Cruise news (MSC Virtuosa-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises signs 5-year deal with Saudi Arabia for preferential berthing at Port Jeddah
MSC Group (via its subsidiary MSC Cruises) recently signed a 5-year agreement with Cruise Saudi for preferential berthing rights at Port Jeddah...
August 8, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' newest flagship MSC Virtuosa to be named in Dubai on November 27
MSC Cruises plans a glamorous event in Dubai UAE (Port Rashid) for the naming ceremony of the fleet's newest vessel - the flagship MSC Virtuosa...
July 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' ship MSC Bellissima to sail 21 Red Sea voyages from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
MSC announced that its Bellissima ship, one of the fleet’s most modern liners, will sail a total of 21 Red Sea voyages from the commercial hub...
July 13, 2021 - Cruise Industry
GBP 55 million cruise terminal at Port Southampton UK welcomes first cruise ship
A new GBP 55 million cruise ship terminal at Port Southampton (England UK) opened for the first time on Friday, July 2. The first vessel to dock at...
July 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC changes vaccine policy for UK cruises on Virtuosa ship
MSC Cruises announced a change to its vaccine policy for UK sailings this summer aboard MSC Virtuosa. MSC previously only required guests to show...
July 2, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' ship MSC Splendida welcomes back passengers with a 4-country Eastern Mediterranean...
Over the weekend, MSC Splendida became the latest MSC Cruises' liner to restart summer sailings with a 7-night itinerary to the Eastern Mediterranean...
June 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Scotland closes ports to cruise ships despite progress in controlling COVID
An MSC ship refused docking permission in Scotland was allowed to disembark passengers at Belfast Ireland. Hundreds of travellers from across the UK...
June 10, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises restarts in Spain with MSC Grandiosa from Barcelona on June 26
MSC Cruises announced it will restart its cruise operations in Spain with the deployment of the MSC Grandiosa ship to Barcelona from June 26 for a...
June 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC restarts Baltic cruises from Germany on July 3 with MSC Seaview ship
MSC Cruises announced it would restart its operations in Germany on July 3 with its first-ever deployment of a Seaside class ship to operate in the...
May 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises’ flagship MSC Virtuosa becomes the first ocean liner to sail in British waters
Cruising from the UK resumed on Thursday, May 20, following a 14-month halt when MSC Virtuosa departed from Southampton England for a 4-night...
May 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises’ flagship MSC Virtuosa arrives in Southampton to restart cruising in the UK
MSC Cruises’ latest flagship, MSC Virtuosa, arrived in Southampton England on Thursday, May 13, ready to welcome passengers as cruising...
May 14, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises announces new Red Sea itinerary aboard MSC Magnifica
MSC Cruises announced details of the line’s new itinerary in the Red Sea for the Winter 2021-2022 season. The first-time cruises visiting...
May 2, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises announces fleetwide COVID-19 vaccination for all crew
MSC Cruises announced a fleetwide COVID-19 vaccination program for all crew members. The programme has already started on Friday, April 30, on the...
May 1, 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