Cruise news (MSC Cruises-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
MSC World Europa is the first and largest LNG-powered cruise ship to cross the Suez Canal
Osama Rabie, head of the Egyptian Suez Canal Authority, announced that the mega-liner MSC World Europa had crossed through the Suez Canal (Egypt...
November 7, 2022 - Cruise Industry
2nd WORLD-class cruise ship to be named MSC World America
MSC World America is the name that will be given to the newest cruise ship, which will be deployed in North America. The news comes only a couple of...
November 4, 2022 - 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 - Accidents
Search suspended for passenger who fell overboard from MSC Cruises' ship MSC Bellissima
SASEMAR/Salvamento Marítimo suspended the search for a passenger who allegedly fell into the water in Port Barcelona (Spain) on Sunday...
November 1, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises takes delivery of its newest flagship MSC World Europa
The French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique (fka STX France) and MSC Cruises celebrated today, October 24, the delivery of MSC World...
October 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises opens brewery at sea on MSC World Europa
MSC Cruises announced it is teaming up with the Italian-based Baladin Farm Brewery in order to launch its first brewery at sea onboard the line's...
October 20, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Opera chartered as a hotel ship in Doha during FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
A 3rd cruise ship has been hired by World Cup organizers in Qatar on Monday, October 10, to operate as a soccer fan hotel docked at the Port of Doha...
October 11, 2022 - Accidents
MSC Grandiosa ship docks in Palma earlier due to medical emergency
MSC Grandiosa docked in Palma de Mallorca (Majorca Island, Balearic Spain) 7 hours earlier than scheduled on Friday morning, October 7, due to a...
October 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises to homeport its MSC Seashore ship to Port Canaveral in 2023
MSC Cruises announced it will homeport one of the fleet's biggest ships to Port Canaveral/Orlando (Florida USA) in 2023, providing new opportunities...
October 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises introduces new entertainment offerings on MSC Seascape
MSC Cruises revealed details of the new entertainment offerings onboard its newest vessel - MSC Seascape, including 6 new show productions designed...
October 2, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises eases boarding requirements from October 1
MSC Cruises announced the easing of boarding requirements from October 1, 2022, part of the company's health & safety protocols. For tourists...
September 30, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC World Europa ship to offer innovative entertainment in high-tech venues
The 6780-passenger ship MSC World Europa (the first of MSC Cruises’ WORLD-class series) will boast a multi-functional venue, 5 new...
September 21, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port Barcelona (Spain) speeds up the supply of clean energy to cruise ships
Port Barcelona, Barcelona Cruise Port, Carnival Corporation, RCG-Royal Caribbean Group, NCLH-Norwegian, MSC, Virgin, and Viking signed an agreement...
September 19, 2022 - Accidents
24-year-old MSC Splendida crew who jumped overboard was recovered off Calabria's coast
A 24-year-old MSC Cruises crew went overboard from the MSC Splendida ship on Wednesday, September 14, while the vessel was off the coast of Reggio...
September 15, 2022 - 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