Cruise news (MSC Cruises-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
African Port Cities Boost Cruise Ship Arrivals
African port cities are eyeing a larger slice of the cruise market, via upgraded terminal buildings attracting a growing number of international...
January 5, 2020 - Accidents
MSC Meraviglia Stuck in Costa Maya
High winds stranded the cruise liner MSC Meraviglia in Puerto Costa Maya (Mexico). The ship's first cruise in 2020 was scheduled to depart from...
January 4, 2020 - Accidents
Passenger Who Jumped Off MSC Orchestra Rescued
A passenger who jumped overboard as an MSC Cruises ship sailed between Madagascar and Mauritius on December 31, 2019, was found and rescued after...
December 31, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: MSC Grandiosa Crashes into Pier in Palermo
One of the world's newest and largest passenger ships crashed into a pier upon docking in Sicily today, December 30 - just a month into the vessel's...
December 30, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Ships Head to Expo 2020 Dubai
The next World Expo is to be held in Dubai next winter and passengers on board MSC Cruises’ ships deployed in the Gulf, MSC Seaview and MSC...
December 22, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Offers First-Ever Season from Port Piraeus
MSC will offer its first-ever homeporting season from Piraeus-Athens Greece in summer 2021 as well as make a welcome return to Turkey via embarkation...
December 21, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Announces Agreement for Preferential Berthing Rights in Dubai
MSC Cruises announced that it had signed a long-term agreement with DP World concerning preferential berthing rights at Dubai's Mina Rashid Port. Due...
December 12, 2019 - Cruise Industry
The Largest Cruise Ship to Be Based in the UAE Docks in Abu Dhabi
MSC Bellissima docked at Port Abu Dhabi’s cruise terminal (Mina Zayed) on Sunday, December 8. The 170,000-ton passenger liner is spending...
December 10, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve Welcomes Its First Guests
On Thursday, December 5, MSC Cruises welcomed the first guests to the cruise line’s private island destination in The Bahamas, Ocean Cay MSC...
December 7, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Ocho Rios to Welcome 50,000 Cruise Passengers Courtesy of MSC Meraviglia
According to Jamaica Tourism Ministry, Ocho Rios is gearing up to welcome ~50,000 cruise passengers courtesy of MSC Cruises liner Meraviglia...
December 4, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Floats Out MSC Virtuosa
MSC Cruises celebrated over the weekend the launching of its MSC Virtuosa at Chantiers de l'Atlantique (Saint-Nazaire, France). The launch followed...
December 2, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Grandiosa Makes Maiden Call to Valletta
On Tuesday, November 26, Port Valletta welcomed the first visit of one of the newest and most environmentally-advanced cruise ships at sea - MSC...
November 28, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Qatar Charters MSC Cruise Ships During FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy signed an agreement with the MSC Cruises company to charter a couple of cruise ships to...
November 20, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Breaks Ground on Durban Cruise Terminal
MSC Cruises through KCT (Kwazulu Cruise Terminal) on Saturday, November 16, broke ground on the building of the new Durban Cruise Terminal in South...
November 20, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Flooding in Venice Causes Cruise Ship Itinerary Changes
Record flooding in Venice Italy is still wreaking havoc all over the port city, also preventing cruise liners from docking in downtown. NCL's...
November 17, 2019