Cruise news (msc splendida-tagged)
- Accidents
24-year-old MSC Splendida crew who jumped overboard was recovered off Calabria's coast
A 24-year-old MSC Cruises crew went overboard from the MSC Splendida ship on Wednesday, September 14, while the vessel was off the coast of Reggio...
September 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' passengers to choose from new shore excursions in Brindisi (Italy)
MSC Cruises passengers stopping in Brindisi (Italy) will be able to choose from a richer range of shore excursions. On the occasion of the weekly...
May 22, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Brazilian cruise season 2021-2022 restarts on March 5
After 2 months of voluntary suspension of sailings, cruise ships finally restart operations in Brazil. On Wednesday, CLIA Brazil announced the...
March 5, 2022 - Accidents
CLIA Brazil extends the suspension of operations until March 4, 2022
CLIA Brazil (Brazilian Association of Maritime Cruises) took the decision to extend the voluntary suspension of operations in Brazilian ports, now...
February 17, 2022 - Accidents
CLIA Brazil extends the suspension of sailings until February 18
CLIA Brazil (Brazilian Association of Maritime Cruises) and its associates took the decision to extend for another 14 days the suspension of...
February 2, 2022 - Accidents
Brazil's Health Regulatory Agency recommends suspension of the 2021-2022 cruise season
Brazilan cruise season could be canceled for the 5 ships currently anchored off the coast of Santos (Sao Paulo, Brazil) after Anvisa (country's...
January 16, 2022 - Accidents
Brazilian health authorities to investigate reports of cruise ships violating COVID protocols
Brazilian health authorities announced on Sunday, January 2, they would investigate reports of cruise ships violating COVID protocols, after...
January 4, 2022 - Cruise Industry
3 MSC Cruises ships anchored off Copacabana beach for Rio de Janeiro's New Year's Eve fireworks
The 3 MSC Cruises ships deployed in Brazil for winter season 2021-2022 will be all anchored off Copacabana Beach on New Year's Eve for the fireworks...
December 30, 2021 - Accidents
Costa Diadema and MSC Splendida hit by COVID in Brazil
Two large cruise liners reported COVID outbreaks during their latest sailings in Brazil (South America). Costa Cruises' Costa Diadema (scheduled to...
December 29, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Preziosa is the first cruise ship to restart sailings in Brazil
MSC Cruises' liner MSC Preziosa became the first cruise ship to restart passenger shipping operations in Brazil since the industry's shutdown caused...
November 4, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises restarts in South Africa and Brazil
The container shipping company MSC Group's subsidiary MSC Cruises confirmed its winter 2021 season in Brazil after the green light from local health...
October 10, 2021 - Accidents
MSC cancels 2021-2022 cruise season to Uruguay and Argentina
The world's 3rd-largest cruise company MSC announced the cancellation of its South America 2021-2022 winter program based on homeporting in Argentina...
October 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' ship MSC Bellissima to sail 21 Red Sea voyages from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
MSC announced that its Bellissima ship, one of the fleet’s most modern liners, will sail a total of 21 Red Sea voyages from the commercial hub...
July 13, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC with the industry's largest air charter/fly-cruise program for summer 2021
MSC Cruises announced that it had chartered the industry-largest air charter (fly-cruise) program for summer 2021 to make more homeports (embarkation...
June 20, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises' ship MSC Splendida welcomes back passengers with a 4-country Eastern Mediterranean...
Over the weekend, MSC Splendida became the latest MSC Cruises' liner to restart summer sailings with a 7-night itinerary to the Eastern Mediterranean...
June 15, 2021