Cruise news (MSC Grandiosa-tagged)

MSC resumes scheduled Mediterranean cruises from January 24 with Grandiosa
Due to the extension of the travel restrictions within Italy (which also prevents access to cruise ports) until January 15, MSC Cruises announced the...
January 9, 2021
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MSC Cruises introduces Summer 2022 programme
The family-owned company MSC Cruises announced details of its Summer 2022 program with sales now open for voyages in the Caribbean and Mediterranean...
December 18, 2020
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MSC Cruises winter 2021-2022 program
MSC Cruises reconfirmed its winter cruise programme for 2021-2022 with an array of itineraries in the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, and the Gulf...
December 14, 2020
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MSC Cruises suspends sailings in the Mediterranean
MSC Cruises announced that it would temporarily pause the operation of MSC Grandiosa later in December and move to January 2021 the planned restart...
December 4, 2020
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MSC Cruises reveals long-term agreement with ABP Southampton
MSC Cruises revealed a long-term agreement with ABP-Associated British Ports Southampton that will commence in summer 2021 with one of its liners...
November 26, 2020
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MSC Cruises to restart sailings in Japan from April 2021
MSC Cruises became the first international cruise shipping company operating in Japan to receive a health and safety certification from Japan's...
November 25, 2020
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MSC Cruises announces itinerary changes due to ongoing restrictions in France and Germany
MSC Cruises announced that given the prevailing pandemic situation in Germany and France with significant travel restrictions affecting passengers...
November 5, 2020
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MSC Cruises’ MSC Magnifica restarts sailings in West and East Mediterranean
MSC Cruises' ship MSC Magnifica departed from Genoa Italy on Monday, October 19, and became the second vessel of the line to welcome passengers back...
October 20, 2020
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MSC Grandiosa passengers not allowed to disembark in Malta over suspected Coronavirus case
Passengers from the MSC Cruises' liner MSC Grandiosa have not been allowed to disembark in Malta over a suspected case of Coronavirus (COVID-19...
October 18, 2020
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MSC Cruises cancels sailings through November 30
MSC Cruises joined other cruise companies in canceling most November 2020 sailings including all voyages from the USA to the Caribbean and Bahamas...
October 8, 2020
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MSC Cruises’ MSC Magnifica to boast a longer itinerary when she returns to sea
MSC Cruises announced that its second liner to return to service - MSC Magnifica, will have a richer and longer itinerary as well as a new restart...
September 13, 2020
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MSC Grandiosa crew tests positive for Coronavirus during screening
New COVID cruise ship cases were reported in a few hours in Palermo (Sicily Italy) including an MSC Grandiosa ship employee. The Israeli woman...
September 11, 2020
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Restart of MSC Magnifica postponed until September 26
MSC Cruises announced that regretfully the it had to postpone the restart of MSC Magnifica until September 26. In connection with the introduction...
August 24, 2020
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MSC Cruises' Grandiosa ship ends the first voyage in the Mediterranean
The MSC Cruises-operated liner MSC Grandiosa - the first large-sized cruise ship to resume voyages after the worldwide suspension of operations due...
August 23, 2020
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Valletta Cruise Port welcomes its first cruise ship, MSC Grandiosa
Valletta Cruise Port welcomed its first cruise ship, MSC Grandiosa, on Friday, August 21, which will be operating under a new strict and...
August 21, 2020
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