Cruise news (MSC Cruises-tagged)

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
Cruise ships allowed in Croatian ports again?
Dubrovnik Mayor Mato Frankovic asked the National Civil Protection Headquarters to change a decree banning the entry of ships with 200+ passengers...
August 9, 2020
Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises resumes operations in the Mediterranean starting August 16
MSC Cruises announced that flagship MSC Grandiosa and MSC Magnifica are due to resume operations in the Mediterranean starting from August 16 and 29...
August 9, 2020
Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises introduces comprehensive health and safety protocol
Speaking at a press conference in Italy, MSC Cruises’ CEO Gianni Onorato announced the full details of the line’s comprehensive health...
August 7, 2020
Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises and Palumbo Group announce joint venture to operate Palumbo Malta Shipyard
MSC Cruises and Palumbo Group announced they had formed a joint venture to operate Palumbo Malta Shipyard. The new JV sees MSC take a 50...
August 2, 2020
Cruise Industry