Cruise news (msc cruises-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises’ ship Grandiosa started Mediterranean itineraries
MSC Cruises’ liner MSC Grandiosa returned to service on Sunday, January 24. The ship resumed with a 7-day itinerary leaving roundtrip...
January 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises restarts sailings with MSC Grandiosa on January 24
MSC's cruise liner MSC Grandiosa is due to recommence sailings on January 24, the company announced. The ship was the first in the fleet to resume...
January 19, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Construction underway of Virgin Voyages’ Cruise Terminal 5 at PortMiami
Construction is underway of Virgin Voyages’ Terminal 5 at PortMiami Florida USA. The company's CEO Tom McAlpin, Miami's Mayor Daniella Levine...
January 15, 2021 - Accidents
MSC cancels four USA-homeported cruise ships through March 31
MSC Cruises announced that it is further extending the temporary pause of all ex-USA departures. The pause now runs through March 31, and the...
January 13, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC resumes scheduled Mediterranean cruises from January 24 with Grandiosa
Due to the extension of the travel restrictions within Italy (which also prevents access to cruise ports) until January 15, MSC Cruises announced the...
January 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Oman allows cruises to resume
Oman allowed ship cruises to resume following a long hiatus after the spread of COVID. The country is expected to receive its first cruiser in...
January 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC extends cruise pause on MSC Magnifica ship
MSC Cruises has extended the pause in passenger shipping operations on one of its Mediterranean-deployed ships which was scheduled to resume voyages...
December 27, 2020 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises signs ‘Single-Use Plastic Charter’
MSC Cruises signed a new ‘Single-Use Plastic Charter’ which was established by the UK Chamber of Shipping. The charter aims to scrap the...
December 20, 2020 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises introduces Summer 2022 programme
The family-owned company MSC Cruises announced details of its Summer 2022 program with sales now open for voyages in the Caribbean and Mediterranean...
December 18, 2020 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises winter 2021-2022 program
MSC Cruises reconfirmed its winter cruise programme for 2021-2022 with an array of itineraries in the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, and the Gulf...
December 14, 2020 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises suspends sailings in the Mediterranean
MSC Cruises announced that it would temporarily pause the operation of MSC Grandiosa later in December and move to January 2021 the planned restart...
December 4, 2020 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises cancels February 2021 sailings
MSC Cruises became the latest cruise shipping company to cancel its ex-USA voyages through February 28, 2021. The decision affects the schedules of...
December 4, 2020 - Cruise Industry
2 MSC Cruises ships depart South America and sail back to Europe
A pair of MSC Cruises ships departed from South America and headed on a transatlantic journey back to Europe. The cancelation of the South American...
November 30, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Major cruise lines announce Cyber Monday deals for 2020
Major cruise shipping companies are offering Cyber Monday promo deals that feature discounted cruise fares going along with free perks that range...
November 29, 2020 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises reveals long-term agreement with ABP Southampton
MSC Cruises revealed a long-term agreement with ABP-Associated British Ports Southampton that will commence in summer 2021 with one of its liners...
November 26, 2020