Cruise news (MSC Armonia-tagged)
- Accidents
MSC Armonia incident: Spain to deport Bolivian passengers stranded in Barcelona Port
Spain has initiated the deportation of 65 out of the 69 Bolivians who found themselves stranded aboard an MSC ship in Port Barcelona since April...
April 11, 2024 - Accidents
MSC Armonia detained in Barcelona port amid visa irregularities
The cruise ship MSC Armonia, carrying ~1500 tourists, was under detention at Port Barcelona (Spain) on April 2nd. The detention stems from the...
April 4, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Starlink Wi-Fi now available on 15 MSC Cruises ships
MSC Cruises has expanded its utilization of Starlink Wi-Fi across two-thirds of its fleet, demonstrating its commitment to enhancing connectivity for...
February 29, 2024 - Accidents
40-year-old passenger intentionally jumps from MSC Armonia ship
In a distressing incident at sea, a 40-year-old man plunged overboard from an MSC Cruises ship on Wednesday, December 13th, marking the second such...
December 17, 2023 - Accidents
MSC Cruises cancels Orchestra ship's winter 2023-24 Red Sea program
MSC Cruises has made significant alterations to its upcoming cruise programs, prioritizing passenger safety and experience. The winter program for...
October 24, 2023 - Cruise Industry
51 cruise ship calls scheduled for 2023 at Port Ancona (Italy)
51 cruise ship calls are scheduled so far for the 2023 season at Port Ancona (Italy), of which 30 calls from MSC Armonia opening the season on...
April 20, 2023 - Cruise Industry
MSC Fantasia opens 2022-2023 Brazil cruise season
Following an 11-day Transatlantic crossing (RepositionCruises.com), MSC Fantasia became the first cruise liner to open Brazil's 2022-2023 season with...
November 2, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' passengers to choose from new shore excursions in Brindisi (Italy)
MSC Cruises passengers stopping in Brindisi (Italy) will be able to choose from a richer range of shore excursions. On the occasion of the weekly...
May 22, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises provides enriched experience with new ‘Stay & Cruise’ Packages
MSC Cruises will introduce new ‘Stay & Cruise’ packages during the summer months to provide passengers with the opportunity to get...
April 7, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC's winter 2022-2023 cruise program features the newbuild ships World Europa & Seascape
MSC Cruises’ 2022-2023 Winter lineup of voyages features 2 new ships: MSC World Europa and MSC Seascape. In total, the cruise line offers a...
February 4, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises to deploy MSC Lirica to the Eastern Mediterranean in summer 2022
MSC Cruises announced it would deploy MSC Lirica to the Eastern Mediterranean in summer 2022. The liner will homeport in Piraeus-Athens during the...
December 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Lirica ship to be homeported in Piraeus-Athens (Greece) in summer 2022 summer
MSC Cruises announced it would deploy MSC Lirica to the Eastern Mediterranean for the 2022 summer season, homeporting at Piraeus-Athens (Greece) for...
December 13, 2021 - Cruise Industry
6 MSC Cruises ships deployed to South America for the 2022-2023 season
MSC Cruises opened sales for ist South America 2022-2023 season (November-April). The company announced that the program is based on MSC Seashore...
December 12, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Meraviglia kicks off MSC Cruises’ restart on August 2
MSC Cruises announced restart plans for sailing from U.S. ports beginning in August 2021. The announcement follows the CDC approval of the line...
June 9, 2021 - Accidents
MSC cancels four USA-homeported cruise ships through March 31
MSC Cruises announced that it is further extending the temporary pause of all ex-USA departures. The pause now runs through March 31, and the...
January 13, 2021