FORT LAUDERDALE, FL -- (Marketwire) -- 10/02/12 -- As part of the much anticipated National Cruise Vacation Week, which is sponsored by Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the world's largest cruise industry organization, MSC Cruises is offering a shipboard credit of as much as $200 per stateroom for guests who book a 2013 cruise this month.

CLIA's National Cruise Vacation Week, scheduled for Oct. 21-27, 2012 offers the industry's most exclusive promotions and features a wide array of special events and offers from CLIA-member cruise lines.

MSC Cruises is marking the event with a month-long "World's Largest Cruise Event" offer available to residents of the United States and Canada who book select 2013 MSC Cruises sailings of five or more nights by Oct. 31, 2012. South American itineraries are excluded from this promotion.

The amount of shipboard credit is based on the following:

• Inside and oceanview staterooms: $25 per person (maximum of $50 per stateroom);
• Balcony standard and superior staterooms: $50 per person (maximum of $100 per stateroom); and
• Suites and MSC Yacht Club accommodations: $100 per person (maximum of $200 per stateroom).

Guests can enjoy MSC Cruises' heritage on a Mediterranean sailing, explore the beauty and mystery of Northern Europe or escape to tropical islands on a Caribbean cruise. On each sailing, guests are treated to the line's white-gloved service, elegant and pristine décor, delicious cuisine (including Mediterranean specialties) and acclaimed world-class entertainment as they visit popular and off-the-beaten-path destinations.

For more information about MSC Cruises, visit us online at www.msccruisesusa.com, call 877-665-4655, or contact a local travel professional and ask for the "WLCE SBC 2012" offer.

About MSC Cruises:
MSC Cruises is a privately-held, family-owned, Italian cruise line with a fleet of 12 ships: MSC Magnifica, MSC Splendida, MSC Fantasia, MSC Poesia, MSC Orchestra, MSC Musica, MSC Sinfonia, MSC Armonia, MSC Opera, MSC Lirica and MSC Melody. Its 12th ship, MSC Divina, a sister ship to MSC Fantasia and MSC Splendida, debuted in May 2012, with sister ship MSC Preziosa scheduled to join the fleet in March 2013. The fleet cruises year round in the Mediterranean and seasonally in Northern Europe, the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean, South America, the Indian Ocean, and South and West Africa.

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