MSC Magnifica

MSC Cruises to sail from the UK to Northern Europe for the first time this winter

MSC Cruises will be offering weekly sailings from the UK to Northern Europe for the first time this winter. They go on sale tomorrow (6 October). From 14 November, UK holidaymakers will be able to board MSC Magnifica at Southampton’s brand-new Horizon Cruise terminal and have direct access to cosmopolitan cities, medieval culture and quaint

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MSC Seashore

MSC Seashore finally gets her first taste of what cruising is about

MSC Seashore has been welcoming her first guests as the new flagship of MSC Cruises during her maiden cruise that set sail from Barcelona on Friday (6 August). More passengers embarked the cutting-edge next generation ship in Marseille on Saturday and Genoa on Sunday ahead of her arrival in Naples today during her inaugural seven-night

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msc seashore delivery

MSC takes delivery of new flagship MSC Seashore and summer in the Med now beckons

MSC Cruises today officially took delivery of its new flagship MSC Seashore – the largest cruise ship to be built in Italy – at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone. During the ceremony, which paid tribute to centuries-old maritime traditions, Roberto Olivari, Fincantieri’s shipyard director, presented Giuseppe Galano, the ship’s master, with an ampoule containing the

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Expedition cruise ship Crystal Endeavor

Back to cruising … a round up of what’s been happening this week

Cruise lines are moving through the gears as vacations get going again. Here’s some of this week’s news that will boost our spirits. Ice Queen Crystal Endeavor sets sail at last Crystal’s new expedition yacht, Crystal Endeavor, has set sail from Reykjavík on her belated maiden voyage – the first of five Iceland circumnavigations. The

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Back to cruising … a round up of what’s been happening this week

Cruise lines are moving through the gears as vacations get going again in the wake of the  pandemic lay-off. Here’s some of the news that has been cheering us up this week. Royal Caribbean has to push back Hong Kong return for 3 months Royal Caribbean has been forced to push back the start of

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MSC and Fincantieri join forces to build a €350m mega cruise terminal at PortMiami

MSC Group have agreed a deal with Fincantieri for a new €350m mega cruise terminal at PortMiami, the cruise industry’s hub in North America and the Caribbean. The new terminal will be made up of a multi-level central body to serve as many as three latest generation ships at the same time, and able to

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MSC Cruises Barcelona terminal

MSC wins 31-year deal for exclusive new cruise terminal in Barcelona

MSC Cruises has obtained final approval to build and operate a cruise terminal in Barcelona, boosting its operation from the Spanish cruise hub in 2024. The £28m investment will see the construction of an innovative 11,670 square-metre terminal that MSC will operate and manage exclusively for 31 years. Pierfrancesco Vago, MSC Cruises’ Executive Chairman, said:

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MSC Virtuosa arrives in Southampton

Hope on the horizon: New ships herald a new start for UK cruising

Two new ships, MSC Virtuosa and Viking Venus, arrived in the UK earlier this week to spearhead the start to a return to cruising as the threat of Covid recedes. Virtuosa leads the way with her maiden voyage around the British Isles on 20 May, while Viking Venus will make her debut as she heads

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Al Balad old town in Jeddah. Picture courtesy of visitsaudi.com

Ancient civilisations await as MSC Magnifica makes her Red Sea debut in Jeddah this winter

MSC Magnifica is set to become the world’s first cruise ship to homeport in Jeddah, opening the sea gate to access the wonders of Saudi Arabia. MSC’s Red Sea debut cruises for Winter 2021/22 will visit culturally-rich destinations in Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt, some of the world’s best beaches and a chance for guests

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MSC Virtuosa

No fooling! MSC’s summer cruises around the UK on new flagship Virtuosa go on sale on 1 April

MSC Cruises has revealed details of its wide range of voyages around the British Isles this summer. The cruises go on sale on Thursday (1 April) From 20 May it will be offering a special range of short breaks and week-long cruises on the new flagship, MSC Virtuosa, for vaccinated and non-vaccinated UK holidaymakers only,

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