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High notes: MSC Opera leaves its home port of Southampton for the final time this autumn – say goodbye properly on a 10-night farewell sailing. The great-value East Atlantic itinerary calls at Ijmuiden (Amsterdam), The Netherlands; St Peter Port, Guernsey; Vigo, Spain; Lisbon, Portugal; Bilbao, Spain; Le Havre, France; and Southampton. Prices start at just £499 per person, plus free car parking at Southampton, based on an August 23 departure. Book before July 31.

October half-term deal: Explore the Western Mediterranean for seven nights of sunshine on MSC Musica during the October half-term holidays. Your fantastic cruise experience departs Genoa, Italy on October 25 and calls at Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy; Palermo, Italy; La Goulette (Tunis), Tunisia; Palma, Majorca, Spain; Valencia, Spain; Marseille, France; and Genoa, with prices leading in at £799 per person including return flights (book before July 31).

Hot stuff: Beat the winter blues with a seven-night voyage around the Canary Islands next January. Sailing on MSC Armonia you’ll depart Gran Canaria from Las Palmas, then head for  Casablanca, Morocco for a full day and night. The cruise then takes in Agadir, Morocco; Arrecife, Lanzarote; Santa Cruz, Tenerife; and Las Palmas. Prices start at £599 per person including return flights and transfers, based on January 24 2015 departure.

And remember, with all MSC Cruises, kids under the age of 18 sail free when sharing a cabin with two full-paying adults.

For more information see www.msccruises.co.uk or call 020 3426 3010.

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