Cruise news (MSC Cruises-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Southampton's 5th cruise ship terminal named 'Horizon'
Port Southampton’s 5th cruise ship terminal is to be named "Horizon Cruise Terminal". The new facility is still under construction, being...
May 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line, RCI-Royal Caribbean International, MSC Cruises vaccinate all crew
Following the recent announcement by the USA's CDC agency (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) that cruises could resume from US seaports by...
May 3, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises announces new Red Sea itinerary aboard MSC Magnifica
MSC Cruises announced details of the line’s new itinerary in the Red Sea for the Winter 2021-2022 season. The first-time cruises visiting...
May 2, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises announces fleetwide COVID-19 vaccination for all crew
MSC Cruises announced a fleetwide COVID-19 vaccination program for all crew members. The programme has already started on Friday, April 30, on the...
May 1, 2021 - Cruise Industry
UK Government limits cruises to 1000 passengers per ship or 50%
Last week, the UK government issued new advice stating that no more than 1000 cruise ship passengers would be allowed to board a voyage between May...
April 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' MSC Seaside ship to sail in the Mediterranean for the first time in summer 2021
MSC Cruises announced that this summer passengers aboard MSC Seaside will benefit from a private beach experience in Taranto Puglia. This is in...
April 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises launches Red Sea cruises in the winter 2021-2022 season
The world’s largest privately-owned cruise company - MSC and Cruise Saudi (fully-owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund) announced the...
April 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises launches new and updated European and Mediterranean itineraries for Summer 2021
The world's largest family-owned cruise company MSC announced new and updated itineraries in Europe and the Mediterranean for this coming summer...
April 16, 2021 - Accidents
Injured crew medevaced from MSC Cruises' ship MSC Lirica in Corfu, Greece
A 44-year-old electrician, crew member on MSC Cruises' ship MSC Lirica, has been injured on Wednesday, April 7, while trying to change a cooling...
April 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Montenegro lifts cruise ship ban on April 10
Montenegro's Ministry of Health allows entry of cruise ships and lifts the ban which has been in force since March 2020, due to the pandemic. The...
April 10, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Virtuosa cruise ship homeported in Southampton UK
MSC Cruises announced it is homeporting its newest ship - MSC Virtuosa, in the UK for summer 2021, scheduled to start on May 20. The ship will sail...
March 29, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Total to supply MSC Cruises’ LNG-powered ships in Marseille, France
Total will supply ~45,000 tons of LNG annually for MSC Cruises’ new LNG-powered ships. LNG bunkering is due to take place in Marseille, France...
March 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Yacht Club expanded on the new ships Virtuosa and Seashore
The family-owned MSC Cruises (part of MSC Shipping) announced it will expand the "MSC Yacht Club" (ship-within-a-ship Suite complex) on its newest...
March 20, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises to sail around the British Isles in summer 2021
The family-owned company MSC Cruises from May 2021 starts to offer British Isles voyages to both vaccinated and non-vaccinated UK residents. All...
March 19, 2021 - Accidents
VIDEO: Fire on MSC Cruises' ship MSC Lirica in Greece
A fire broke out aboard one of MSC Cruises' ships idled in Greece on Thursday, March 11. The fire was reported at 3:42 p.m. local time aboard MSC...
March 12, 2021