FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (Oct. 18, 2006) – MSC Cruises has announced special fly and cruise packages designed specifically for residents of the northeastern United States. 

At peak travel season, these packages offer an incomparable value. Guests will enjoy roundtrip airfare and 11 nights onboard Deep Caribbean and Panama itineraries departing Fort Lauderdale Nov. 26; Dec. 7; Jan. 20 and 31; Feb. 22; March 5, 16 and 27; and April 7 and 18, and Jan. 14; Feb. 5 and 27; March 10 and 21; and April 1 sailings.

Prices (including roundtrip air, transfers and cruise) begin at $1,095 per person, double occupancy for an interior stateroom. Oceanview staterooms begin at only $100 more ($1,195 per person, double occupancy). Airport facility charges, government fees and taxes are additional.

The offer is valid for residents of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Washington, D.C. only and expires Dec. 31. Gateway cities include Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Hartford, Newark, New York (both JFK and La Guardia Airports), Philadelphia, Portland, Rochester, Syracuse and Washington, D.C. (Washington Dulles and Ronald Reagan).

Guests onboard Nov 26 and April 18 sailings will have the added bonus of rubbing elbows with some of the greatest baseball players to have ever graced the diamond. These special “Baseball Greats” sailings feature complimentary autograph signings. Guests on Jan. 14, Feb. 5 and 27 and March 21 sailings will enjoy a “Big Band” cruise, featuring the sounds of a 15-piece orchestra.

This offer is capacity controlled and space is limited.