Tagged: MSC Cruises

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…)

MSC Cruises announced today that given the prevailing pandemic situation in France and Germany with significant travel restrictions affecting guests from these markets, it will be temporarily suspending further sailings of MSC Magnifica. (more…)

The doyen of British cruising, Douglas Ward, he of the Berlitz Cruising & Cruise Ships, has recently been to sea on MSC Grandiosa. Grandiosa does not get a rating in the 2020 edition but Douglas was not going to let the problems of the pandemic get in the way of a review for the next publication. (btnews.co.uk)

MSC Cruises will be the first cruise line in the world to install a new and advanced innovative technology sanitation system called ‘Safe Air’ to improve further the quality and cleanliness of the onboard air for its guests and crew. (more…)

MSC Magnifica departed Genoa, Italy yesterday and became the second MSC Cruises ship to welcome guests back on board since Europe’s leading cruise line restarted operations in August. (more…)

The Seaware reservation platform will power reservations and more for the soon-to-be-announced new luxury cruise brand by the Passenger Division of MSC Group, following an agreement announced by Versonix. (more…)

Dozens of Mauritian cruise ship workers who were stranded off the coast of Brazil throughout the pandemic have finally started their journey home after desperate appeals to return. (theguardian.com)

Crew members aboard the Mediterranean Shipping Company’s (MSC) Poesia and Musica cruise ships have taken strike action in opposition to the company’s months-long failure to repatriate its employees. (wsws.org)

MSC Cruises today announced that its second ship to return to welcome guests, MSC Magnifica, will have an even richer and longer itinerary when she returns to sea and a new re-start date of 19 October with a series of seven cruises including an eight-night Christmas cruise departing on 18 December from Genoa, Italy. (more…)

MSC Cruises announced that it is launching a special global discounted cruise fares programme applicable to the end of 2021 for all front line and back office healthcare professionals globally as a way of saying ‘thank you’ for their ongoing contribution to fight the global pandemic and let them know that when they’re ready, they can enjoy a much-deserved holiday with their loved ones. (more…)

MSC Cruises announced today that regretfully the Company must postpone the restart of MSC Magnifica until 26 September. (more…)

MSC Grandiosa yesterday became the first ship from the MSC Cruises fleet to welcome guests back and the first ship to implement the Company’s health and safety protocol. (more…)

MSC Cruises announced today that flagship MSC Grandiosa and MSC Magnifica will resume operations in the Mediterranean starting from 16 and 29 August 2020 respectively, offering guests full-experience cruise holidays with the opportunity to discover five different destinations during a 7-night cruise. (more…)

Speaking today at a press conference held in Italy, MSC Cruises’ CEO Gianni Onorato revealed the full details of the Company’s comprehensive health and safety protocol that has been developed to support the restart of operations in the Mediterranean, designed to protect the health and safety of guests, crew as well as the local communities that the Company’s ships will visit. (more…)

Kyriakos (Kerry) Anastassiadis has been appointed senior advisor for institutional and maritime affairs at MSC Cruises where he will liaise with public authorities and regulatory bodies, according to a press release. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Over the past months since temporarily halting its cruise operation in connection with the development of the global health pandemic ashore, MSC Cruises has been hard at work to develop a new health and safety operating protocol to support its return to service once the time is right. (more…)

MSC Cruises confirmed today full details of its Winter 2020/2021 Season, offering over 90 different itineraries across the Caribbean, Mediterranean, the Gulf, South Africa, South America and Asia – all of the regions where MSC Cruises traditionally operates. (more…)

Emiliano González, President of MSC Cruises Spain sadly passed away on 25 March in Madrid, aged 68. He leaves his wife and two children behind. (more…)

“I can attest first hand that the industry employees are working harder than ever and adapting to changes that are taking place minute by minute,” said Ken Muskat, executive vice president and COO at MSC Cruises USA. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

MSC Cruises USA, the North American arm of MSC Cruises, has appointed Rubén Rodríguez as President and he will join the organisation on 18 March. (more…)

Demonstrating a continued dedication to the environment, MSC Cruises has today unveiled not only a series of carefully selected shore excursions specifically designed to help protect and preserve Earth’s natural beauty but also set specific objectives for local tour operator partners to become internationally certified under the Global Sustainable Tourism Council certification program. (more…)

MSC Foundation, the private non-profit foundation established to lead, focus and advance MSC Group’s conservation and humanitarian commitments, launched today #SuperCoralPlay, a campaign to raise awareness of the need to take action to protect and preserve coral reefs. (more…)

With the new brand campaign, “The Sea at Its Most,” MSC Cruises shows how the sea and its many wonders are at the heart of the guest experience and when combined with the enriching guest experience on board the Company’s modern ships, an MSC Cruises holiday is truly unique. (more…)

MSC Cruises has wished bon voyage to guests aboard MSC Magnifica as she departed from Marseilles, France today (Jan.6) for the Company’s second world cruise. Guests will discover the world without having to unpack their suitcase during their 117-day trip of a lifetime. (more…)

The cruise ship MSC Grandiosa operated by MSC Cruises had a small accident this morning, 30 December 2019, as the vessel was docking in the port of Palermo, Italy. (crew-center.com)