Dec. 10 - 21, 2013

This is our second cruise on MSC ships; our first one was last year on the MSC “Poesia”. We published a review on the “Poesia” and included a history of MSC and its founder Commander Gianluigi Aponte, who in 1970 started the company as a container shipping enterprise and in 1987 added the cruise division. Commander Aponte’s son Diego heads the cargo sector and his daughter Alexa, the cruise division. This venerable family has a shipping history of over 300 years (in 1675 it transported its first passengers). Today it carries passengers from 186 different nationalities, while sailing from five different continents with a fleet of over twelve cruising ships. We were so happy to be welcomed back by Hotel Director Neven Zdunic and the Guest Relations Manager Mandy Leigh Castle ---Just like coming home! We also met Captain Francesco Veniero, who conversed in Italian and Neapolitan with Vincent, since they are both from the same region of Italy, Campania. Capt. Veniero is a very friendly and cordial person. He is the epitome of an officer and a gentleman.

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