{"id":211165,"date":"2026-08-19T06:25:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T10:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/?p=211165"},"modified":"2026-08-19T08:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:20:10","slug":"msc-cruises-expands-fly-cruise-and-flex-air-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/msc-cruises-expands-fly-cruise-and-flex-air-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"MSC Cruises expands Fly &#038; Cruise and Flex Air programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mscopera_1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mscopera_1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mscopera_1024x768-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mscopera_1024x768-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>MSC Cruises has announced that it\u2019s enhancing its air-inclusive offerings for Canadian travel advisors with expanded\u00a0Fly &amp; Cruise\u00a0and\u00a0Flex Air\u00a0programs\u00a0that create new opportunities to increase earnings while delivering greater convenience, flexibility and customization for clients.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, travel advisors can now earn\u00a0an additional 10% commission on the air portion of bookings through both programs, providing a valuable new revenue opportunities within a single vacation transaction.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s new for advisors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Building on the success of MSC Cruises&#8217; Fly &amp; Cruise program from La Romana aboard MSC Opera, MSC Cruises is expanding its air-inclusive offerings with new Fly &amp; Cruise packages to Fort-de-France (Martinique) and to Pointe-\u00e0-Pitre (Guadeloupe) aboard MSC World Europa, giving advisors access to exclusive destination options for their clients.<\/li>\n<li>Travel advisors earn an additional 10% commission on the air portion of both Fly &amp; Cruise and Flex Air bookings, on top of their regular cruise commission.<\/li>\n<li>Flights are available from multiple Canadian gateways, now including Halifax on select itineraries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Two Air Programs to Match Every Client&#8217;s Travel Style<\/p>\n<p>Designed to simplify the booking process, the packages combine flights, cruise accommodations and transfers into one reservation:<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW! Advisors<\/strong> can now book Fly &amp; Cruise packages on both MSC Opera from La Romana and MSC World Europa from Martinique and Guadeloupe, expanding their offerings and creating more choices for clients.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Same-day flights<\/strong>, coordinated with cruise departures, with dedicated support and assured arrival in the event of travel disruptions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flights to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (for sailings from La Romana on board MSC Opera), direct from Toronto (YYZ), Montreal (YUL), and Halifax (YHZ)*.<\/li>\n<li>Flights to Fort-de-France, Martinique (for French Antilles sailings on board MSC World Europa), direct from Toronto (YYZ), Montreal (YUL), and Quebec City (YQB).<\/li>\n<li>Flights to Pointe-\u00e0-Pitre, Guadeloupe (for French Antilles sailings on board MSC World Europa), direct from Montreal (YUL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Roundtrip<\/strong> MSC Cruises transfers from the airport to the port included.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seven-night<\/strong> cruise accommodations, dining and entertainment included.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Option<\/strong> to pre-book drinks &amp; Wi-Fi packages, with Easy Drink<\/p>\n<p><strong>Package\u00a0available<\/strong> to Canadian guests exclusively on\u00a0MSC Opera, delivering added value and convenience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Access<\/strong> to sought-after Southern Caribbean itineraries featuring destinations such as Aruba, Barbados and Martinique.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flex Air: Greater Flexibility for Customized Vacations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A customizable option for clients looking for additional flexibility:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flights can be added at the time of booking or after a reservation has been created.<\/li>\n<li>Clients can arrive up to three days before or stay up to three days after their cruise.<\/li>\n<li>Assured arrival to the ship, also in the event of flight disruptions.<\/li>\n<li>Available from most major Canadian gateways.<\/li>\n<li>MSC Cruises transfers can be added separately.<\/li>\n<li>24\/7 support team available to assist travellers throughout their journey.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As part of MSC Cruises&#8217; commitment to delivering the &#8220;Best Holiday Ever,&#8221; these enhanced air programs provide travel advisors with additional selling tools, greater bundling opportunities and new ways to drive booking value while helping clients enjoy a more hassle-free vacation experience.<\/p>\n<p>For more on the programs,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mscbook.com\/ca\/welcome\"> CLICK HERE.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MSC Cruises has announced that it\u2019s enhancing its air-inclusive offerings for Canadian travel advisors with expanded\u00a0Fly &amp; Cruise\u00a0and\u00a0Flex Air\u00a0programs\u00a0that create new opportunities to increase earnings while delivering greater convenience, flexibility and customization for clients. As a result, travel advisors can now earn\u00a0an additional 10% commission on the air portion of bookings through both programs, providing<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/msc-cruises-expands-fly-cruise-and-flex-air-programs\/\">more &#8250;<\/a>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"kia_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1,11],"tags":[1713],"front_page":[],"class_list":["post-211165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cruise","category-news","category-travel-agents","tag-msc-cruises"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211165"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":211244,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211165\/revisions\/211244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211165"},{"taxonomy":"front_page","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/front_page?post=211165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}