Tagged: MSC Cruises

MSC Cruises announced new key management appointments to “support the next phase of the company’s growth across North America” ahead of the arrival of the MSC Seaside in Miami in 2017. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

MSC Cruises has announced that the cruise line has hired Tom Muldoon as its new business development manager for north and central Florida. (travelagentcentral.com)

MSC Cruises has announced a new lineup of additions to its family cruise program, including a new children’s sports program, DOREBRO; a child-dedicated interactive cooking class designed with Michelin-starred chef Carlo Cracco; and a new, exclusive MSC Cruises ship toy developed by LEGO. (travelagentcentral.com)

MSC Cruises has announced the sister ship to MSC Seaside will be named MSC Seaview when it launches in June 2018. (cruisecritic.com)

Intelsat announced in a press release that Marlink has selected it to “deliver fast, high quality Intelsat EpicNG broadband connectivity” to MSC Cruises, starting with service on the MSC Divina, which sails year-round from Miami. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

MSC Cruises has released more details and renderings of its Meraviglia class ships, including the name of the Cirque de Soleil lounge, more family offerings and how the popular Yacht Club concept will be extended. (cruisecritic.com)

MSC Cruises has today announced an exclusive partnership with global hairstyling brand Jean Louis David. The Company will introduce Jean Louis David salons across its fleet by the end of the year – another industry-first. (more…)

MSC Cruises announced that it has worked together with Marlink – the pioneer of business critical communication solutions for customers operating in remote environments – to launch a next-generation connectivity for MSC Cruises’ fleet with multi-band VSAT services. (more…)

MSC Cruises has created an exclusive “beach oasis” for passengers on Dubai and Abu Dhabi cruises from this winter. The 1.5 mile long stretch of land on the natural island of Sir Bani Yas, just off the southwest coast of Abu Dhabi, features hundreds of palm trees, shaded cabanas and more than 2,000 sunbeds across 387,500 square feet of beaches. (cruisecritic.com)

MSC Cruises’ MSC Seaside will head from Venice to Miami next December (2017) with a trans-Atlantic crossing spanning 20 nights and starting at just $82 per day, or $1,729 per person. (ruiseindustrynews.com)

Wallem’s agency team in Japan recently welcomed the MSC Lirica on her maiden call to Japan. The vessel arrived in Fukuoka (Hakata) on April 29 with 1,764 passengers and 743 crew onboard before heading back to Shanghai. (cruisebusiness.com)

MSC Cruises has revealed further details of MSC Seaside including suspended glass floors, a wrap around outdoor promenade with bars and restaurants, ocean-view elevators — and the highest ratio of outdoor space of any ship at sea. (cruisecritic.com)

After celebrating the 100th year anniversary of ANZACs landing in Gallipoli in 2015, MSC Orchestra is set and ready for more adventure in 2016. Arriving last year with over 2,500 passengers for the service, this cruise marked the first time an MSC vessel has visited our Australian Shores. (etbtravelnews.com)

MSC Cruises has announced “next-generation connectivity” across its entire fleet and new internet packages. Working with Marlink MSC Cruises will provide dynamic bandwidth to its 12 existing ships. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

As Mediterranean line MSC Cruises continues to integrate its cruise product into the North American market, the line will implement several changes to its deposit, cancellation and travel agent rebate policies in an effort to better align itself with competitors. (cruisecritic.com)

MSC Cruises announced a new partnership with celebrated pan-Asian chef and international culinary pioneer, Roy Yamaguchi.

MSC Cruises is meeting strong, growing demand for wellness travel by introducing an exclusive Wellness Experience, developed in partnership with Technogym, the world’s leading wellness company.

MSC Cruises today announced the winners of its 3rd Annual MSC True Partnerships’ Awards. “MSC’s travel partners are a crucial part of our success,” says Richard Sasso, president, MSC Cruises USA. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

MSC Cruises announced that it has partnered with acclaimed chocolatier and pastry chef, Jean-Philippe Maury, to bring his culinary genius aboard the cruise line’s ships. (cruisebusiness.com)

In her new position, Sequeira will be responsible for maintaining the company’s existing relationships with the industry’s largest travel consortia, franchise and host agency partners, as well as developing relationships with new partners. (travelagentcentral.com)

MSC Cruises has confirmed its existing option to build two additional next-generation cruise ships with STX France. The new “Meraviglia-Plus” cruise ships will be larger than the two Meraviglia-class ships that have already been announced. (travelagentcentral.com)

A vehicle carrying seven cruise passengers on MSC Orchestra crashed in Dominica today, causing the death of one of them, a 16-month-old boy. (cruisecritic.com)

MSC Cruises has announced the appointment of Antonio Paradiso as Managing Director for the MSC Cruises’ business in the UK and Ireland, effective 1 March 2016. (cruisebusiness.com)

The line will suspend calls by MSC Magnifica to Istanbul and Izmir, replacing them with Athens and Mykonos from March 26th until the end of the Mediterranean cruise season in October. (cruisecritic.com)

MSC Cruises, the world’s fourth largest cruise shipping company, says it has unveiled its new global brand positioning campaign Not Just Any Cruise at a series of international media events across Europe. (cruisebusiness.com)

MSC Cruises and Samsung have announced a new partnership in which Samsung will supply MSC’s new Seaside generation of ships, starting with MSC Meraviglia and MSC Seaside, with digital solutions and devices. (travelagentcentral.com)

MSC Cruises has announced that bookings are now open for its new MSC Seaside, the first cruise ship in the line’s new “Seaside” class. The new ship is set to sail in December 2017. (travelagentcentral.com)