to the YC area is carried out only with club membership cards.
Yacht Club cabins are essentially luxurious suites ranging from 16 to 60 square meters. It offers mattresses that "remember" the shape of the body; bed linen, premium bathrobes and slippers, pillow menus, marble bathrooms, widescreen TV, free refillable minibar. For guests of the MSC Yacht Club in the bars and restaurants of the ship, all drinks are provided free of charge.
“This format is ideal for tourists looking for peace, privacy and exclusive privileges, but want to be involved in the active life of the liner. The level of service in the Yacht Club zone will please the most pampered tourists, and every year the list of special services is replenished with new pleasant bonuses. For example, from May 2020, each adult passenger staying at the MSC Yacht Club will be provided with an included internet package with a traffic limit of up to 4GB. We appreciate MSC's caring approach to its guests and are pleased to expand our cooperation. Good news for travel agencies - we recently completed the synchronization of our website with the MSC platform, which will make it easy to book cruises of this operator through Infoflot, - says Andrey Mikhailovsky, General Director of the Infoflot Cruise Center.
There are 12 different restaurants on board the ship. In addition, the Grandiosa will delight tourists with an impressive Mediterranean-style promenade. There are shops and themed restaurants, a new bar and salon L'Atelier Bistrot - with a stage and a dance floor, a “terrace” in the style of a Parisian bistro. All kinds of performances, flash mobs and themed parties will take place on the Promenade throughout the day and in the evening, and extraordinary shows will be shown on the 98.5 meter long LED dome.
The liner also provides new entertainment programs for families with children. For example, little passengers can become real stars by recording a song in the studio. In addition, two new Cirque Du Soleil shows will be on board.
One of the impressive new products is the ZOE personal cruise assistant installed in the ship's cabins and speaking seven languages. He can answer many questions about the cruise, help make an order, quickly orient the guest.
