Brazil: 2022/2023 cruise season promises to be the biggest in ten years

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Expected to last nearly six months, from October 29 to April 20, the 2022/2023 cruise season promises to be the largest in ten years, as it will feature eight coastal and 35 long-haul ships sailing in domestic waters, Travel2latam highlighted.

Costa Firenze, Costa Fortuna, Costa Favolosa, MSC Armonia, MSC Musica, MSC Fantasia, MSC Seashore, and MSC Seaview will be the eight ships departing from the ports of Itajaí (Santa Catarina), Maceió (Alagoas), Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro), Salvador (Bahia) and Santos (São Paulo) and will sail 160 itineraries and 486 calls at 17 destinations, including Buenos Aires (Argentina), Montevideo and Punta del Este (Uruguay).

Together, the ships will offer more than 674,000 beds, exceeding the levels of cruise passengers embarked in the 2019/2020 season, the last one held before the Covid-19 pandemic.

Another highlight of the upcoming season is the long-haul ships, which depart from international destinations, stop in Brazil, and continue their itineraries, putting the country on the route of major shipping lines from around the world once again.

From October 7, 2022, to May 17, 2023, 35 long-haul ships will make 309 calls at 45 destinations located in 15 Brazilian states such as Amazonas, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Rio Grande do Sul, with high expectations of generating economic impact for the national economy.