Cruise news (Genoa Italy-tagged)

Costa Diadema crew tests positive for Coronavirus
A crew who boarded the cruise liner Costa Diadema a few days ago has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The man (of Indian nationality...
September 27, 2020
Accidents
Costa Cruises is the first major cruise line to have two ships back in operation
Costa Cruises (subsidiary of Carnival Corporation) announced that the cruise ship Costa Diadema will depart from Genoa Italy on Monday, September 21...
September 21, 2020
Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises' ship Costa Smeralda prepares for a October 10 restart
Wednesday morning, September 16, Costa Cruises' flagship and the group's first LNG-powered ship, Costa Smeralda, entered Port Savona Italy...
September 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises’ MSC Magnifica to boast a longer itinerary when she returns to sea
MSC Cruises announced that its second liner to return to service - MSC Magnifica, will have a richer and longer itinerary as well as a new restart...
September 13, 2020
Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises resumes operations with Costa Deliziosa
Costa Cruises' ship Costa Deliziosa returned to service on Sunday, September 6, setting sail from the Adriatic port of Trieste following a...
September 7, 2020
Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises temporarily cuts the salaries for the crew onboard their ships
The Carnival Corporation-owned Italian cruise shipping company Costa Cruises announced it will temporarily cut the salaries for the crew currently...
September 3, 2020
Cruise Industry
Restart of MSC Magnifica postponed until September 26
MSC Cruises announced that regretfully the it had to postpone the restart of MSC Magnifica until September 26. In connection with the introduction...
August 24, 2020
Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' MSC Grandiosa ends the first voyage in the Mediterranean
The MSC Cruises-operated liner MSC Grandiosa - the first large-sized cruise ship to resume voyages after the worldwide suspension of operations due...
August 23, 2020
Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises introduces 2 new itineraries for the restart of operations in September
Costa Cruises announced two new itineraries for the restart of its operations in September 2020, allowing to rediscover Italy’s finest...
August 23, 2020
Cruise Industry
Valletta Cruise Port welcomes its first cruise ship, MSC Grandiosa
Valletta Cruise Port welcomed its first cruise ship, MSC Grandiosa, on Friday, August 21, which will be operating under a new strict and...
August 21, 2020
Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' MSC Grandiosa ship welcomes passengers back
MSC Grandiosa on Sunday (August 16) became the first ship from the MSC Cruises fleet to welcome passengers back and the first to implement the...
August 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
Italian cruise ships will not be visiting Venice this summer
When Italian cruise liners restarted voyages again this weekend, a stop they are not making is Port Venice. Prior to the Coronavirus (COVID-19...
August 16, 2020
Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises resumes sailings from Italy on September 6
The Carnival Corporation-owned mainstream cruise shipping line Costa Cruises announced it will gradually restart voyages from Italian homeports on...
August 11, 2020
Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises resumes operations in the Mediterranean starting August 16
MSC Cruises announced that flagship MSC Grandiosa and MSC Magnifica are due to resume operations in the Mediterranean starting from August 16 and 29...
August 9, 2020
Cruise Industry
230 crew from Mauritius arrive in Genoa, Italy to board MSC Cruises ships
230 Mauritian crew, called to resume service onboard MSC Cruises ships at Port Genoa (Milan) Italy, left Mauritius on a charter flight on July 29...
July 30, 2020
Cruise Industry