Cruise news (Genoa Italy-tagged)
- Accidents
MSC Cruises revoking crew privileges due to COVID cases onboard MSC Seaside
Due to the increase in COVID cases on MSC Seaside ship, MSC is revoking crew privileges/access to public areas. In an email sent to the crew...
June 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' ship MSC Bellissima to be based in the Mediterranean for the summer
MSC Cruises announced that its liner MSC Bellissima will be deployed in the Mediterranean for summer 2022 to meet the overwhelming demand. Gianni...
June 9, 2022 - Accidents
Virgin Voyages delays Resilient Lady ship's inauguration from Aug 2022 to May 2023
Virgin Voyages revised the schedule of its 3rd liner - Resilient Lady and will defer the upcoming launch to 2023-Q2. Initially scheduled to debut...
June 9, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn Pursuit's hull moved to Genoa (Italy) for final outfitting
Seabourn celebrated a major milestone in the building process for its Seabourn Pursuit ship, with the movement of the hull to the shipbuilder...
April 21, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Sales open for 2024 World Cruise abroad MSC Poesia
MSC announced the latest world cruise abroad MSC Poesia scheduled for 2024. MSC Poesia is due to commence the 121-day voyage on January 4, from...
April 21, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises restarts operation from Genoa (Milan, Italy) with Costa Firenze
On Thursday, April 7th, Costa Firenze debuted in Genoa (Milan, Italy), inaugurating the restart of Costa Cruises' operation from the port city. In...
April 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages' 3rd cruise ship Resilient Lady successfully completes sea trials
Virgin Voyages announced that their 3rd ship, Resilient Lady, had successfully completed the final sea trial, returning safely to Sestri Shipyard...
April 5, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Magnifica to homeport in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands) from September 2022
Port Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) will be the homeport/turnaround port of MSC Magnifica, starting September 2022. The MSC Cruises...
March 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Oceania Cruises floats out new Oceania Vista at Fincantieri Shipyard in Genoa (Italy)
On February 25, Oceania Cruises celebrated the float out of its new 67000 GT, 1200-passenger Oceania Vista at the Fincantieri shipyard (Sestri...
March 1, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Section of the 4th Virgin Voyages' ship floated at the Fincantieri shipyard (Castellammare di...
A section of Virgin Voyages' 4th newbuild (Brilliant Lady) was floated at the Fincantieri shipyard (Castellammare di Stabia, Italy). An official...
February 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Costa Cruises restarts sailings with its entire fleet in 2022
Costa Cruises continues the line's gradual restart plan for the year. From March 5, the date on which the newbuild Costa Toscana will set sail for...
February 14, 2022 - Accidents
445 kg of cocaine seized, slaughtered sailor found on containership MSC Adelaide
400+ kilograms of cocaine were seized in Port Genova (Italy), hidden in a TEU-container loaded with coffee from Brazil. In addition to drugs, a 50...
February 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC's winter 2022-2023 cruise program features the newbuild ships World Europa & Seascape
MSC Cruises’ 2022-2023 Winter lineup of voyages features 2 new ships: MSC World Europa and MSC Seascape. In total, the cruise line offers a...
February 4, 2022 - Accidents
45 passengers test positive for COVID on MSC Grandiosa in Genoa (Italy)
One of the largest cruise ships sailing in the Mediterranean became the latest to be hit by COVID amid the global surge in cases. MSC Cruises...
January 4, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Malaga (Spain) to be an embarkation port for MSC Cruises' ship MSC Orchestra during summer 2022
MSC Cruises announced that Malaga (Spain Granada) will be the homeport (for embarkation) in summer 2022 for a new 10-night (11-day) Western...
December 20, 2021