Cruise news (MSC Cruises-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' MSC Seaside ship to sail in the Mediterranean for the first time in summer 2021
MSC Cruises announced that this summer passengers aboard MSC Seaside will benefit from a private beach experience in Taranto Puglia. This is in...
April 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises launches Red Sea cruises in the winter 2021-2022 season
The world’s largest privately-owned cruise company - MSC and Cruise Saudi (fully-owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund) announced the...
April 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises launches new and updated European and Mediterranean itineraries for Summer 2021
The world's largest family-owned cruise company MSC announced new and updated itineraries in Europe and the Mediterranean for this coming summer...
April 16, 2021 - Accidents
Injured crew medevaced from MSC Cruises' ship MSC Lirica in Corfu, Greece
A 44-year-old electrician, crew member on MSC Cruises' ship MSC Lirica, has been injured on Wednesday, April 7, while trying to change a cooling...
April 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Montenegro lifts cruise ship ban on April 10
Montenegro's Ministry of Health allows entry of cruise ships and lifts the ban which has been in force since March 2020, due to the pandemic. The...
April 10, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Virtuosa cruise ship homeported in Southampton UK
MSC Cruises announced it is homeporting its newest ship - MSC Virtuosa, in the UK for summer 2021, scheduled to start on May 20. The ship will sail...
March 29, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Total to supply MSC Cruises’ LNG-powered ships in Marseille, France
Total will supply ~45,000 tons of LNG annually for MSC Cruises’ new LNG-powered ships. LNG bunkering is due to take place in Marseille, France...
March 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Yacht Club expanded on the new ships Virtuosa and Seashore
The family-owned MSC Cruises (part of MSC Shipping) announced it will expand the "MSC Yacht Club" (ship-within-a-ship Suite complex) on its newest...
March 20, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises to sail around the British Isles in summer 2021
The family-owned company MSC Cruises from May 2021 starts to offer British Isles voyages to both vaccinated and non-vaccinated UK residents. All...
March 19, 2021 - Accidents
VIDEO: Fire on MSC Cruises' ship MSC Lirica in Greece
A fire broke out aboard one of MSC Cruises' ships idled in Greece on Thursday, March 11. The fire was reported at 3:42 p.m. local time aboard MSC...
March 12, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC's new specialty dining concepts on MSC Virtuosa cruise ship
MSC Cruises released details about a couple of new dining concepts: Hola! Tacos and Cantina and Indochine, both debuting on MSC Virtuosa. MSC took...
March 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises deploys MSC Seaside in the Mediterranean from May 1
MSC Cruises announced it would deploy MSC Seaside ship on a new 7-night Mediterranean itinerary for summer 2021 season. MSC has also updated the...
March 1, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises reveals details about its newest ship MSC Seashore
MSC Cruises revealed details about its newest ship. MSC Seashore is scheduled to debut in August 2021 in the Mediterranean and then relocates to the...
February 20, 2021 - Accidents
Coronavirus passenger on MSC Cruises' ship Grandiosa
Tuesday night, February 16, a positive COVID passenger was detected on the MSC Cruises' liner MSC Grandiosa sailing in the Western Mediterranean. As...
February 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises introduces first bartender-robot at sea on flagship MSC Virtuosa
Passengers on MSC Cruises’ flagship MSC Virtuosa will be served by a futuristic robot bartender named Rob. The humanoid barman will serve...
February 11, 2021