Cruise news (MSC Cruises-tagged)
- Accidents
New MSC cruise ship Seascape suffers engine problems in the Caribbean
One of the main engines of MSC Seascape, which was officially christened in New York in December 2022, failed last week and only a reduced cruising...
January 23, 2023 - Cruise Industry
MSC Magnifica cruise ship to make 26 stops in Port Tarragona (Spain)
At FITUR (Feria Internacional de Turismo-Ifema Madrid) on Thursday, January 19th, Tarragona Cruise Port presented Tarragona City as an excellent...
January 20, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Dammam's King Abdulaziz Port (Saudi Arabia) welcomes first cruise ship
The Saudi Red Sea Authority, Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani), and Cruise Saudi this month welcomed MSC World Europa, the inaugural call of the first...
January 17, 2023 - Accidents
MSC Meraviglia encounters boat in distress and rescues 24 migrants at sea
An MSC Cruises ship bound for Port Canaveral (Orlando, Florida) encountered a boat in distress on Saturday, January 14th and rescued all 24 occupants...
January 17, 2023 - Cruise Industry
MSC Poesia and MSC Magnifica depart from Genoa (Italy) for simultaneous world cruises
The world's 3rd-largest cruise shipowner - MSC Cruises, wished bon voyage to passengers aboard MSC Poesia and MSC Magnifica as the two...
January 6, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Florida-based cruise lines to pay $400M for use of Havana Port (Cuba)
Beth Bloom (Miami District Judge) ruled on Friday, December 30th, that 4 Florida-based cruise shipping companies must pay US$400+ million in damages...
January 1, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Port Galveston (Texas USA) and MSC Cruises negotiating the development of a new/4th terminal
The major U.S. cruise homeport Galveston Wharves, and leading international cruise company MSC Cruises are negotiating the development of a 4th...
December 22, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises opens bookings for ex-UK summer 2024 itineraries
Summer 2024 itineraries were put on sale by MSC Cruises. Fleet's total 22 ships include the UK-based (homeported in Southampton England) liner MSC...
December 22, 2022 - Accidents
36-year-old woman dead after falling overboard from MSC Meraviglia ship
A woman sailing onboard MSC Cruises’ ship MSC Meraviglia died after going overboard early Thursday morning, December 15. The ship was ~18 mi...
December 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Sophia Loren christens MSC Seascape ship at NYC’s Manhattan Cruise Terminal
MSC Cruises christened the 5900-passenger vessel MSC Seascape on Wednesday, December 7th, at New York City’s Manhattan Cruise Terminal. ~3000...
December 9, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' newest flagship MSC Seascape arrives in NYC New York ahead of naming ceremony
The world's currently newest cruise ship arrived on Monday morning, December 5, in NYC. MSC Seascape (MSC's US flagship) sailed past the Statue of...
December 6, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Opera joins MSC World Europa and MSC Poesia at Doha Port for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
MSC Opera, the 3rd cruise ship to serve as a "floating hotel" during the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar arrived at Doha Port. MSC Opera is joining MSC...
November 22, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises takes delivery of its new flagship MSC Seascape
MSC Group’s Cruise Division on Wednesday, November 16, officially took delivery from Fincantieri of the new flagship MSC Seascape in the...
November 17, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean to build new Terminal G in Miami Florida
In one of the biggest deals for “the cruise capital of the world,” Miami-Dade Commissioners approved a development and lease agreement...
November 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: MSC World Europa ship officially named at Grand Cruise Terminal, Doha Port
The naming ceremony for the new 2,626-cabin MSC Cruises ship MSC World Europa took place in Doha (Qatar) on Sunday, November 13th, ahead of the World...
November 14, 2022