Cruise news (Palermo Italy-tagged)

Windstar Cruises’ Star Breeze delivered at the Fincantieri Shipyard in Palermo
Star Breeze, the cruise ship marking the beginning of the modernization and extension Star Plus Initiative project of Windstar Cruises, was delivered...
November 19, 2020
Cruise Industry
Palfinger Marine completes Allure of the Seas ship's drydock
Palfinger Marine’s US-based experts were able to attend RCI-Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas ship after the 2020 spring drydock season had...
November 14, 2020
Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises announces itinerary changes due to ongoing restrictions in France and Germany
MSC Cruises announced that given the prevailing pandemic situation in Germany and France with significant travel restrictions affecting passengers...
November 5, 2020
Cruise Industry
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
Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises' operations restart from Civitavecchia, Italy
The German brand of Costa Group, AIDA Cruises, restarts from Italy for the resumption of its sailings. The AIDAblu ship is scheduled to depart on...
October 16, 2020
Cruise Industry
7 passengers test COVID-19 positive on Costa Cruises' Costa Diadema
Seven passengers on Costa Diadema tested COVID-positive after disembarking in Palermo, Sicily Italy. The passengers had already left the ship and...
October 16, 2020
Accidents
Costa Cruises is the first major cruise line to have two ships back in operation
Costa Cruises (subsidiary of Carnival Corporation) announced that the cruise ship Costa Diadema will depart from Genoa Italy on Monday, September 21...
September 21, 2020
Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises' ship Costa Smeralda prepares for a October 10 restart
Wednesday morning, September 16, Costa Cruises' flagship and the group's first LNG-powered ship, Costa Smeralda, entered Port Savona Italy...
September 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation's Germany-based AIDA expands cruise offerings to Italy
The Carnival Corporation-owned AIDA Cruises (Germany's largest cruise company) will expand its itinerary program in fall 2020 with new voyages...
September 17, 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
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
Costa Cruises resumes operations with Costa Deliziosa
Costa Cruises' ship Costa Deliziosa returned to service on Sunday, September 6, setting sail from the Adriatic port of Trieste following a...
September 7, 2020
Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises to require all passengers to take COVID-19 test
Costa Cruises announced it continued to "work for a responsible and safe start" of its sailings, scheduled for September 2020 and became the first...
August 26, 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
Costa Cruises introduces 2 new itineraries for the restart of operations in September
Costa Cruises announced two new itineraries for the restart of its operations in September 2020, allowing to rediscover Italy’s finest...
August 23, 2020
Cruise Industry