MSC Seaside

MSC Seaside to cruise in the Med this summer for the first time

MSC Seaside is to cruise for the first time in Europe since her launch in 2017, joining the flagship MSC Grandiosa in the Mediterranean from 1 May. The innovative ship will be operating a new itinerary of seven-night cruises calling at Genoa, Valetta in Malta and Civitavecchia with two first time ports of call –

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MSC Seashore

With just six months to arrival, MSC whets our appetites with fresh details of how MSC Seashore will push the boundaries of guest experience

With just six months to go until MSC Seashore enters service in August in the Mediterranean, MSC Cruises has revealed new details of what will be one of the line’s most innovative next-generation ships to date. Building on the game-changing and pioneering design of the Seaside class of ship, aimed at bringing guests closer to

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MSC Virtuosa

MSC Cruises takes delivery of greener-than-green Virtuosa … complete with robot bartenders

MSC Cruises has taken delivery of MSC Virtuosa, the latest highly-innovative, environmentally-conscious ship to join its fleet. A small and private flag ceremony was held at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in Saint Nazaire, France, where MSC Virtuosa received her official flag and blessings for good fortune. The ceremony was attended by the company’s executive chairman Pierfrancesco

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MSC Grandiosa

MSC Grandiosa resumes cruising in the Med thanks to ‘safe bubbles’

MSC Grandiosa, MSC Cruises’ flagship, departed last night from the port of Genoa in Italy to resume regular 7-night cruises in the Mediterranean after a short pause of operations during the holiday period. The ship had temporarily suspended her sailing as a result of the Italian decree that restricted movement within the country. MSC’s rigorous

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Pierfrancesco Vago MSC Cruises

MSC chief Vago takes helm of CLIA ‘at highly critical juncture’ for cruising

Pierfrancesco Vago, executive chairman of MSC Cruises, has been appointed to head up Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) for the next two years at what he described as “a highly critical juncture” for cruising. He assumes the role of CLIA’s the Global Chairmanship with immediate effect. The CLIA president Kelly Craighead today described Mr Vago

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MSC Seashore

A world of discovery awaits in MSC’s 2021/2022 winter cruise programme

MSC Cruises’ winter cruise programme for 2021/2022 offers a tantalising array of itineraries in the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and the Gulf region as well as South America and South Africa, with Grand Voyages across continents and different oceans. Guests can choose from an array of sought-after destinations, discover multiple countries by sea as well as

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MSC Magnifica

New Southampton terminal to become home for MSC Magnifica

MSC Cruises has agreed a long-term partnership with ABP Southampton with a commitment to its new fifth terminal at the cruise port. Southampton, the UK’s number one departure port and Europe‘s leading cruise turn-around port, will open the new terminal in summer 2021 which will become home for MSC Magnifica, left, for part of her

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MSC Poesia

MSC Poesia’s 2023 world cruise covers 53 stunning destinations across 33 countries with focus on Asia

MSC Cruises’ World Cruise 2023 on Poesia, already open for sale, features 53 stunning destinations in 33 countries across six continents with a focus on aspirational locations in Asia. The 119-day voyage, setting sail on 5 January from Genoa in Italy, will cover 30,000 nautical miles that will cross 24 separate time zones with other

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MSC Magnifica in Genoa

Pandemic forces MSC Cruises to suspend MSC Magnifica’s Med sailings

MSC Cruises announced today that it is suspending further sailings of MSC Magnifica because of the prevailing pandemic situation in France and Germany. France and Germany are two key markets for the ship’s 10-night voyages across the Eastern and Western Mediterranean calling destinations in Italy, Greece and Malta. The suspension affects sailings from 8 November

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MSC Magnifica in Genoa

MSC Magnifica returns to cruising and can’t wait to have Brits on board again

MSC Magnifica has become the second MSC Cruises ship to set sail following a pause in operations earlier this year because of the COVID pandemic. The ship departed Genoa on Monday (19 October) for a 10-night voyage to the West and East Mediterranean before returning to Genoa. MSC Magnifica follows MSC Grandiosa as the second

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