In the winter and next summer, the ex-UK sailings will be carried out by the same company as in the previous year.

Antonio Paradiso, the UK and Ireland managing director, said that Virtuosa had been a huge hit since it first arrived in the UK.

The Meraviglia-class ship returned to the UK in April ahead of its current summer season and was supposed to operate in the Mediterranean this winter.

Virtuosa will now offer voyages fromSouthampton to the end of the summer season in 2020.

This winter and next summer, the itineraries of MSC Grandiosa will be taken over by the company.

There will be more information about the extended ex-UK programme soon.

The feedback from guests has been great and the ships have been a hit.

Increased appetite for stress-free no-fly cruises out of the UK has resulted in huge demand.

The continued deployment of one of our newest and most innovative ships out of the UK is just further proof of the continued importance of the UK market.

We are committed to offering the best experience for our guests from the UK and Ireland and have gone from strength to strength since then.