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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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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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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MSC Magnifica

Forget about those extras in MSC’s ‘All Inclusive’ promotion for summer 2021 cruises

MSC Cruises has launched its Summer 2021 “All Inclusive” promotion with a premium drinks package included on more than 1,000 sailings from April to November from multiple embarkation ports across the world. As well as cruises to the Caribbean and the East and West Mediterranean, the promotion includes all ex-UK cruises onboard MSC Magnifica which

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MSC Magnifica

MSC up Greek street as passengers cancel Magnifica cruises

MSC Cruises has postponed the restart of MSC Magnifica until 26 September because of  a passenger exodus. Cancellations and a softening in demand followed the recent introduction of additional COVID testing measures for Italian residents travelling to Greece, where Magnifica’s itinerary included as many as three ports. As a result MSC delayed the restart of

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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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