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2024 Brazil Market Report

Based out of Rio de Janeiro, the coast. Departing from Buenos Aires, in Southeast and Northeast regions. The
2018-built vessel is scheduled to offer Argentina, and Montevideo, in Uruguay, regular itinerary features visits to San-
a series of three- to eight-night cruises the 2006-built vessel will offer seven- to tos, Rio de Janeiro, Ilhéus and Salvador.
to different destinations in the region, nine-night cruises to popular destinations Passengers can start their cruise at all
including Argentina and Uruguay. in the country, such as Rio de Janeiro, ports but Ilhéus.
Salvador, Búzios, Ilhéus and Ilhabela, Búzios and Ilhabela. The Costa Favolosa and the Costa
as well as Buenos Aires, Montevideo and Celebrating 75 years sailing in 2023, Fascinosa are scheduled to sail six- to
Punta del Este are among the ports of call Costa Cruises is also planning a huge nine-night itineraries between Brazil,
set to be visited by the ship. season in Brazil and South America. Argentina and Uruguay.
MSC Cruises is also debuting a new Stretching between November and Sailing from Santos, the Favolosa is
homeport this season with the MSC Lir- May, the season will be one of the lon- set to offer a series of three- and four-
ica. Sailing to Argentina and Uruguay, gest ever run by the Italian company. night cruises to different destinations in
the vessel will embark guests in Itajaí The company will have three ships in Brazil.
and Paranaguá, which will serve as a the market and is expected to carry over During the peak season, the 2011-built
starting point for cruises for the first time. 200,000 guests. ship is scheduled to offer seven-night
The largest homeport in Brazil, Santos According to Costa, its deployment cruises to Argentina and Uruguay de-
will serve as a base for two additional MSC represents the largest offering of berths parting from Santos and Itajaí.
vessels: the Preziosa and the Armonia. and destinations in its seven-decade The Costa Fascinosa sails from Rio
Along with the Grandiosa, the ships history. de Janeiro for a series of longer cruis-
offer three- to eight-night cruises to both Once again serving as the biggest es to Argentina and Uruguay that also
national and international destinations. of the company’s ships in Brazil, the includes visits to other destinations in
A sixth ship, the MSC Musica, is also Costa Diadema is set to offer a series Brazil, including Búzios and Balneário
scheduled to sail along the Brazilian of seven-night cruises to the country’s Camboriú. 

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