Cruise news (MSC Cruises-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Port Canaveral (Orlando, Florida) added as new homeport for MSC Cruises
MSC's ship MSC Divina made history when she departed Port Canaveral (Orlando, Florida) on September 16 on the 3-night maiden voyage to the Bahamas...
September 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Bellissima ship cruises in Saudi Arabia and Red Sea in 2021-2022 from Jeddah
The world's third-largest cruise shipowner MSC announced that its Bellissima liner would extend the Saudi Arabia and Red Sea deployment for winter...
September 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises to sail from Port Canaveral (Orlando, Florida) on MSC Divina
MSC Cruises received approval from the CDC to restart commercial operations with MSC Divina on September 16, 2021. It will be the first time that...
September 13, 2021 - Accidents
Elderly passenger with COVID dies after cruising on MSC Virtuosa
An MSC Cruises' ship on which a man in his 70s died at the Isle of Portland (Weymouth, Dorset England) last week was expected to dock in Southampton...
September 11, 2021 - Accidents
COVID outbreak on MSC Cruises' ship Virtuosa in the UK
Suspected COVID cases were identified onboard MSC Cruises' ship MSC Virtuosa which was today docked on Liverpool (England) waterfront. Some...
September 7, 2021 - Cruise Industry
DCL-Disney Cruise Line requires passengers sailing to Bahamas get COVID vaccine
DCL-Disney Cruise Line will start requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for passengers from the USA boarding ships to The Bahamas in September, the...
August 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Valencia Spain homeports MSC Grandiosa cruise ship through November 5
Port Valencia Spain is welcoming the latest-generation MSC Cruises' ship MSC Grandiosa every Friday until November 5. The cruise ship docks at Cap i...
August 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Port of Southampton England boasts 2 consecutive 5-ship weekends during August
The Port of Southampton England UK had its busiest month of the year to date for cruises, with a pair of consecutive 5 cruise ship weekends during...
August 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises signs 5-year deal with Saudi Arabia for preferential berthing at Port Jeddah
MSC Group (via its subsidiary MSC Cruises) recently signed a 5-year agreement with Cruise Saudi for preferential berthing rights at Port Jeddah...
August 8, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' newest ship Seashore sets sail on maiden voyage from Barcelona
On Friday, August 6, MSC Cruises' newest ship MSC Seashore is due to set sail on her maiden voyage from the port of Barcelona, Spain. The...
August 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' ship MSC Meraviglia welcomes passengers back in PortMiami Florida
MSC Meraviglia on August 3, 2021, became the latest MSC ship to return to service and welcome guests in PortMiami Florida. This is a key milestone...
August 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC, Fincantieri & Snam to build the world’s first oceangoing hydrogen-powered cruise ship
MSC Cruises, Fincantieri and Snam revealed the signing of an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) to jointly determine the conditions for the design and...
July 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises takes delivery of its new flagship MSC Seashore
The world's largest family-owned (and the world's 3rd largest by fleet) cruise company MSC took delivery of its newest ship (current flagship) MSC...
July 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Scrubbers installed on 3rd MSC Cruises’ ship, MSC Musica in Brindisi, Italy
Chantiers de l'Atlantique (St-Nazaire /fka STX France) completed the installation of an EGCS (exhaust gas cleaning system/aka scrubbers) on the MSC...
July 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Meraviglia completes 3-day "Test Cruise" from PortMiami Florida
MSC Cruises' ship MSC Meraviglia completed a 3-day "test cruise" from PortMiami Florida visiting Nassau and MSC's private island Ocean Cay. The...
July 22, 2021