Cruise news (MSC Cruises-tagged)

MSC Grandiosa passengers not allowed to disembark in Malta over suspected Coronavirus case
Passengers from the MSC Cruises' liner MSC Grandiosa have not been allowed to disembark in Malta over a suspected case of Coronavirus (COVID-19...
October 18, 2020
Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises cancels sailings through November 30
MSC Cruises joined other cruise companies in canceling most November 2020 sailings including all voyages from the USA to the Caribbean and Bahamas...
October 8, 2020
Cruise Industry
CLIA announces mandatory core elements of health protocols
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), representing 95% of global ocean-going cruise capacity, announced the adoption of mandatory core...
September 22, 2020
Cruise Industry
Mauritian crew stranded on three MSC Cruises ships in Brazil head back home
Dozens of Mauritian cruise ship crew who were stranded off Brazil's coast throughout the pandemic have started their journey home following desperate...
September 14, 2020
Accidents
MSC Cruises’ MSC Magnifica to boast a longer itinerary when she returns to sea
MSC Cruises announced that its second liner to return to service - MSC Magnifica, will have a richer and longer itinerary as well as a new restart...
September 13, 2020
Cruise Industry
TUI Cruises resumes sailings to Greece
The Germany-based company TUI Cruises on Sunday, September 13, will become the first major cruise company to restart Greek Island sailings since the...
September 13, 2020
Cruise Industry
MSC Grandiosa crew tests positive for Coronavirus during screening
New COVID cruise ship cases were reported in a few hours in Palermo (Sicily Italy) including an MSC Grandiosa ship employee. The Israeli woman...
September 11, 2020
Accidents
103 crew from Mauritius still stranded on 3 MSC Cruises ships in Brazil
After seven months since the shutdown of the cruise shipping industry due to the pandemic, there is still crew waiting for repatriation. While the...
September 9, 2020
Accidents
Miami-Dade County borrows from Wall Street to fund PortMiami cruise terminal projects
Miami-Dade County is currently looking to borrow from Wall Street in order to fund its cruise ship terminal projects at PortMiami Florida. On Monday...
September 2, 2020
Cruise Industry
Restart of MSC Magnifica postponed until September 26
MSC Cruises announced that regretfully the it had to postpone the restart of MSC Magnifica until September 26. In connection with the introduction...
August 24, 2020
Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' Grandiosa ship ends the first voyage in the Mediterranean
The MSC Cruises-operated liner MSC Grandiosa - the first large-sized cruise ship to resume voyages after the worldwide suspension of operations due...
August 23, 2020
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: MSC Cruises floats out its first Seaside Evo ship, MSC Seashore
Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri announced that the new MSC Cruises ship, MSC Seashore, had been floated out at the Monfalcone shipyard in...
August 21, 2020
Cruise Industry
Valletta Cruise Port welcomes its first cruise ship, MSC Grandiosa
Valletta Cruise Port welcomed its first cruise ship, MSC Grandiosa, on Friday, August 21, which will be operating under a new strict and...
August 21, 2020
Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' Grandiosa ship welcomes passengers back
MSC Grandiosa on Sunday (August 16) became the first ship from the MSC Cruises fleet to welcome passengers back and the first to implement the...
August 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
Italian cruise ships will not be visiting Venice this summer
When Italian cruise liners restarted voyages again this weekend, a stop they are not making is Port Venice. Prior to the pandemic, Venice City was a...
August 16, 2020
Cruise Industry