Cruise news (msc cruises-tagged)
- Accidents
3 COVID-positive passengers on MSC Cruises' ship Grandiosa in Barcelona
3 passengers from msc Grandiosa, which docked on July 3 in Port Barcelona, tested COVID-positive, and, as a result, were quarantined. Local sources...
July 12, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC and Fincantieri partner for construction of new MSC cruise terminal at PortMiami Florida
MSC Cruises and Fincantieri Italy announced the signing of a contract for the construction (by Fincantieri Infrastructure Florida) of a new...
July 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises restarts from Kiel, Germany with MSC Seaview
MSC Cruises commenced its Northern Europe summer season when the line's 2018-built ship MSC Seaview departed from her homeport Kiel Germany on...
July 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC changes vaccine policy for UK cruises on Virtuosa ship
MSC Cruises announced a change to its vaccine policy for UK sailings this summer aboard MSC Virtuosa. MSC previously only required guests to show...
July 2, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises’ ship Seaview arrives at homeport Kiel, Germany ahead of July 3 restart
MSC Cruises’ 2018-built ship MSC Seaview arrived on Wednesday, June 30, at homeport Kiel Germany ahead of the scheduled restart of sailings on...
June 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Construction starts on MSC’s 3rd MERAVIGLIA-PLUS cruise ship MSC Euribia
The first steel was cut on Monday, June 28, at Chantiers de l’Atlantique (shipbuilding company in Saint Nazaire, France) with which officially...
June 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Cruises restart in Barcelona with MSC Cruises' ship MSC Grandiosa
On Saturday, June 26, the MSC's cruise ship Grandiosa arrived at Port Barcelona Spain becoming the first international liner to visit the Catalan...
June 27, 2021 - Accidents
Passenger medevaced from MSC cruise ship Grandiosa en route to Barcelona
A passenger on the MSC Cruises ship MSC Grandiosa was medically evacuated on Friday, June 26, by the Italian Coast Guard (CG) after suffering from...
June 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC’s 2nd Seaside EVO class cruise ship to be named MSC Seascape
A traditional coin ceremony for the second Seaside EVO class ship of MSC Cruises was held on Thursday, June 24, at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone...
June 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises adds Tunisia’s Port La Goulette to summer 2022 Mediterranean itineraries
MSC Cruises announced that it would add Tunisia (Port La Goulette/Tunis) to its summer 2022 Mediterranean program. Habib Ammar (Tunisia’s...
June 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC with the industry's largest air charter/fly-cruise program for summer 2021
MSC Cruises announced that it had chartered the industry-largest air charter (fly-cruise) program for summer 2021 to make more homeports (embarkation...
June 20, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' ship MSC Splendida welcomes back passengers with a 4-country Eastern Mediterranean...
Over the weekend, MSC Splendida became the latest MSC Cruises' liner to restart summer sailings with a 7-night itinerary to the Eastern Mediterranean...
June 15, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Scotland closes ports to cruise ships despite progress in controlling COVID
An MSC ship refused docking permission in Scotland was allowed to disembark passengers at Belfast Ireland. Hundreds of travellers from across the UK...
June 10, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Group launches new luxury cruise brand: Explora Journeys
MSC Group announced the company's entry into the exclusive cruise market via the launch of a new brand created for the new generation of luxury...
June 10, 2021 - Accidents
2 COVID-positive passengers aboard MSC Seaside ship: Malta refuses entry
Malta's authorities on Monday, June 7, prohibited the MSC Cruises' ship MSC Seaside from entering Port Valletta because 2 passengers tested COVID...
June 9, 2021