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MSC Kenya and MSC Tanzania (4 Double cabins,  swimming pool, maximum 8 passengers), 63,645 dwt tons.

Route: New York – Savannah  – Port Everglades – Freeport, Bahamas – Manzanillo, Panama – Long Beach – Tokyo – Yokohama – Kaohsiung – Hong Kong – Chiwan – Yantian – Shanghai – Ningbo – Pusan – Manzanillo – Freeport – New York.

MSC Kenya (ex Pusan Senator) and MSC Tanzania (ex Pudong Senator) offer four very nice cabins that can accommodate a maximum of 8 passengers. All cabins are carpeted, air-conditioned 2-room suites that are outside-facing and have private facilities. The large living room in each cabin has a sofa, love seat, chair, large writing desk and chair, mini-refrigerator and bar, and electronics that include a multisystem VCR (which accepts North American video tapes), tape deck, radio, and CD player. Each bedroom is also equipped with a wardrobe, small chest of drawers, and a large wall mirror. The bedrooms have two twin beds in cabins 1, 2 and 3, and the bedroom in cabin 4 has one double bed against the bulkhead. The dining room is shared with the officers, as is the lounge, indoor pool, sauna, and recreation room, which is equipped with a ping pong table, stationary bicycle, and multi-training machine. The lead officers are German with an international crew. The ships do not have elevators. Built in 1997, the vessels are 965 feet in length and 63,645 DWT, and are designed to cruise at 24 knots.

Prices begin at Euro 80 per day plus port taxes/fees and deviation insurance.

Please note passengers must show proof of out-of-country hospital/medical insurance including emergency evacuation (sometimes called air ambulance) coverage. Visas and shots may be required by some countries.