From winter sun sailings to voyages into the frozen north, MSC said the new trips had been designed to appeal to a wide range of travellers including new-to-cruisers, seasoned sailors, sunseekers and adventurers.

Among the new itineraries is a 21-day January 2023 cruise from Southampton, calling in Hamburg, Lisbon, the Canary Islands and Casablanca, among other destinations, priced from £1,899pp.

The line is offering mini five-day May bank holiday cruises onboard Virtuosa departing from Southampton to the Netherlands, Ireland and Cornwall, costing from £669pp. The itinerary will mark the first time the ship has ported in Falmouth.

Virtuosa will also be sailing north from the UK next year on a set of itineraries to the Nordic fjords and Iceland. On 3 June, it will depart on a 14-day cruise to Isafjordur and Flaam in Norway, as well as Icelandic capital Reykjavik, costing from £1,599pp.

In addition, a week-long cruise around Norway next September is now available to book from £749pp.