Cruise news (MSC Cruises-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
MSC’s first LNG-powered cruise ship MSC World Europa to be named in Doha (Qatar)
The 6774-passenger ship MSC World Europa (the first of MSC Cruises’ WORLD-class series) is expected to inaugurate Doha’s Grand Cruise...
September 7, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Azamara and Silversea join other major cruise shipping companies in dropping COVID vaccine...
The ultra-premium travel brands Azamara and Silversea joined other major cruise lines in dropping COVID vaccine requirements. Azamara said it would...
September 2, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises introduces ROBOTRON on fleet's newest ship MSC Seascape
MSC Cruises announced details of the technologically advanced onboard entertainment options on its newest vessel - MSC Seascape. When the vessel...
September 1, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises updates health and safety protocols for USA residents
MSC Cruises announced an update to its health & safety protocols for Americans/USA residents on voyages departing from United States ports to the...
August 30, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Seascape cruise ship successfully completes sea trials
MSC Cruises' ship MSC Seascape successfully completed her first intensive systems tests at sea during the line's multiple-day trial between August 17...
August 27, 2022 - Accidents
Crew medevaced from MSC Cruises' ship MSC Seaside
On Tuesday, August 23, the Cagliari ((Sardinia Italy) Coast Guard carried out a rescue and medical evacuation operation in favour of a crew member...
August 26, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises announces updates to 2022-2023 winter deployment of 3 ships (Virtuosa, Preziosa...
MSC Cruises announced an update to its Winter 2022-2023 program as follows: MSC Virtuosa is due to replace MSC Preziosa in Northern Europe, offering...
August 23, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises expanding 2 themed events to more of its US fleet
MSC Cruises is expanding a couple of themed events to more of its fleet in the United States, effective immediately. Among the brand new events is...
August 19, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' entire fleet achieves ISO certification for marine environmental protection
MSC Cruises announced that its entire fleet had achieved ISO 21070:2017 certification for marine environmental protection. The certification...
August 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises updates COVID protocols for passengers sailing from USA ports
MSC Cruises on August 8th will implement a new protocol for passengers sailing from homeports in the USA after a change of health & safety...
August 4, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port Cadiz (Spain) to serve as a homeport for MSC Cruises ships in 2023
MSC Cruises announced that in 2023 Cadiz (port to Sevilla, Spain) will serve as a turnaround port for its ships. The success that the company is...
July 30, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Bellissima became the largest cruise ship ever to call at Port Tarragona (Spain)
On Sunday, July 17th, at 7 am local time (5 am UTC), MSC Cruises' ship MSC Bellissima docked at the new Baleares Wharf at Port Tarragona (Spain Costa...
July 20, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' Seascape ship to be homeported in Miami in 2023
PortMiami Florida stands as the unofficial homeport for the USA's cruising industry and the cruise capital of North America. RCI-Royal...
July 17, 2022 - Cruise Industry
8 cruise ships to serve Brazil's market in 2022-2023
CLIA Brazil announced that 8 ships would serve the local market during season 2022-2023. The number of vessels available to Brazilians is due to...
July 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port Tarragona (Spain) to welcome 70,000 cruise tourists in 2022
Port Tarragona (Spain Costa Daurada) expects to receive ~70,000 cruise passengers, which is ~10,000 more than initially scheduled due to 8 new calls...
July 16, 2022