For three days only, MSC Cruises is offering special rates on select Winter Mediterranean 2009/2010 11-night sailings, with rates starting at $699 per person.

Guests who book with the special “Three-Day Sale” on these select sailings of MSC Fantasia and MSC Splendida, two of the line’s newest ships, can save more than 60 percent off the regular brochure rates.

The select sailings of MSC Splendida feature 11-night Eastern Mediterranean itineraries and  MSC Fantasia will sail 11-night Western Mediterranean itineraries; exotic destinations include Egypt, Greece, Israel, Malta, Tunisia, and the Canary Islands.

Cruise-only rates are per person, double occupancy. Offer cannot be combined with any other discount or promotion and may be withdrawn without notice. Offer is capacity controlled, subject to availability and restrictions apply. Government taxes and fees for all guests are additional. The offer expires at midnight, October 30.

About  MSC Cruises:                                                                                  

MSC Cruises has the most modern fleet in the world with ten ships: MSC SplendidaandMSC Fantasia (the largest ships built for a European ship owner), MSC Poesia,MSC Orchestra, MSC Musica, MSC Sinfonia, MSC Armonia,MSC Opera, MSC Liricaand MSC Melody. The fleet cruises year round in theMediterraneanand seasonally inNorthern Europe, the Atlantic Ocean,the Caribbean,North America and Canada,South America, the Indian Ocean, South and West Africa.MSC Magnifica launches in 2010. MSC Cruises recently forged a three-year, million-dollar partnership with UNICEF to fund a community project in Brazil while increasing awareness of this cause onboard its ships.