Cruise news (MSC Cruises-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
MSC ships Poesia and Magnifica with World Cruises in 2023
MSC Cruises announced that a 2nd ship - MSC Magnifica, is joining MSC Poesia on the 2023 MSC World Cruise. The two boats will host 5000+ passengers...
October 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises restarts in South Africa and Brazil
The container shipping company MSC Group's subsidiary MSC Cruises confirmed its winter 2021 season in Brazil after the green light from local health...
October 10, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Seashore to be named at Ocean Cay Bahamas on November 18
MSC Cruises revealed that the flagship (and the fleet's newest ship) MSC Seashore would be officially named at Ocean Cay (MSC's private island in The...
October 8, 2021 - Accidents
MSC cancels 2021-2022 cruise season to Uruguay and Argentina
The world's 3rd-largest cruise company MSC announced the cancellation of its South America 2021-2022 winter program based on homeporting in Argentina...
October 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' Magnifica ship offers 7-night cruises to the Northern Pearls
After the success of its Northern European season during the summer and due to ongoing demand from passengers to sail in the region, MSC Cruises...
October 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Southampton’s new Horizon Cruise Terminal welcomes first call from NCLH-Norwegian
On September 22, Port Southampton (England UK) welcomed RSSC-Regent's luxury ship Seven Seas Splendor, the first cruise ship from the port's cruise...
September 26, 2021 - 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