Cruise news (MSC Cruises-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
MSC Poesia to conclude passenger service early ahead of refit
MSC Poesia is scheduled to end its passenger operations earlier than originally planned, bringing its current voyage to a close in ...
January 13, 2026 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises presents 2026 season and updated brand campaign
MSC Cruises has presented details of its 2026 season, positioning the programme as an opportunity for travellers to plan structured itineraries while...
January 9, 2026 - Cruise Industry
MSC World Europa homeported in Dubai/Arabian Gulf deployment in 2027-2028
MSC Cruises has confirmed that its flagship MSC World Europa will return to the Middle East for the winter 2027-2028 season, redeploying the huge...
January 6, 2026 - Accidents
56-yo woman medevaced from MSC Orchestra off Sardinia Island, Italy
A 56-year-old woman of Peruvian nationality was the subject of a medical evacuation from the cruise vessel MSC Orchestra on Wednesday morning...
January 4, 2026 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises opens sales for 2027–2028 Transatlantic repositioning itineraries from Europe to South...
MSC Cruises has opened bookings for its 2027–2028 winter deployment, placing a series of trans-Atlantic repositioning voyages on sale that will...
January 4, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Shanghai Port prepares for winter 2025-2026 cruise season
A series of cruise departures from Shanghai is scheduled for the winter months and into early 2026, providing a range of seasonal and leisure-focused...
December 28, 2025 - Cruise Industry
MSC Magnifica resumes cruises after 2-month drydock refit and refurbishment
MSC Cruises has completed a substantial refurbishment of MSC Magnifica at the Palumbo Malta Shipyard, returning the vessel to service ahead of her...
December 27, 2025 - Cruise Industry
MSC Magnifica ship's World Cruise 2028 (115-day itinerary) opened for booking
MSC Cruises has commenced bookings for the MSC Magnifica 115-night world cruise, a circumnavigation scheduled for departure in January 2028 that will...
December 21, 2025 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises announces Eastern Mediterranean summer 2026 itineraries
MSC Cruises has released its summer 2026 deployment in the Eastern Mediterranean, assigning MSC Lirica and MSC Divina to 7-night cruises that...
December 20, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Port Tarragona concludes 2025 cruise season with 62 calls and growth outlook for 2026
Port Tarragona concluded its 2025 cruise season with a total of 62 vessel calls and 126,348 passengers, establishing the year as the 3rd-highest on...
December 18, 2025 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises orders 4 “New Frontier” ships from Meyer Werft
MSC Cruises has placed a substantial shipbuilding order with Meyer Werft of Papenburg, Germany, marking the start of a new class of cruise vessels...
December 16, 2025 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises opens bookings for sailings aboard MSC World Atlantic
MSC Cruises has opened reservations for sailings aboard its newest vessel, MSC World Atlantic, which is scheduled to enter service from Port...
December 11, 2025 - Cruise Industry
MSC's private island Ocean Cay to be upgraded with new family & wellness amenities in 2026
MSC Cruises has announced that beginning January 2026 its private island, Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve in the Bahamas will offer an expanded suite of...
December 10, 2025 - Cruise Industry
MSC Grandiosa started homeporting in Port Canaveral (FL USA)
The 181,000-ton MSC Grandiosa reached Port Canaveral on Saturday, December 6th, commencing week-long Caribbean and Bahamas roundtrips from the...
December 9, 2025 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises unveils the upcoming flagship MSC World Asia
MSC Cruises has unveiled the upcoming flagship MSC World Asia, scheduled to begin 7-night Mediterranean sailings from December 2026. The winter 2026...
December 8, 2025