MSC Cruises will sail a series of Red Sea itineraries from Jeddah during the coming winter 2021/22 cruise season aboard MSC Magnifica.
MSC Cruises becomes first cruise line ever to homeport in Saudi Arabia
MSC Mediterranean cruise season announced, US cruises cancelled to July
An extensive MSC Mediterranean cruise season has been revealed by MSC Cruises while it has simultaneously further suspended its US cruise program to July.
Royal Caribbean is now the largest cruise line in the world
While it was anticipated several years ago that Royal Caribbean would eventually overtake Carnival Cruise Line as the largest cruise line in the world, the COVID-19 pandemic hastened the change.
UK 2021 cruises going full steam ahead following government approvals
Just days after the British government indicated that it would once more allow cruise ships to sail from ports in England, several of the world’s largest cruise lines announced roundtrip UK 2021 […]
MSC Cruises announces MSC Virtuosa UK cruise season for 2021
MSC Cruises has announced an MSC Virtuosa UK cruise season just days after confirming that it was planning a summer homeport season for 2021.
MSC Cruises joins UK fray as cruises prepare to resume, with no vaccine required
MSC Cruises has joined P&O, Fred Olsen, Viking, Princess and Cunard in offering a range of short UK cruises during the British summer, and says a vaccine won’t be required.
VIDEO: MSC Lirica, due to homeport in Dubai this year, catches fire in Corfu
A fire was reported aboard the cruise ship MSC Lirica on Friday while in warm lay-up in Corfu, but there are no reports of injuries and MSC Cruises says the damage to […]
MSC Cruises reveals two new dining concepts aboard Dubai-bound MSC Virtuosa
Two new dining concepts will debut aboard MSC Virtuosa, which is scheduled to homeport in Dubai for the 2021/22 cruise season.
New lounges, restaurants and entertainment spaces revealed for MSC Seashore
MSC Seashore, the new Seaside-class cruise ship from MSC Cruises, will be 65% redesigned compared to her sister ships and will feature new lounges, restaurants and entertainment options. The comments were made […]
MSC cancels 2020/21 South African cruise season after failing to secure approval
MSC Cruises SA, the local subsidiary of MSC Cruises in South Africa, has cancelled the current 2020/21 cruise season, after government officials failed to allow a resumption of voyages from Durban.
Everything we know about humanoid robot bartender aboard UAE-bound MSC Virtuosa
MSC Cruises has introduced the world to Rob, the world’s first humanoid robot bartender aboard a cruise ship, as part of the debut of its new cruise ship MSC Virtuosa. MSC Virtuosa, […]
MSC takes delivery of Dubai-bound Virtuosa, the first cruise ship with a humanoid bartender
MSC Cruises has taken delivery of MSC Virtuosa, expanding its fleet to 18 ships and adding a second cruise ship to its innovative Meraviglia Plus-class line-up. The cruise line took delivery of […]
MSC restarts cruises for second time in Mediterranean following short pause
MSC Grandiosa departed Genoa, Italy on Sunday evening, resuming her previously announced 7-night roundtrip itineraries in the Mediterranean and marking MSC Cruises’ second return to cruising since the pandemic began last year.
MSC ramps up China cruise commitment while orderbook remains largest in the industry
MSC Cruises has announced its new Meraviglia Plus-class cruise ship MSC Virtuosa will homeport in China in 2022, after sailing her first Middle East cruise season out of Dubai.
Costa and MSC only major cruise lines to announce January return to service
While the rest of the cruise industry has largely hunkered down for another several months of suspended operations amid two new strains of the coronavirus, Costa and MSC Cruises have announced they […]
MSC pushes South African cruise season back to February amid new COVID strain
The emergence of two new strains of COVID-19, one originating in South Africa and the other in the UK, has prompted MSC Cruises to further postpone its 2020/21 cruise season out of […]
MSC and Costa cancel Christmas cruises due to renewed Italian travel restrictions
Italy’s two major cruise lines MSC and Costa Cruises have been forced to suspend their cruise programs from the country due to a request from the Italian goverment as it battles a […]
Sign of hope for South African cruise sector as foreign yacht, tourist ban lifted
South Africa has relaxed its anti-coronavirus restrictions further, allowing bottle stores to return to normal opening hours, and in a crucial hint for the future of cruises, reopening to tourists and foreign […]
MSC drops Opera’s 2020/21 Cape Town cruises, Orchestra’s Durban season uncertain
MSC Cruises has cancelled its planned 2020/21 Cape Town cruise season aboard MSC Opera due to ongoing travel restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, but remains in talks with the South African government […]
MSC Cruises adds second ship MSC Magnifica back into service in Italy
MSC Magnifica has returned to service for MSC Cruises, departing on her first cruise since the coronavirus pandemic began, the second ship to do so for the cruise line.
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