Simply Cruises

01/06/2026

It's MSC Meraviglia for Summer 2028. 🚢
A full summer season sailing straight from Southampton — no flights, no faff. The sweeping Galleria, the Carousel Lounge shows, room to actually breathe, and a whole season of itineraries to choose from.

✨ 21 cruises
🏔️ Norwegian fjords & Shetland
🏝️ The Canaries & Madeira
🏰 Baltic capitals
🌍 A 14-night Spain, Morocco & Med epic
⚽ A one-off Championship Cruise round the UK & Ireland
Itineraries are live now.

Fares drop at 9:30am on Tuesday 9 June — pre-register and you'll be first in the queue, with first pick of cabins.

👇 Pre-register — link in the comments

28/05/2026

⚓ MSC Yacht Club Flash Sale — and it's a proper one.

The private pool. The 24-hour butler. The à la carte restaurant kept just for Yacht Club guests. Luxury from the moment you step aboard. All of it, now over 10% off.

And it's genuinely all-in: premium drinks package, tips, complimentary Wi-Fi for two devices each, MSC Aurea Spa access, and priority embarkation so you're on early and settled.

Full sale linked in the comments 👇

13/05/2026

Fly-cruises for Summer 2027 are live. ✈️🌊

234 new sailings across 7 MSC ships, from £943pp, with everything included:

✈️ Direct flights from Edinburgh, Manchester, Belfast or Dublin
🛳️ Full board and gratuities
🧳 Transfers and checked luggage
🛡️ Full ABTA & ATOL protection

And yes, MSC Virtuosa is on the list (she's moving to the Med next summer 👀).

Browse the full set 👇 link in the first comment.

11/05/2026

A beautiful day to catch Virtuosa in South Queensferry! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥃💜

We hope everyone onboard has a lovely day, whether you're exploring the cobbled streets or taking the short trip into Edinburgh 🏰

Norway up next! 🇳🇴

03/05/2026

🚨 MAY DAY, MAY DAY! 🚨

It's a Bank Holiday weekend, so naturally there's a sale on.

Until 11:59pm Tuesday 5 May, MSC are knocking an extra 10% off the cruise fare for the first two passengers. It's applied automatically when you choose your fare in our booking system. (That's on top of our already-lower prices!)

We've handpicked eight Southampton sailings to get you started:

☀️ Norway & Iceland (14nt) — from £1,012pp
☀️ France & Spain (7nt) — from £636pp
🍂 Canary Islands (12nt) — from £1,030pp
🍂 4-night Mini-Cruise — from £458pp
🎄 Christmas Markets (7nt) — from £533pp
❄️ Northern Europe (7nt) — from £458pp
❄️ Half-term Northern Europe — from £561pp

1,750+ sale sailings in total. Voyagers Club discount stacks on top. MSC Yacht Club sitting this one out, this time, sorry!

🔗 Full sale link in the first comment 👇

25/04/2026

One Last Hurrah 🚢

MSC Virtuosa's final UK season is here — and we've got five mini-cruises from Southampton at prices that are hard to argue with.

2 nights from £249pp
3 nights from £370pp
4 nights from £340pp
5 nights from £421pp

All Bella Interior. All including Voyager & Simply benefits. All from Southampton.

This is it for MSC Virtuosa in the UK. Don't let her leave without you. Details 👇

20/04/2026

Welcome home, MSC Virtuosa! She's returned to Southampton this morning for her final UK season 😢 (her sister MSC Meraviglia takes the baton in 2027! 🤩)

If you are sailing on her in 2026 - drop us a comment below! 👇

27/03/2026

🐣 Forget the chocolate. This Easter, save up to 45% on MSC Cruises.

The Easter Flash Sale is LIVE — 750+ cruises across the Med, Caribbean, Norwegian Fjords, Alaska and beyond. 👇

02/03/2026

The MSC Flash Sale ends tomorrow and that's it — done!

Every Southampton sailing for Summer 2026 and Winter 2026/27 at flash sale prices. Once it's gone, it's gone. They won't be extending it.

If you've been umming and ahhing for the last week, this is your sign. Get it booked. 👀 👇

25/02/2026

Ever wondered how MSC keeps your sailing so smooth? Meet the former Royal Navy meteorologist working behind the scenes to steer your cruise away from rough weather — before you even know it's there. 🌊⛅

Paul Mitchell directs some of the world's largest cruise ships safely through all types of weather.