Itinerary

Day 1 Dec 1, 2026 Rio de Janeiro Departs 18:00 As you’ll be able to appreciate when you cruise the Atlantic Ocean with MSC Cruises, in its position on the southern shore of the magnificent Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro has, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the most stunning settings in the world. Extending for 20km along an alluvial strip, between an azure sea and forest-clad mountains, the city’s streets and buildings have been moulded around the foothills of the mountain range that provides its backdrop, while out in the bay there are many rocky islands fringed with white sand. The aerial views over Rio are breathtaking, and even the concrete skyscrapers that dominate the city’s skyline add to the attraction. As the former capital of Brazil and now its second-largest city, Rio has a remarkable architectural heritage, some of the country’s best museums and galleries, superb restaurants and a vibrant nightlife – in addition to its legendary beaches. A shore excursion on your MSC South America cruise can be the opportunity to visit the Pão de Açúcar. The Sugar Loaf Mountain rises where Guanabara Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean. Its name may simply reflect a resemblance to the moulded loaves in which sugar was once commonly sold. Alternatively, it may be a corruption of the indigenous Tamoya word Pau-nh-Açuquá, meaning “high, pointed or isolated hill”. On the top of Corcoavado Mountain instead the Art Deco statue of Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer), arms outstretched in welcome, stands 30m high and weighs over 1000 tonnes. It was supposed to be completed for Brazil’s centenary independence celebrations in 1922, but wasn’t actually finished until 1931. In clear weather, fear no anticlimax: climbing to the statue is a stunning experience, with the whole of Rio and Guanabara Bay laid out before you. Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro port guide Search cruises visiting Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro photo — Day 1 Dec 1, 2026 Rio de Janeiro Departs 18:00 As you’ll be able to appreciate when you cruise the Atlantic Ocean with MSC Cruises, in its position on the southern shore of the magnificent Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro has, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the most stunning settings in the world. Extending for 20km along an alluvial strip, between an azure sea and forest-clad mountains, the city’s streets and buildings have been moulded around the foothills of the mountain range that provides its backdrop, while out in the bay there are many rocky islands fringed with white sand. The aerial views over Rio are breathtaking, and even the concrete skyscrapers that dominate the city’s skyline add to the attraction. As the former capital of Brazil and now its second-largest city, Rio has a remarkable architectural heritage, some of the country’s best museums and galleries, superb restaurants and a vibrant nightlife – in addition to its legendary beaches. A shore excursion on your MSC South America cruise can be the opportunity to visit the Pão de Açúcar. The Sugar Loaf Mountain rises where Guanabara Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean. Its name may simply reflect a resemblance to the moulded loaves in which sugar was once commonly sold. Alternatively, it may be a corruption of the indigenous Tamoya word Pau-nh-Açuquá, meaning “high, pointed or isolated hill”. On the top of Corcoavado Mountain instead the Art Deco statue of Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer), arms outstretched in welcome, stands 30m high and weighs over 1000 tonnes. It was supposed to be completed for Brazil’s centenary independence celebrations in 1922, but wasn’t actually finished until 1931. In clear weather, fear no anticlimax: climbing to the statue is a stunning experience, with the whole of Rio and Guanabara Bay laid out before you. Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro port guide Search cruises visiting Rio de Janeiro

Day 2 Dec 2, 2026 Santos, Brazil Arrives 06:00 Santos, one of Portugal’s first New World settlements, was founded in 1535. Today your MSC ship will be docking in Latin America’s largest port, through which passes a large proportion of the world’s coffee, sugar and oranges. The city stands partly on São Vicente island, its docking facilities and old town facing landwards, with ships approaching by a narrow, but deep, channel. Its compact centre retains a certain charm that’s massively popular with local tourists, and there is a good deal of historical and maritime interest around the city. On an MSC South America cruise excursion to the city centre you’ll find the ruins of some of Santos’s most distinguished buildings along Rua do Comércio. Although sometimes only the facades remain, some of the nineteenth-century former merchants’ houses that line the street are gradually being restored, the elaborate tiling and wrought-iron balconies offering a hint of the old town’s lost grandeur. MSC South America cruises also offer excursions to the local Santos Futebol Clube. It’s best known as the club for which the great Pelé played for most of his professional life (from 1956 to 1974); their stadium, the Vila Belmiro, is open to the public when there’s no game on. In addition to honouring Pelé at the club’s small museum, you can take an hour-long guided tour including the players’ bar and dressing rooms. Santos’s beaches are across town from Centro on the south side of the island. The beaches are huge, stretching around the Atlantic-facing Baía de Santos, and popular in summer. Santos, Brazil Santos, Brazil port guide Search cruises visiting Santos, Brazil

Santos, Brazil photo — Day 2 Dec 2, 2026 Santos, Brazil Arrives 06:00 Santos, one of Portugal’s first New World settlements, was founded in 1535. Today your MSC ship will be docking in Latin America’s largest port, through which passes a large proportion of the world’s coffee, sugar and oranges. The city stands partly on São Vicente island, its docking facilities and old town facing landwards, with ships approaching by a narrow, but deep, channel. Its compact centre retains a certain charm that’s massively popular with local tourists, and there is a good deal of historical and maritime interest around the city. On an MSC South America cruise excursion to the city centre you’ll find the ruins of some of Santos’s most distinguished buildings along Rua do Comércio. Although sometimes only the facades remain, some of the nineteenth-century former merchants’ houses that line the street are gradually being restored, the elaborate tiling and wrought-iron balconies offering a hint of the old town’s lost grandeur. MSC South America cruises also offer excursions to the local Santos Futebol Clube. It’s best known as the club for which the great Pelé played for most of his professional life (from 1956 to 1974); their stadium, the Vila Belmiro, is open to the public when there’s no game on. In addition to honouring Pelé at the club’s small museum, you can take an hour-long guided tour including the players’ bar and dressing rooms. Santos’s beaches are across town from Centro on the south side of the island. The beaches are huge, stretching around the Atlantic-facing Baía de Santos, and popular in summer. Santos, Brazil Santos, Brazil port guide Search cruises visiting Santos, Brazil

Pricing

Lowest fare we've tracked over the observed 151-day span: $70 · range $70–$109

Lower than 100% of peers This short-break sailing's from-price per night is lower than 100% of comparable sailings.

same cruise line and duration · from-price per night · as of Aug 24, 2026 · Broader cohort: same cruise line and duration, compared by from-price per night.

Current prices

Per person · 2 guests · incl. taxes & fees

Inside

from $70

Fare rows

Interior Bella

Cabin grade

Available

from $70

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Deluxe Interior FANTASTICA

Cabin grade

Available

from $100

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Interior Bella

Cabin grade

Available

from $131

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Deluxe Interior FANTASTICA

Cabin grade

Available

from $161

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Oceanview

from $112

Fare rows

Ocean View Bella

Cabin grade

Available

from $112

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Junior Ocean View with obstructed view FANTASTICA

Cabin grade

Available

from $122

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Junior Ocean View FANTASTICA

Cabin grade

Available

from $132

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Deluxe Ocean View FANTASTICA

Cabin grade

Available

from $152

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Premium Ocean View FANTASTICA

Cabin grade

Available

from $162

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Ocean View Bella

Cabin grade

Available

from $173

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Junior Ocean View with obstructed view FANTASTICA

Cabin grade

Available

from $183

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Junior Ocean View FANTASTICA

Cabin grade

Available

from $193

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Deluxe Ocean View FANTASTICA

Cabin grade

Available

from $213

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Premium Ocean View FANTASTICA

Cabin grade

Available

from $223

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Balcony

from $164

Fare rows

Balcony Bella

Cabin grade

Available

from $164

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Deluxe Balcony With Partial View FANTASTICA

Cabin grade

Available

from $174

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Deluxe Balcony FANTASTICA

Cabin grade

Available

from $184

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Deluxe Balcony FANTASTICA

Cabin grade

Available

from $194

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Deluxe Balcony FANTASTICA

Cabin grade

Available

from $214

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Balcony Bella

Cabin grade

Available

from $225

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Deluxe Balcony With Partial View FANTASTICA

Cabin grade

Available

from $235

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Deluxe Balcony FANTASTICA

Cabin grade

Available

from $245

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Deluxe Balcony FANTASTICA

Cabin grade

Available

from $255

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Deluxe Balcony FANTASTICA

Cabin grade

Available

from $275

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Balcony Aurea

Cabin grade

Available

from $294

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Balcony Aurea

Cabin grade

Available

from $355

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Suite

from $332

Fare rows

Premium Suite Aurea

Cabin grade

Available

from $332

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Yacht Club Interior Suite

Cabin grade

Available

from $360

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Yacht Club Interior Suite

Cabin grade

Available

from $360

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Premium Suite Aurea with Terrace and Whirlpool

Cabin grade

Available

from $382

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Premium Suite Aurea

Cabin grade

Available

from $393

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Grand Suite Aurea with Terrace and Whirlpool

Cabin grade

Available

from $432

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Premium Suite Aurea with Terrace and Whirlpool

Cabin grade

Available

from $443

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Grand Suite Aurea with Terrace and Whirlpool

Cabin grade

Available

from $493

per person · incl. taxes & fees

MSC Yacht Club Deluxe Suite

Cabin grade

Available

from $530

per person · incl. taxes & fees

MSC Yacht Club Deluxe Suite

Cabin grade

Available

from $530

per person · incl. taxes & fees

MSC Yacht Club Duplex Suite with Jacuzzi

Cabin grade

Available

from $630

per person · incl. taxes & fees

MSC Yacht Club Duplex Suite with Jacuzzi

Cabin grade

Available

from $630

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Prices verified Aug 22, 2026

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Price history

90 days

We've tracked this sailing's fares every day for the past 153 days. Here's what each cabin type has cost.

Price history by cabin type
Cabin	Current	Lowest	Highest
Inside	$70	$70 · Apr 10	$109 · Mar 25
Oceanview	$112	$112 · Apr 1	$139 · Mar 25
Balcony	$164	$164 · Apr 1	$199 · Mar 25
Suite	$332	$332 · Apr 1	$389 · Mar 25

Lowest and highest fares we've recorded for each cabin type · verified 1 day ago.

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Cabin grades

Lines step when the price changed; a gap means sold out or no public fare that day. Plot up to 6 at once.

Show all 23 cabin grades

Cabin grades and pricing
Name	Supplier code	Type
Balcony Aurea	BA	Balcony
Balcony Bella	BB	Balcony
Deluxe Balcony With Partial View FANTASTICA	BP	Balcony
Deluxe Balcony FANTASTICA	BR1	Balcony
Deluxe Balcony FANTASTICA	BR2	Balcony
Deluxe Balcony FANTASTICA	BR3	Balcony
Studio Balcony FANTASTICA	BS	Balcony
Interior Bella	IB	Inside
Deluxe Interior FANTASTICA	IR1	Inside
Deluxe Interior FANTASTICA	IR2	Inside
Studio Interior FANTASTICA	IS	Inside
Ocean View Bella	OB	Oceanview
Premium Ocean View FANTASTICA	OL2	Oceanview
Junior Ocean View FANTASTICA	OM2	Oceanview
Junior Ocean View with obstructed view FANTASTICA	OO	Oceanview
Deluxe Ocean View FANTASTICA	OR1	Oceanview
Premium Suite Aurea	SL1	Suite
Premium Suite Aurea with Terrace and Whirlpool	SLJ	Suite
Grand Suite Aurea with Terrace and Whirlpool	SXJ	Suite
MSC Yacht Club Deluxe Suite	YC1	Suite
MSC Yacht Club Royal Suite with Whirlpool Bath	YC3	Suite
Yacht Club Interior Suite	YIN	Suite
MSC Yacht Club Duplex Suite with Jacuzzi	YJD	Suite