Cruise news (MSC Cruises-tagged)
- Accidents
36-year-old woman dead after falling overboard from MSC Meraviglia ship
A woman sailing onboard MSC Cruises’ ship MSC Meraviglia died after going overboard early Thursday morning, December 15. The ship was ~18 mi...
December 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Sophia Loren christens MSC Seascape ship at NYC’s Manhattan Cruise Terminal
MSC Cruises christened the 5900-passenger vessel MSC Seascape on Wednesday, December 7th, at New York City’s Manhattan Cruise Terminal. ~3000...
December 9, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' newest flagship MSC Seascape arrives in NYC New York ahead of naming ceremony
The world's currently newest cruise ship arrived on Monday morning, December 5, in NYC. MSC Seascape (MSC's US flagship) sailed past the Statue of...
December 6, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Opera joins MSC World Europa and MSC Poesia at Doha Port for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
MSC Opera, the 3rd cruise ship to serve as a "floating hotel" during the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar arrived at Doha Port. MSC Opera is joining MSC...
November 22, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises takes delivery of its new flagship MSC Seascape
MSC Group’s Cruise Division on Wednesday, November 16, officially took delivery from Fincantieri of the new flagship MSC Seascape in the...
November 17, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean to build new Terminal G in Miami Florida
In one of the biggest deals for “the cruise capital of the world,” Miami-Dade Commissioners approved a development and lease agreement...
November 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: MSC World Europa ship officially named at Grand Cruise Terminal, Doha Port
The naming ceremony for the new 2,626-cabin MSC Cruises ship MSC World Europa took place in Doha (Qatar) on Sunday, November 13th, ahead of the World...
November 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC World Europa ship arrives in Doha (Qatar) to accommodate FIFA World Cup fans
The first of the 3 chartered as floating hotels cruise ships arrived in Doha (Qatar) Thursday morning, November 10th. MSC World Europa berthed at...
November 12, 2022 - 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