Cruise news (MSC Magnifica-tagged)

MSC Cruises’ MSC Magnifica restarts sailings in West and East Mediterranean
MSC Cruises' ship MSC Magnifica departed from Genoa Italy on Monday, October 19, and became the second vessel of the line to welcome passengers back...
October 20, 2020
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MSC Cruises cancels sailings through November 30
MSC Cruises joined other cruise companies in canceling most November 2020 sailings including all voyages from the USA to the Caribbean and Bahamas...
October 8, 2020
Cruise Industry
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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MSC Cruises introduces winter 2020-2021 programme
MSC Cruises confirmed full details of its winter 2020-2021 season, featuring more than 90 different itineraries across the Mediterranean, Caribbean...
June 23, 2020
Cruise Industry
The world's last cruise liner still carrying passengers sails back home
MSC Magnifica pulled into her final port of call - Marseille France - to disembark 1700+ passengers from Monday, April 20, onward. The world voyage...
April 20, 2020
Cruise Industry
More than 70 Coronavirus cases on the Phoenix Reisen Artania ship
More than 70 cruise passengers and crew members onboard the Artania ship in Fremantle are suspected of being infected with Coronavirus (COVID-19...
March 28, 2020
Accidents
Coronavirus cruise ship passengers quarantined on Rottnest Island, Western Australia
WA Premier Mark McGowan is currently "exercising the Rottnest option" to quarantine Australian cruise passengers set to disembark in Fremantle (Perth...
March 25, 2020
Accidents
No Coronavirus cases on Magnifica ship according to MSC Cruises
MSC Cruises, the owner of MSC Magnifica ship sailing off Western Australia's coast, said there were no passengers onboard with respiratory diseases...
March 23, 2020
Accidents
More Than 1,000 Passengers Stuck on MSC Cruises Ship at Hobart
All passengers and crew are currently blocked on a cruise ship docked at Port Hobart Tasmania over Coronavirus (COVID-19) fears. About 1400...
March 14, 2020
Accidents
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
Cruise Industry
Stretched MSC Magnifica to Offer 24 Cruises from Southampton
MSC Cruises revealed it will bring the liner MSC Magnifica to Southampton UK in 2021 for an entire homeporting season after ship's extensive drydock...
September 11, 2019
Cruise Industry