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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MSC Grandiosa and MSC Magnifica

MSC to set sail in the Mediterranean in August with seven-night cruises on Grandiosa and Magnifica

MSC Cruises announced today that its flagship MSC Grandiosa and MSC Magnifica, pictured, will resume cruising in the Mediterranean starting from 16 and 29 August 2020 respectively. On the downside, he company also announced it was cancelling all other cruises in the Mediterranean and US cruise departures through to the end of October, and all

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The Nolans on MSC Grandiosa pool deck

Singing sisters The Nolans go cruising on MSC Grandiosa in new 8-part TV series

Singing sisters The Nolans are taking to the sea, and our TV screens, in an eight-part series filmed on board MSC Cruises’ newest ship, MSC Grandiosa. The first episode of The Nolans Go Cruising airs on Quest Red and dplay tomorrow (7 July) at 10pm. The series was shot on the 6,300-guest MSC Grandiosa earlier

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MSC Cruises celebrates the christening of MSC Grandiosa in Hamburg

Climax of MSC Grandiosa christening celebrations as she is named by Sophia Loren in a blaze of colour

Four nights of christening celebrations for MSC Grandiosa reached their climax in Hamburg on Saturday night (9 November) with the official naming of the ship by screen goddess Sophia Loren. The 181,000-ton ship took centre stage on the River Elbe, top of page, as the godmother officially named her 15th MSC Cruises vessel. The evening’s

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MSC Europa steel cutting

MSC’s double whammy as new ship Grandiosa is handed over and first steel of another is cut

No sooner had MSC Cruises celebrated the traditional cutting of the first steel and naming of its first World Class ship, MSC Europa, than it was taking delivery of its new flagship, MSC Grandiosa. The two events at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in France marked another important step in MSC Cruises’ long-term commitment to

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