Filming Methane Slips On Cruise Ship (Video)
T&E (Transport & Environment) embarked on the cruise ship MSC World Europa in June 2023 to film potential methane slip emanating from the ship’s funnels. (more…)
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MSC Cruises Opens Sales For Winter 2024/25 Season With More Than 150 Global Sailings Now Available To Book
MSC Cruises has opened sales for a huge range of its highly anticipated Winter 2024/25 season sailings. (more…)
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MSC Cruises and Formula 1® reached a new milestone together over the weekend
MSC Cruises and Formula 1® reached a new milestone together over the weekend, celebrating the first Grand Prix with MSC Cruises as title sponsor. (more…)
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MSC Cruises Publishes Its 2022 Sustainability Report
MSC Cruises has published its 2022 Sustainability Report, highlighting its progress in its sustainability practices over the year. (more…)
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MSC and Silversea Take Delivery on New Ultra-Luxury Cruise Ships
The ultra-luxury segment of the cruise industry marked two major milestones with the delivery of newbuilds which are expected to have a significant impact on the future of the industry. (more…)
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MSC Cruises docks on AC Milan. Their logo will be on shirt sleeves
MSC Cruises have picked up the sleeve patch of AC Milan’s shirt in a multi-year deal that will start this weekend when AC Milan meet Real Madrid at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles as part of the Soccer Champions Tour 2023. (more…)
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Embark On The Itinerary Of A Lifetime To Italy, Türkiye And Greece This Autumn Aboard MSC Poesia
MSC Poesia offers a mesmerising cruise itinerary this autumn, taking guests on a spectacular journey to explore the rich culture and beauty of some of the most sought-after destinations in the Mediterranean. (more…)
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MSC Cruises has chosen Bilbao as the port of embarkation for its MSC Grand Voyages itinerary
On October 30, MSC Virtuosa will set sail on a 23-night voyage taking in destinations such as Naples, Athens, Petra and Muscat, as well as crossing the Suez Canal before arriving in the United Arab Emirates. (more…)
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MSC Group Joins Forces With Groupe Grenat To Support Servette Teams Across All Disciplines
The MSC Group has signed a major partnership with Groupe Grenat to sponsor several emblematic Servette teams. The MSC Group was established in Geneva in 1970 and two of the Group’s main arms will participate in the sponsorship to support their local teams. (more…)
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MSC Cruises Appoints Lucy Ellis As Chief Communications Officer
Lucy Ellis has been appointed as Chief Communications Officer for MSC Cruises, taking over from Luca Biondolillo who is leaving the company at the end of August to pursue a new professional opportunity. (more…)
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Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve Declared Mission Blue ‘Hope Spot’ In Recognition Of Ongoing Conservation Efforts
The Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve in the Bahamas has been formally designated a ‘Hope Spot’ and Pierfrancesco Vago – MSC Foundation Board Member and Chair of the Executive Committee, and Executive Chairman of the Cruise Division of MSC Group – as the Hope Spot Champion by Mission Blue. (more…)
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Six Reasons To Sail This Autumn On MSC Meraviglia For The Ultimate Getaway To New England And Canada. MSC Cruises’ autumn programme offers stunning itineraries off the east coast of North America and up to Canada
MSC Cruises’ autumn programme offers stunning itineraries off the east coast of North America and up to Canada, promising guests a truly unique cruise experience aboard MSC Meraviglia. (more…)
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MSC Cruises Will Close Ocean Cay for 6 Weeks in 2024
Ocean Cay, MSC Cruises’ private island in the Bahamas, will be closed for a period of 46 days between April and May, 2024, the cruise line announced recently. (more…)
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MSC Cruises Temporarily Closing Private Island. More than 30 cruises on 4 different ships are impacted by the 6-week closure of Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve
MSC Cruises has reached out to booked guests and travel agents with a notification that the cruise line’s private island, Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, will be closed from April 7 through May 22, 2024. (more…)
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MSC Cruises And Gasum Partner For LNG And Renewable E-LNG To Achieve 2050 Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goal
The Cruise Division of MSC Group and Gasum have signed a long-term agreement for the supply of LNG to the new flagship of its MSC Cruises brand, MSC Euribia, as well as a Letter of Intent with the goal of cooperating on the supply of synthetic e-LNG made with renewable energy. (more…)
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The Cruise Division Of MSC Group Further Expands Its Shore Power Plan
The Cruise Division of MSC Group today (14 June 2023) unveiled details of the next phase of its shore power plan. (more…)
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MSC Cruises To Introduce More Mini Cruises From Southampton in 2024
MSC Cruises’ UK head has confirmed the line will change the current Southampton departures for MSC Virtuosa from summer 2024 to include more mini cruises. (more…)
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UNWTO And MSC Foundation Look To Net-Zero Future On World Ocean Day
The tourism sector has the potential to create a ‘virtuous circle’ at destination level and so play a key role in maintaining healthy ocean ecosystems. (more…)
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MSC Cruises business in UK grows, fly cruises gain popularity – report
MSC Cruises has reportedly stated that its UK business is performing nearly 50% better this year compared with last, partly driven by the growth of fly-cruise sales. (more…)
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MSC Cruises Officially Names Its Newest Flagship, MSC Euribia, In Copenhagen
MSC Euribia
MSC Cruises yesterday officially named MSC Euribia, its much-anticipated new flagship – a vessel which features the most energy-efficient cruise ship design ever. (more…)
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MSC Cruises and Explora Journeys under same umbrella for agents
The Cruise Division of MSC Group is enhancing support to trade partners in UK & Ireland, by bringing sales functions and other brand-dedicated resources for Explora Journeys, under the same umbrella. (more…)
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The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) And MSC Foundation To Deliver Sustainable Tourism Education At Sea
UNWTO is working with the MSC Foundation to deliver a series of sustainability-related education courses on board the MSC Euribia cruise ship. (more…)
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NatureMetrics, MSC Cruises and MSC Foundation join forces to advance understanding of the most endangered marine species
MSC Cruises and MSC Foundation announced an innovative partnership with NatureMetrics, the pioneering nature intelligence and environmental DNA specialists. (more…)
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Delivery ceremony of MSC Cruises’ latest flagship MSC Euribia took place yesterday at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France. Coin ceremony also took place for MSC World America
The Cruise Division of MSC Group and Chantiers de l’Atlantique today (31 May 2023) celebrated the delivery of MSC Euribia for the Company’s MSC Cruises brand, a vessel which features the most energy-efficient cruise ship design ever. (more…)
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MSC Euribia To Sail World-first Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cruise
The Cruise Division of MSC Group next week will operate the industry’s first net zero greenhouse gas emissions voyage when its latest MSC Cruises flagship, the liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered MSC Euribia, leaves her shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France – where she is currently being built – on the way to her naming ceremony in Copenhagen, Denmark. (more…)
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MSC Cruises Reveals Details For MSC Euribia’s Naming Ceremony In Copenhagen. Sophia Loren will name her 19 MSC Cruises ship
With less than one month to go, MSC Cruises unveiled today further details of the Naming Ceremony for the launch of the line’s most environmentally advanced ship to-date, MSC Euribia, which will take place on 8 June in Copenhagen, Denmark. (more…)
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MSC Cruises Announces Extension To Formula 1® Global Partnership Deal
MSC Cruises announced that the world’s fastest-growing cruise line has extended its global partnership deal with Formula 1®. (more…)
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MSC to Offer Caribbean Fly-Cruises for the Brazilian Market in 2023-2024
After successfully resuming Caribbean fly-cruises for the Brazilian market this past winter, MSC Cruises will continue to offer the product during the 2023-2024 season. (more…)
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MSC Cruises Opens Sales For Stunning Itineraries In Japan For Winter 23/24. Start of MSC Bellissima’s summer season out of Yokohama
MSC Cruises hosted a special event on board MSC Bellissima in Yokohama, Japan to mark the start of the summer 2023 season and to celebrate the 15-year anniversary of the line’s presence in the country. (more…)
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Port Canaveral Welcomes MSC Seaside for Inaugural Voyage. She will homeport to sail three, four and seven-night Caribbean itineraries through November
Welcome Home MSC Seaside to Port Canaveral!
Port Canaveral’s newest homeported ship, the has arrived to begin sailing three and four-night cruises to The Bahamas, and seven-night sailings to Cozumel and Costa Maya in Mexico, Belize. All sailings include stops at Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve. (more…)
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MSC Foundation Partners With Horn Foundation To Support The Pangaea X Programme Empowering Youth To Tackle Environmental Challenges
The MSC Foundation has announced a new partnership that sees it joining forces with the Horn Foundation to support its Pangaea X Programme, conceived to help young people develop impactful projects that contribute to achieving certain key UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). (more…)
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MSC World Europa Completes First LNG Bunkering in Marseilles, France
TotalEnergies Marine Fuels supplied the 333 m vessel with 2,500 m3 of LNG at Marseilles on April 22 , the company said in an emailed statement on Wednesday. (more…)
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MSC Euribia Completes Successful Sea Trials. New hull design by German graphic artist Alex Flämig is now complete and ready to be revealed
MSC Cruises’ second liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered ship MSC Euribia has successfully completed her deep-water intensive systems tests during a four-day trial in the Atlantic Ocean. (more…)
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MSC Meraviglia Arrives In New York City Offering Year Round Sailings to The Bahamas and Florida, Canada and New England, and Bermuda. “Stay & Cruise” packages enable guests to extend their cruise experience in New York City
MSC Meraviglia – MSC Cruises’ award-winning Meraviglia Class ship arrived at her new homeport in New York City at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. (more…)
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Valletta Cruise Port welcomes MSC World Europa on maiden call. MSC World Europa on first visit to Valletta Cruise Port (Malta)
Valletta Cruise Port (Malta) has welcomed MSC World Europa on her first call to Valletta as part of her inaugural 7-night West Mediterranean itinerary. (more…)
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Puerto Plata receives for the first time the luxurious MSC Meraviglia with 4,000 visitors
The Mediterranean Shipping Company’s (MSC) “MSC Meraviglia” cruise ship made its first-ever visit to the Puerto Plata province, carrying 4,934 passengers. (more…)
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MSC World Europa Starts Sailing In The Mediterranean. 7-night cruises calling the Italian ports of Genoa, Naples and Messina, as well as Valletta in Malta, Barcelona in Spain and Marseille in France
MSC Cruises’ innovative new ship – MSC World Europa – has arrived in Europe to commence her first summer season in the Mediterranean. (more…)
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MSC Euribia Brings Fine Wining And Dining To The High Seas. New spaces and concepts, complementing the already expansive Food & Beverage offering on board
Whether guests prefer, casual drinks or more formal dining, MSC Euribia is brimming with delicious dining and drinks experiences for every palate. From steakhouses to sushi, cocktails to coffee, there is a restaurant or bar fit for any time of the day and every typology of guest. (more…)
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MSC Foundation And Unicef Celebrate Landmark €12m Donations To Life-changing Programmes Worldwide
The MSC Foundation and UNICEF are celebrating a partnership that has transformed young lives for over 13 years. On this landmark moment, total donations from MSC’s fundraising activities for UNICEF programmes passed 12 million euros. (more…)
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Miami’s Newest Megaship – MSC World America – sailings from Miami to the Caribbean from April 2025
A new world of cruising is coming to Miami and is now available for booking. MSC Cruises – the world’s third largest and fastest growing cruise brand—opened sales today for MSC World America. (more…)
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