Tagged: MSC Cruises

MSC Cruises today revealed new details of the dining experience on its newest flagship, MSC Seashore, launching this July and arriving to the U.S. this November. (more…)

MSC Seaside joined MSC Grandiosa back at sea this past Saturday, welcoming guests back on board for weekly 7-night cruises in the Western Mediterranean, featuring new destinations in Siracusa in Sicily and Taranto in Puglia, Italy. (more…)

MSC Cruises announced today that it has started a fleet-wide COVID-19 vaccination programme for all its crew members. (more…)

MSC Cruises revealed today details of the Company’s brand-new itinerary in the Red Sea for the Winter 21/22 season. (more…)

MSC Cruises today announced that this summer guests of MSC Seaside will be able to enjoy a private beach experience in Taranto, Puglia exclusively for them. This is in addition to the previously-announced two brand new destinations in sunny southern Italy with Siracusa in Sicily in addition to Taranto. (more…)

Cruise Saudi, a 100% Public Investment Fund-owned business that seeks to develop Saudi Arabia’s cruise industry, and MSC Cruises, the world’s largest privately-owned cruise line, announced today the launch of Red Sea cruises in the coming winter 2021/22 season. (more…)

MSC Cruises today announced new and updated itineraries in the Mediterranean and across Europe for this coming summer, offering guests plenty of options for the upcoming holiday season. (more…)

Italy may be in a strict coronavirus lockdown this Easter, with travel restricted between regions and new quarantines imposed. But a few miles offshore, guests aboard the MSC Grandiosa cruise ship are shimmying to Latin music on deck and sipping cocktails by the pool. (wfmz.com)

With each new ship that is built, MSC Cruises seeks to further enrich the guest experience and with the Company’s two newest ships – MSC Virtuosa and MSC Seashore, the exclusive MSC Yacht Club has been elevated further. (more…)

The new luxury brand of MSC Group’s Cruises Division today announced details of five senior members of its management team led by CEO Michael Ungerer. (more…)

The fire aboard the MSC Lirica which started in a lifeboat was fully extinguished by Friday evening, with no injuries to the 51 crew aboard the ship, according to a statement from MSC Cruises. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

The MSC Lirica was on fire in the port of Corfu in Greece on Friday afternoon. Heavy black smoke and flames were visible in the late afternoon on the starboard side of the ship, which is docked on Corfu. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

MSC Cruises revealed details of the extensive dining offering on board MSC Virtuosa, the Company’s next flagship. (more…)

MSC Cruises today announced that one of its most innovative ships MSC Seaside will be deployed for the first time in Europe since her launch in 2017, joining the Company’s flagship MSC Grandiosa in the Mediterranean from 1 May. (more…)

With just six months to go until MSC Seashore comes into service this August in the Mediterranean, MSC Cruises revealed today new details of what will undoubtedly be one of the line’s most innovative next-generation ships yet. (more…)

MSC Cruises revealed today details of the immersive, futuristic “MSC Starship Club” featuring Rob, the first-ever humanoid, robotic bartender at sea. (more…)

MSC Cruises announced today that it is working closely with the Greek Ministry of Tourism and other relevant authorities for the reopening of local tourist services in time to serve cruise passengers visiting Greece starting with the upcoming Easter holiday period. (more…)

MSC Grandiosa, MSC Cruises’ flagship, departed last night from the port of Genoa in Italy to resume as planned regular 7-night cruises in the Mediterranean after a short pause of operations during the holiday period. The ship had temporarily suspended her sailing as a result of the Italian decree that restricted movement within the country. (more…)

Mr Piccirillo, 43, joined MSC Cruises in 2004 and has for the past five years been the cruise line’s Head of Financial Planning and Controlling. Previous roles at the company include Business Analyst and Group Controller. (more…)

Following the latest ministerial decree issued by the Italian government and related updated health measures, the Company’s flagship will resume her planned weekly cruises leaving every Sunday from Genoa, Italy and calling the other Italian ports of Civitavecchia, Naples, Palermo as well as Valetta in Malta. Embarkation will be available from each port in Italy. (more…)

As a result of the extension of the restrictive measures related to movement within Italy, as set out in the latest decree from the Italian government preventing access to and use of ports of embarkation until 15 January, MSC Cruises today announced that it is forced to cancel the cruises of MSC Grandiosa departing from Genoa, Italy on 10 January and, as a measure of precaution, to also cancel the cruise departure of 17 January. (more…)

MSC Cruises USA is ringing in the new year with several major trade program enhancements for travel advisors—including protected commission levels, new “Get On Board” perks and an enhanced group program—as well as a new Wave Season promotion for consumers. (travelagentcentral.com)

MSC Cruises today unveiled details of the programme for the Summer 2022 season with sales opening today for the Caribbean and Mediterranean, whilst Northern Europe will open soon. The summer season running from April 2022 through to November 2022 offers a huge choice of itineraries to suit any type of traveller with 19 ships to choose from. (more…)

MSC Cruises has signed a new ‘Single-Use Plastic Charter’ established by the UK Chamber of Shipping which aims to scrap the use of single-use plastic items by the end of 2021. The cruise line in 2019 eliminated 97 million items of plastic after identifying nearly 40,000 single-use plastic items in its hotel operations, shops, restaurants and kitchens. (more…)

The pandemic has disrupted winter travel plans for holidaymakers all over the world this year but there is nothing to stop people dreaming and planning their much-needed break for next winter. (more…)

MSC Cruises today said that it will temporarily pause the operation of MSC Grandiosa later this month and move to January the planned restart of MSC Magnifica as a result of new travel measures introduced by the Italian government for the Christmas and New Year period. (more…)

MSC Cruises has become the first international line that operates in Japan to receive a health and safety certification from the country’s official maritime classification society ClassNK, a major step forward towards MSC Cruises’ operational restart in the country scheduled for April 2021. (more…)

MSC Cruises has opened sales for the MSC World Cruise 2023 featuring 53 stunning destinations in 33 countries across six continents with a focus on aspirational locations in Asia. (more…)