7 Night South America Cruise aboard the MSC Virtuosa

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Reserve your cabin on the MSC Virtuosa and settle in for seven nights of refreshing cruising through the sea from Salvador and back again!

Touring through extremely rare destinations such as Ilhabela, Búzios, and Santos makes this sailing particularly interesting. This route is an interesting one for the Virtuosa. In fact, this is the only time it's going to sail it!

We include all all taxes and fees in our price, so there are no surprises.


The MSC Virtuosa

The Virtuosa MSC, based in the Mediterranean and built less than five years ago in 2021, is a Meraviglia Plus class cruise ship that can house more than 4,800 cruisers.

The Virtuosa MSC delights guests with a solarium, a bowling lane, an outdoor movie theater, a gym, a casino, a waterslide, a spa, and nine jacuzzis.

Ship class
Meraviglia Plus
Built
2021
Guests
4,810
Crew
1,704
Length
1,086 ft
Passenger decks
18
MSC Virtuosa
Bars & cafésAtmosphere Bar North

Your Itinerary

This cruise spends one sea day and five days in port. Major features include visits to rare cities like Ilhabela and Búzios in addition to a long stop in Santos.

Map of this cruise's route
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Wed29December 29thWednesday
5:00pm
Thu30December 30thThursday
At Sea
Fri31December 31stFridaySat1January 1stSaturday
9:00pm – 2:00am9:00pm – 2:00am
10:00am – 6:00pm
10:00am – 6:00pm
Sun2January 2ndSunday
6:00am – 6:00pm
Mon3January 3rdMonday
10:00am – 7:00pm
10:00am – 7:00pm
Tue4January 4thTuesday
At Sea
Wed5January 5thWednesday
8:00am
8:00am
Day 3Rio de Janeiro
Day 4Ilhabela
Day 5Sao Paulo
Day 6Búzios

Book Your Cruise

Since it was first listed on September 3rd of this year, the price of this itinerary has remained at $1,584. Today this cruise is at its lowest price, so lock in your cabin now before it moves upwards.

Photos show a typical cabin in each class. Layout and decor vary by category.


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Stay connected on board

A GigSky eSIM works on the ship and ashore in the Americas and the Caribbean, so your phone just works without the ship's Wi‑Fi package.

Unlimited data for your 8 days $128.99 $109.64

500 MB a day at full speed, then 500 kbps; messaging, email and maps apps stay unlimited.

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Alternate Sailings

The Virtuosa sails this route once next year, but doesn't sail it this year. This is the only ship that sails this exact route.

No other departures of this route are on sale right now.

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Data as of Oct 27, 2026

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