Tagged: MSC Cruises

As a result of the extension of the restrictive measures related to movement within Italy, as set out in the latest decree from the Italian government preventing access to and use of ports of embarkation until 15 January, MSC Cruises today announced that it is forced to cancel the cruises of MSC Grandiosa departing from Genoa, Italy on 10 January and, as a measure of precaution, to also cancel the cruise departure of 17 January. (more…)

MSC Cruises USA is ringing in the new year with several major trade program enhancements for travel advisors—including protected commission levels, new “Get On Board” perks and an enhanced group program—as well as a new Wave Season promotion for consumers. (travelagentcentral.com)

MSC Cruises today unveiled details of the programme for the Summer 2022 season with sales opening today for the Caribbean and Mediterranean, whilst Northern Europe will open soon. The summer season running from April 2022 through to November 2022 offers a huge choice of itineraries to suit any type of traveller with 19 ships to choose from. (more…)

MSC Cruises has signed a new ‘Single-Use Plastic Charter’ established by the UK Chamber of Shipping which aims to scrap the use of single-use plastic items by the end of 2021. The cruise line in 2019 eliminated 97 million items of plastic after identifying nearly 40,000 single-use plastic items in its hotel operations, shops, restaurants and kitchens. (more…)

The pandemic has disrupted winter travel plans for holidaymakers all over the world this year but there is nothing to stop people dreaming and planning their much-needed break for next winter. (more…)

MSC Cruises today said that it will temporarily pause the operation of MSC Grandiosa later this month and move to January the planned restart of MSC Magnifica as a result of new travel measures introduced by the Italian government for the Christmas and New Year period. (more…)

MSC Cruises has become the first international line that operates in Japan to receive a health and safety certification from the country’s official maritime classification society ClassNK, a major step forward towards MSC Cruises’ operational restart in the country scheduled for April 2021. (more…)

MSC Cruises has opened sales for the MSC World Cruise 2023 featuring 53 stunning destinations in 33 countries across six continents with a focus on aspirational locations in Asia. (more…)

MSC Cruises announced today that given the prevailing pandemic situation in France and Germany with significant travel restrictions affecting guests from these markets, it will be temporarily suspending further sailings of MSC Magnifica. (more…)

The doyen of British cruising, Douglas Ward, he of the Berlitz Cruising & Cruise Ships, has recently been to sea on MSC Grandiosa. Grandiosa does not get a rating in the 2020 edition but Douglas was not going to let the problems of the pandemic get in the way of a review for the next publication. (btnews.co.uk)

MSC Cruises will be the first cruise line in the world to install a new and advanced innovative technology sanitation system called ‘Safe Air’ to improve further the quality and cleanliness of the onboard air for its guests and crew. (more…)

MSC Magnifica departed Genoa, Italy yesterday and became the second MSC Cruises ship to welcome guests back on board since Europe’s leading cruise line restarted operations in August. (more…)

The Seaware reservation platform will power reservations and more for the soon-to-be-announced new luxury cruise brand by the Passenger Division of MSC Group, following an agreement announced by Versonix. (more…)

Dozens of Mauritian cruise ship workers who were stranded off the coast of Brazil throughout the pandemic have finally started their journey home after desperate appeals to return. (theguardian.com)