MSC Cruises has broken ground on the new Durban Cruise Terminal through its joint-venture with the South African government, Kwazulu Cruise Terminal (KCT). The ground breaking marks the official start of construction […]
MSC Cruises 2022 World Cruise to include ports calls in Aqaba and Salalah
MSC Cruises has opened sales for its 2022 World Cruise aboard MSC Poesia, calling at 43 ports on five continents, including Aqaba in Jordan (the gateway to Petra) and the ancient port […]
MSC announces plans to become world’s first carbon neutral cruise line
In a cruise industry first, MSC Cruises has announced plans to become the world’s first carbon neutral cruise line by 2020.
MSC Cruises takes delivery of Brazil-bound MSC Grandiosa
MSC Cruises took delivery of its newest cruise ship on Friday, the 4,888-guest, 181,541-gross ton MSC Grandiosa, the latest in the Meraviglia Plus-class.
MSC Cruises cuts steel for first World-class ship MSC Europa, it’s largest cruise ship ever
MSC Cruises has cut the first steel for its largest cruise ship to date, the first of the new World-class vessels, MSC Europa.
MSC Cruises announces activities available on new Caribbean private island Ocean Cay
MSC Cruises has revealed the range of activities that will be on offer for cruise tourists at its new private island in the Caribbean, Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve.
MSC Grandiosa to feature two new Cirque du Soleil at Sea shows
Two new Cirque du Soleil at Sea shows will debut exclusively aboard MSC Grandiosa, one with audience participation for the first time, MSC Cruises has announced.
Cruise lines reassure passengers following Thomas Cook bankruptcy
Major cruise lines operating in the UK and Europe, with cruise bookings made through Thomas Cook have reassured passengers that their bookings will be honoured after the British travel group ceased operations.
MSC releases new details about most environmentally friendly cruise ship to date
MSC Cruises’ first Seaside Evo-class cruise ship, MSC Seashore, will be the greenest cruise ship the line has ever launched, and at her coin laying ceremony Friday MSC also revealed new details […]
Italian cruise lines battle for marketshare in South America as Costa adds Luminosa
Costa Cruises has announced that it will deploy a third ship in the South American market for the 2020/21 season, just days after MSC Cruises announced it would be sending in its […]
MSC Cruises to ‘stretch’ Magnifica cruise ship ahead of her 2021 UK cruise season
It seems undertaking one of the largest ship lengthening refurbishment projects in history wasn’t enough for MSC Cruises when it stretched it’s four Lirica-class ships, because the cruise line has just announced […]
MSC Grandiosa to be largest cruise ship ever to homeport in Brazil
MSC Cruises is ramping up its commitment to developing cruise markets with the announcement that MSC Grandiosa will be deployed in Brazil.
MSC announces AED1-million Swarovski Crystal suite for Bellissima ahead of Dubai cruises
MSC Cruises is introducing the most Dubai cruise cabin ever aboard MSC Bellissima, which will homeport in the Arabian Gulf this coming November.
First Meraviglia-Plus class ship MSC Grandiosa has passed her sea trials
MSC Cruises’ first Meraviglia-Plus class ship, MSC Grandiosa, has successfully completed her sea trials ahead of her planned delivery to the cruise line on October 31st, MSC has announced.
MSC Cruises releases new renderings of planned Durban Cruise Terminal
MSC Cruises has released new renderings of its planned R200-million dedicated cruise terminal for Durban, where it homeports annually for the winter season.
MSC Cruises to homeport two classes of ships in South Africa for first time
MSC Cruises will homeport two different classes of cruise ships in South Africa for the first time during the 2020/21 cruise season, it has been announced.
MSC Cruises shows us what Bellissima’s 2019 cruise season in Dubai will look like
MSC Cruises is ramping up the hype ahead of new ship MSC Bellissima’s inaugural cruise season in Dubai (it will be the ship’s first Dubai cruise season, but MSC Cruises have been […]
Ship Review: MSC Bellissima
Bigger, better and more advanced than any MSC cruise ship that has come before her, MSC Bellissima is also the largest and newest cruise ship ever to cruise roundtrip from Dubai.
MSC Cruises provides a glimpse into upcoming Dubai cruise season with new video
Calling the United Arab Emirates ‘one of the most intriguing lands on Earth’, MSC Cruises has released a teaser video for the upcoming Dubai cruise season of new ship MSC Bellissima.
MSC releases video of new Caribbean island Ocean Cay
MSC Cruises first private island in the Caribbean (and indeed its first in the world) is so close to completion that the cruise line has released a video providing us with a […]