Cruise news (msc cruises-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Bookings open for MSC’s largest cruise ship MSC World Europa
The first in a new class of ships, the MSC World Class, the next-generation MSC Cruises' ship MSC Europa introduces to the market a new platform that...
June 1, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Port Kiel Germany opens cruise season with AIDA's ship AIDAsol and TUI's Mein Schiff 1
Port Kiel Germany started cruise season 2021 on the Whitsun weekend (May 22-23). AIDA Cruises' ship AIDAsol was already berthed at Ostseekai Terminal...
May 23, 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 officially starts crew vaccination program in the USA
MSC Cruises officially started its crew vaccination program in the U.S. On May 7, crew from the MSC Meraviglia ship received their first COVID...
May 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
PortMiami FL wins $2M EPA grant for CCL-Carnival Cruise Line’s Shore Power Pilot Program
Environmental Protection Agency’s DERA (USA's Diesel Emissions Reduction Act) announced a US$2 million allocation for PortMiami Florida's Shore...
May 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' MSC Seaside joins MSC Grandiosa back at sea in the Mediterranean
MSC Cruises' MSC Seaside ship joined MSC Grandiosa back at sea on May 1, welcoming passengers onboard for weekly 7-night voyages in the Western...
May 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Southampton's 5th cruise ship terminal named 'Horizon'
Port Southampton’s 5th cruise ship terminal is to be named "Horizon Cruise Terminal". The new facility is still under construction, being...
May 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line, RCI-Royal Caribbean International, MSC Cruises vaccinate all crew
Following the recent announcement by the USA's CDC agency (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) that cruises could resume from US seaports by...
May 3, 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
UK Government limits cruises to 1000 passengers per ship or 50%
Last week, the UK government issued new advice stating that no more than 1000 cruise ship passengers would be allowed to board a voyage between May...
April 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' MSC Seaside ship to sail in the Mediterranean for the first time in summer 2021
MSC Cruises announced that this summer passengers aboard MSC Seaside will benefit from a private beach experience in Taranto Puglia. This is in...
April 22, 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