Explora Journeys, the new luxury cruise line under the MSC Cruises umbrella, has announced that the delivery of its next ship, Explora II, will be delayed until September.
MSC Cruises‘ new World class cruise ship, MSC World America will offer an array of new facilities and activities for families, including the line’s largest and most technologically advanced kids’ area yet, […]
MSC Cruises was one of the first cruise lines to cancel repositioning voyages to and from Dubai, and reroute its cruise ships around Africa instead of the through the Red Sea and […]
A record 121,000 passengers cruised with MSC from South Africa during the 2023/24 cruise season from November to March, most of them originating from the country’s home market, according to Ross Volk, […]
Despite the significant disruption to Middle East cruise itineraries as a result of the ongoing Red Sea security crisis, MSC Cruises has indicated it remains committed to growing its presence in the […]
MSC Group, the parent company of MSC Cruises, and the charity Mercy Ships International have reached an agreement to build a new hospital ship in coordination with MSC Foundation.
MSC Cruises has cancelled MSC Euribia’s repositioning voyage from Europe to Dubai for the 2024/25 Middle East cruise season, due to ongoing security concerns in the Red Sea.
MSC Cruises has held a ceremony to mark the first steel cutting for its third World-class ship, MSC World Asia.
MSC Virtuosa called at the Port of Durban’s Nelson Mandela Cruise Terminal this week, becoming the largest cruise ship ever to dock in South Africa, even if it was only a technical […]
MSC Cruises has unveiled its first thrill ride at sea, Cliffhanger, aboard its newest ship MSC World America, a sister ship to MSC World Europa and the largest vessel the brand has […]
Royal Caribbean’s Oasis and Icon mega ships have ‘neighbourhoods’, Carnival’s Excel vessels have ‘zones’ and MSC Cruises’ giant World class ships have ‘districts’, with its latest, MSC World America, boasting seven.
MSC Splendida is the largest cruise ship ever to homeport in South Africa, and as she respositions from Durban to Cape Town for the remainder of her SA cruise season, she’s bringing […]
NSRI Richards Bay duty crew have evacuated an 18-year-old male passenger from MSC Splendida off the coast of Richards Bay following a medical emergency.
MSC Cruises is banning smoking from the casinos of at least two ships of its fleet, according to Cruise Industry News.
MSC Poesia, currently sailing its 121-day 2024 World Cruise program for MSC Cruises, will cancel planned port calls in the Middle East on the back of security concerns in Red Sea.
MSC Poesia was welcomed to the Mother City in style this week during her maiden call to South Africa on her 2024 World Cruise.
Galveston Wharves and MSC Cruises have finalised an operating agreement for a fourth cruise terminal complex at the Port of Galveston.
Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea by Yemen-based Houthi insurgents are causing major disruption to world trade, and forcing cruise lines to re-work itineraries to avoid the area.
MSC Cruises has cancelled three repositioning voyages from the UAE and South Africa amid rising tensions in the Red Sea due to Yemen-based Houthi attacks on international shipping.
MSC Cruises is returning to South Africa for the 2024/25 cruise season with MSC Musica, replacing the larger MSC Splendida which homeported in Durban and Cape Town for the current 2023/24 season.
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