Cruise news (MSC Cruises-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises to Bring Two Ships to South Africa
MSC Cruises announced that in 2020-2021 cruise season the company will homeport two liners in South Africa. This will mark the first time that a...
August 22, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Visits Greenland for the First Time
MSC Orchestra made a maiden call in Nuuk on Monday, August 19, marking the first time that an MSC Cruises’ ship has visited Greenland. The...
August 21, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Cruise Demonstration Zone to Be Established in Shanghai
Shanghai is expected to establish a demonstration zone for cruise tourism. This is part of the plans of the port to become a hub for the industry...
August 10, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Two More Cruise Ships Skip Scheduled Stops in San Juan
Two more cruise ships skipped scheduled visits to San Juan Puerto Rico, as demonstrators have been calling for the resignation of Gov. Ricardo...
July 23, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Offers Drone-Flying Classes
MSC Cruises is now making a major play for the young market via finding creative ways to keep children under-17 well entertained. Company’s...
July 23, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Reveals New Kids’ Entertainment
MSC Cruises announced details of company's new kids’ entertainment programming that debutes on MSC Grandiosa (fleet's flagship and newest...
July 6, 2019 - Accidents
German Passenger Dies After Falling from MSC Cruises Ship
A 40-year-old German passenger has fallen from MSC Meraviglia into the Skagerrak between Norway and Denmark. At 12:45 p.m. on Friday, July 5, the...
July 6, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Welcomes Its 20 Millionth Passenger
MSC Cruises reached the 20 million passenger mark. The largest, privately-owned cruise line in the world celebrated this past weekend a key milestone...
July 1, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Bookings Open for MSC Seashore
MSC Cruises opened bookings for MSC Seashore ahead of the inaugural season of the ship in the western Mediterranean. Starting June 2021, the vessel...
June 27, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Includes Service Charge in Fare
MSC Cruises revealed it is to include a daily service charge as part of the fare on new bookings. The company confirmed that the change takes...
June 25, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Announces Details on New Private Island
When visiting the new private island of MSC Cruises in the Bahamas, passengers will now be able to learn about the oceans' protection and preserving...
June 22, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Rescued after Jumping from MSC Cruises Ship
An Irish female passenger who fell from an MSC Cruises ship into the Mediterranean Sea has been rescued by a fast-acting crew member. The woman was...
June 20, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: MSC Opera Rams Tourist Boat in Venice
A huge runaway MSC Cruises ship ran into a smaller boat in Venice Italy Sunday morning, June 2, injuring at least 4 people on the dockside. The 66...
June 2, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Announces New Partnership and 2-Week Cruises in the Gulf
MSC Cruises announced new, extended 2-week itineraries in the Persian Gulf (on MSC Bellissima) for winter 2019-2020 season, with Doha as ship's new...
May 24, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Is the Fourth to Help Finance Pier Project
The Government of Cayman Islands has received a formal financial commitment from MSC Cruises to provide funding for the construction of the new...
May 16, 2019