MSC Cruises Gives Away Ultimate Holiday Gift

MSC Guest and Travel Agent Win Brand New FIAT 500c POP Vehicle and Day Aboard MSC Divina

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Dec 15, 2014, 11:35 ET

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for the holidays, during a ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 13, MSC Cruises awarded winners of the FIAT giveaway sweepstakes – one lucky guest and one lucky travel agent – their brand new FIAT 500c POP, with a retail value of more than $21,000.

As an extra treat, the winners spent the day aboard the stunning MSC Divina, one of the most elegant and ultramodern ships sailing from Miami to the Caribbean.

MSC Cruises' executives awarded winners of MSC's FIAT giveaway sweepstakes a brand new FIAT 500c POP - the ultimate holiday gift - on Saturday, Dec. 13 in Miami, Fla. Winners are travel agent David Huff and MSC guest Rockne Green. Seen from Left to Right: Ken Muskat, executive vice president of sales, PR & guest services for MSC Cruises USA; David Huff, travel agent winner from Avenues to Travel, Ltd. accompanied by Saundra Huff; Rockne Green, MSC guest winner accompanied by Wilmet McDonnell…

Winners of MSC's FIAT giveaway sweepstakes include:

Rockne Green of Patterson, CA (Modesto Metro Area) – Consumer Winner
David Huff of Broken Aarow, OK (Tulsa Metro Area) – Travel Agent Winner

"I had a great time when I sailed on MSC Divina this past October and I'd recommend MSC Cruises to anyone," said Green. "I'm beyond excited to win a FIAT and a day aboard MSC Divina – what a wonderful holiday gift!"

"MSC Cruises' provides a unique product that brings a European flair to the Caribbean market and I love being able to offer that experience to our clients," said Huff, manager and CEO of Avenues To Travel, Ltd. "I'm thrilled to be a winner of MSC's sweepstakes and truly honored to be able to represent the travel agent community. In the 30 years that I've been in the travel business, this is the most exciting event that has happened!"

The winners entered to win the FIAT during a promotional sweepstakes held in the Spring.

Guests were automatically entered when they booked a seven-night Caribbean cruise on board MSC Divina during the promotional period of April 7 to May 18, 2014, and sailed between August 2, 2014 and December 27, 2014. Travel agents were eligible to enter the sweepstakes if they initiated new cruise bookings between April 4 through May 18, 2014, for seven-night Caribbean sailings on board MSC Divina between August 2, 2014 and December 27, 2014. Winners were selected at random.

High res photos available at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gw938ox0n62bq79/AACp9wa1IZWGXgKWfAkdVGP3a?dl=0
Please credit photos to Jesus Aranguren/AP Images for MSC Cruises USA

About MSC Cruises

MSC Cruises is a privately-held, family-owned, Italian cruise line with a fleet of 12 ships. The fleet cruises year-round in the Mediterranean and seasonally in the Caribbean, Northern Europe, the Atlantic Ocean, the French Antilles, South America, South Africa, as well as in Dubai, the Emirates and Oman. MSC Cruises has partnered with UNICEF since 2009, collecting more than 3.5 million dollars from MSC guest donations for UNICEF initiatives. In March 2014, the line announced the construction of two new cruise ships by STX France due for delivery respectively in 2017 and 2019. Two months later, the line announced the construction of two additional new builds by Fincantieri due for delivery respectively in Nov. 2017 and May 2018. For more information, visit www.msccruisesusa.com.