Cruise news (msc cruises-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises to broadcast 2026 soccer championship matches fleetwide
MSC Cruises has confirmed that its fleet will carry live broadcasts of every match from the 2026 global soccer tournament being hosted jointly by...
February 16, 2026 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises to develop second Bahamian private island, Little Cay
MSC Cruises has confirmed plans to expand its Caribbean infrastructure in The Bahamas with the development of a second private island destination...
February 16, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Charter agreement places MSC Bellissima on long‑term deployment from Incheon
A strategic 3‑year charter arrangement has been concluded between the South Korean tour operator Lotte Tour and MSC Cruises, under which the vessel...
February 13, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Asian-inspired artworks set for MSC World Asia ship’s maiden season
The new cruise vessel MSC World Asia, a member of MSC Cruises’ World Class series, is being fitted with a bespoke collection of large-scale...
February 13, 2026 - Accidents
Brief mooring incident at Ocean Cay involving MSC Seaside
During operations at MSC Cruises’ private island Ocean Cay on Thursday, February 5th, strong winds affected mooring conditions for the ship MSC...
February 9, 2026 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises schedules Winter 2027-2028 Northern Europe and Mediterranean itineraries
MSC Cruises has opened reservations for its winter 2027-2028 itineraries covering routes in northern Europe and the Mediterranean. To incentivise...
February 8, 2026 - Cruise Industry
MSC Poesia ship to host ORCA Marine Mammal Observer in Alaska (2026)
MSC Cruises has arranged with the marine conservation organisation ORCA for the first dedicated ORCA-trained Marine Mammal Observer (MMO) to embark...
February 5, 2026 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises extends Yacht Club across the Musica class
MSC Cruises is to install its award-winning MSC Yacht Club “ship-within-a-ship” enclave aboard two further vessels, MSC Musica and MSC...
February 4, 2026 - Accidents
MSC Orchestra held offshore as labor protest blocks Marseille Port entrance
The cruise ship MSC Orchestra was unable to enter the port of Marseille on Monday, February 2nd, after access to the harbor was obstructed by...
February 3, 2026 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises sets out expansion plans for Ocean Cay Marine Reserve
MSC Cruises has outlined a program of upgrades for Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, its private island destination in The Bahamas, with completion...
January 29, 2026 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises introduces a new series of advertisements fronted by Drew Barrymore and Orlando Bloom
MSC Cruises has returned to open water with a new series of advertisements fronted by Drew Barrymore and Orlando Bloom, renewing the cruise line...
January 28, 2026 - Cruise Industry
MSC Group establishes North American headquarters in Miami
MSC Cruises has inaugurated its new North American headquarters within Downtown Miami’s Sawyer’s Walk development. The completed 130,000...
January 28, 2026 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises deploys Smart Mooring technology fleetwide
MSC Cruises has become the first cruise shipowner to introduce Haskoning’s Smart Mooring software platform across its full global fleet of 23...
January 25, 2026 - Accidents
USA Winter Storm Fern disrupts cruise operations across multiple homeports
A powerful winter storm sweeping across much of the United States this weekend has affected cruise operations at several major homeports, prompting...
January 24, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Arrecife anchored as MSC Cruises’ homeport through 2028
The world's third largest cruise shipowner, MSC Cruises, has formalised an agreement to sustain and expand operations from Arrecife on Lanzarote...
January 24, 2026