Cruise news (Genoa Italy-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages' 3rd cruise ship Resilient Lady successfully completes sea trials
Virgin Voyages announced that their 3rd ship, Resilient Lady, had successfully completed the final sea trial, returning safely to Sestri Shipyard...
April 5, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Magnifica to homeport in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands) from September 2022
Port Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) will be the homeport/turnaround port of MSC Magnifica, starting September 2022. The MSC Cruises...
March 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Oceania Cruises floats out new Oceania Vista at Fincantieri Shipyard in Genoa (Italy)
On February 25, Oceania Cruises celebrated the float out of its new 67000 GT, 1200-passenger Oceania Vista at the Fincantieri shipyard (Sestri...
March 1, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Section of the 4th Virgin Voyages' ship floated at the Fincantieri shipyard (Castellammare di...
A section of Virgin Voyages' 4th newbuild (Brilliant Lady) was floated at the Fincantieri shipyard (Castellammare di Stabia, Italy). An official...
February 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises restarts sailings with its entire fleet in 2022
Costa Cruises continues the line's gradual restart plan for the year. From March 5, the date on which the newbuild Costa Toscana will set sail for...
February 14, 2022 - Accidents
445 kg of cocaine seized, slaughtered sailor found on containership MSC Adelaide
400+ kilograms of cocaine were seized in Port Genova (Italy), hidden in a TEU-container loaded with coffee from Brazil. In addition to drugs, a 50...
February 8, 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 - Accidents
45 passengers test positive for COVID on MSC Grandiosa in Genoa (Italy)
One of the largest cruise ships sailing in the Mediterranean became the latest to be hit by COVID amid the global surge in cases. MSC Cruises...
January 4, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Malaga (Spain) to be an embarkation port for MSC Cruises' ship MSC Orchestra during summer 2022
MSC Cruises announced that Malaga (Spain Granada) will be the homeport (for embarkation) in summer 2022 for a new 10-night (11-day) Western...
December 20, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC World Europa floated out. Keel laid for MSC Euribia
On December 2nd, the French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique and MSC Cruises celebrated two milestones for the company’s newest...
December 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises’ 13th ship, MSC Fantasia, restarts in the Mediterranean
MSC Cruises’ 13th ship to resume operations since the cruise industry’s pause in March 2020 as a result of the COVID crisis set sail on...
November 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises unveils 2024 World Cruise aboard Island Princess
On sale November 11, Island Princess - Princess Cruises' largest ship to sail a World Cruise - is scheduled to sail roundtrip from North America on a...
November 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
PortMiami and Ports of Genoa sign Sister Seaports Agreement
An International Sister Seaports Agreement was signed between Miami-Dade County's Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, and Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority...
October 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC ships Poesia and Magnifica with World Cruises in 2023
MSC Cruises announced that a 2nd ship - MSC Magnifica, is joining MSC Poesia on the 2023 MSC World Cruise. The two boats will host 5000+ passengers...
October 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Fincantieri cuts first steel for MSC Explora Journeys ship, Explora 2
The first steel of MSC Explora 2, the second of 4 newbuilds that Fincantieri Italy is building for MSC Explora Journeys (new travel brand / division...
October 6, 2021