Crusie news (tagged with msc cruises)
- 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 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Announces Host of MSC Grandiosa Christening
Six months before the official christening ceremony of MSC Grandiosa on November 9 in the Port of Hamburg, MSC Cruises announced that popular TV star...
May 10, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Inaugurates a Newly Built Berth for Mega Cruise Ships
Port Helsinki and MSC Cruises inaugurated a newly built berth for mega cruise ships on April 30. At the occasion of the ceremony, senior leaders of...
May 3, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Partners with Martha Stewart
MSC Cruises announced it is partnering with world-renowned home and lifestyle expert Martha Stewart on exclusive culinary and discovery experiences...
April 26, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Announces Plans for New Terminal at PortMiami
MSC Cruises announced details of a new innovative cruise ship terminal at PortMiami that is due to support company's expanding North American ...
April 10, 2019 - Accidents
12 Arrested After £2m of Cocaine Was Found in Cruise Ship Crisps
Two British citizens are among twelve suspected smugglers who were arrested after more than GBP 2 million of cocaine was seized onboard an MSC...
March 29, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from MSC Divina
The U.S. Coast Guard has come to the rescue of a 52-year-old cruise passenger. The man fell ill on an MSC Cruises ship off New Jersey on Tuesday...
March 20, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Confirms US$2.3 Billion Cruise Ship Order
MSC Cruises signed final contracts with Fincantieri for the building of 4 small luxury ships. The new vessels will be 64,000 GT and feature 481...
March 15, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Bellissima Officially Christened in Southampton
An official christening ceremony for the biggest cruise ship to be named in the UK had to be evacuated as strong winds rocked the quayside marquee...
March 3, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Gratuities to Be Rolled into Cruise Fares
From April 2, MSC Cruises' gratuities will be rolled into cruise fares for UK and Ireland passengers. Speaking onboard MSC Bellissima ahead of her...
March 2, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Virtuosa’s Coin Ceremony Held in Saint-Nazaire
Chantiers de l’Atlantique and MSC Cruises held Coin Ceremony for MSC Virtuosa on February 27, the same day that the cruise line took delivery...
March 1, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: MSC Bellissima Delivered in France
MSC Cruises today, February 27, took delivery of newbuild liner MSC Bellissima from Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in St Nazaire...
February 27, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Andrea Bocelli to Perform During MSC Bellissima’s Naming
With less than a week until MSC Cruises’ newest addition MSC Bellissima launches in Southampton UK, there has been a new member added to the...
February 26, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Announces Retail Offering Onboard MSC Bellissima
MSC Cruises revealed new retail offering onboard its new flagship MSC Bellissima boasting with the fleet's largest shopping area to date at 750 m2...
February 25, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: Two MSC Cruises Ships Collide in Buenos Aires
MSC Orchestra collided with MSC Poesia on Wednesday, February 20, during a maneuver in Port Buenos Aires (Argentina), hard enough to leave a mark...
February 22, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: MSC Cruises Introduces Zoe
MSC Cruises publicly demonstrated its new digital personal cruise assistant and promised that training travel agents on the unique technology was at...
February 2, 2019 - Accidents
Six Packages of Cocaine Found Aboard MSC Divina
A review of an MSC Cruises ship heading for Miami, Florida led to the discovery of 6 packages of cocaine hidden in the vessel's storage...
January 31, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Saint Lucia to Build Second Cruise Port
Saint Lucia is currently planning to build a 2nd cruise ship port on the island, Prime Minister Allen Chastanet announced. The plan for a &ldquo...
January 28, 2019 - Accidents
The "Cape Doctor" Prevents MSC Musica from Docking
The notorious southeaster "Cape Doctor", which earned Cape Town, South Africa the moniker Cape of Storms, prevented the 93,000 GT MSC Musica...
January 24, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Bellissima to Be Welcomed by a Host of Stars
Chic and Nile Rodgers will lead the official celebrations at the christening ceremony for MSC Bellissima on March 2, 2019. Holly Willoughby will host...
January 24, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises to Build Two PortMiami Terminals
MSC Cruises signed a non-binding letter of intent with PortMiami to expand a previously proposed cruise ship terminal development. The original...
January 13, 2019 - Cruise Industry
MSC Grandiosa Floated Out in Saint-Nazaire
Chantiers de l’Atlantique and MSC Cruises celebrated the float out of line's MSC Grandiosa at the shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, where the...
January 7, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: First Sea Trials for MSC Bellissima
MSC Bellissima departed Saint-Nazaire, France on Wednesday, December 19, for first sea trials. Accompanied by tugs, she left the dock yard with more...
December 22, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Cruise Lines Cancel Sailings to Amsterdam Due to New Tourist Tax
Cruises sailing through port of Amsterdam were cancelled for travelers who book holidays with Cruise & Maritime Voyages or MSC Cruises due to a...
December 19, 2018 - Accidents
VIDEO: MSC Poesia Caught in Rough Weather
MSC Poesia was caught in rough weather while sailing off Uruguay's coast last week. The ship was close to Punta Del Este when a severe storm...
December 17, 2018 - Cruise Industry
MSC Preziosa to Become the Highlight of Busy Cruise Season in Trinidad
MSC Preziosa, with passenger capacity of more than 4,000 people, is due to become the highlight of a busy cruise season in Trinidad during the coming...
December 13, 2018 - Accidents
Passenger Missing from MSC Preziosa
A cruise passenger has reportedly gone overboard from MSC Preziosa in the Caribbean on Saturday, December 8, according to France-Antilles newspaper...
December 11, 2018 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Ship Begins Cuba Service from Florida
MSC Armonia arrived in Miami FL Monday morning, December 10, to begin 7-day Caribbean cruises with a couple of days in Havana, Cuba. The MSC Cruises...
December 11, 2018