Collaborating with MasterChef producers, Endemol Shine Group, the partnership will bring the MasterChef brand to MSC Cruises in an immersive entertainment format that will roll out across the fleet from summer 2017, the company said. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

MSC Cruises is continuing its expansion in North America with two new hires to its sales team. Holly Sievers and Brett Draper will now be joining the sales crew as manager of host and home-based accounts and manager of corporate and incentive sales for North America, respectively. (travelagentcentral.com)

MSC Cruises has unveiled its comprehensive range of shoreside activities and services for guests of MSC Meraviglia. 19 additional Mediterranean shore excursions have been added to an already extensive range, including five exclusive tours especially designed for guests aboard MSC Meraviglia. (more…)

MSC Cruises and Air France-KLM signed a global agreement offering “exclusive services and greater flexibility” for guests booking Fly&Cruise holiday packages. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Marlink’s Sealink VSAT is providing an unprecedented over 300 Mbps bandwidth for super-fast maritime broadband during the maiden voyage of MSC Cruises’ first next-generation new mega-ship, MSC Meraviglia. (more…)

Last evening, June 3, the latest wonder in the MSC Cruises fleet, MSC Meraviglia was christened in a glittering ceremony by international screen legend and godmother of all of MSC Cruises’ ships, Sophia Loren. (more…)

The Durban Cruise Terminal will be getting a significant upgrade as KwaZulu Cruise Terminal, a joint venture between MSC Cruises and Africa Armada Consortium, has won the bid build a new two-ship terminal and operate it for the next 25 years. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

MSC Cruises is further deepening its family entertainment offering by giving younger guests the opportunity to star in the second series of its popular kids web series ‘Kelly & Kloe’ (www.kellyandkloe.com) via onbaord auditions that are now open. (more…)

MSC Cruises revealed the names and concepts for the two exclusive Cirque du Soleil at Sea shows that will be performed on board MSC Cruises’ new next-generation flagship, MSC Meraviglia. (more…)

MSC Cruises will be offering the most comprehensive range of winter cruises in Company history giving sun lovers and adventure seekers even more reasons to get away from it all during the winter months. (more…)

MSC’s new MSC Meraviglia completed her second round of sea trials on Sunday April 30. The scheduled and routine tests put ships through speed, turning and stopping performance measures, which ensure propulsion and safety systems are up to standard. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

MSC Cruises announced today (May 1st) the opening of sales for MSC Bellissima. For her inaugural season, the ship, which is the much-awaited second of the Company’s Meraviglia-generation mega-ships, will set sail in the Western Mediterranean from March 2019. (more…)

MSC Cruises and Caissa Touristic Group are set to renew their agreement for the MSC Lirica, keeping the ship in the Chinese cruise market for an additional two years, through early 2020, according to a source familiar with the matter. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

With more than 30 years of experience in the travel industry – including positions at other cruise lines, a major travel agency consortium and a land-based tour operator – at MSC Cruises’ Jiffo will be responsible for strategically continuing and expanding relationships with trade partners. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

MSC Cruises is upgrading dining onboard, with more flexibility and packages, as well as a stronger emphasis on celebrity chef partnerships and specialty restaurants. The changes will debut on the 4,500-passenger MSC Meraviglia in June, followed by the 5,179-passenger MSC Seaside in December, before being rolled out fleetwide. (cruisecritic.com)

MSC Cruises newest ship, MSC Meraviglia, which launches in Europe in June 2017, will move to Miami in 2019, where it will make PortMiami its permanent, year-round homeport. (cruisecritic.com)

Today at leading travel show ITB Berlin, MSC Cruises, the world’s largest privately-owned cruise line, has unveiled its fleet-wide digital innovation programme, MSC for Me. (more…)

MSC Cruises is announcing the company’s first cruise from Dubai to Japan. Spectacular 28 night cruises will bring guests to various major cities in 2018. The MSC Splendida will embark on this cruise from 31st March 2018, for this holiday through Asia. (etbtravelnews.global)

A husband has been arrested in Italy after concerns were raised that his wife had disappeared during a Mediterranean cruise with their two children. Police detained the 45-year-old Irishman, from Dublin, at Ciampino Airport in Rome after a roll call on the cruise ship Magnifica noted his Chinese-born wife was missing. (dailymail.co.uk)

MSC Cruises has announced that Adam Snitzer has joined the company as senior vice president of guest services for North America. In this position, Snitzer will be responsible for overseeing the North American travel agent and consumer call centers, group operations, customer service and revenue management. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Crew aboard the MSC Sinfonia cruise liner have been testing their lifeboats and changed their itinerary as cyclone Dineo approaches the Mozambique and South African east coasts. (timeslive.co.za)

MSC Cruises and ARTA today announced that they will partner for the development of the LNG bunkering system for MSC ships. MSC’s 11 ships on order include four LNG-powered cruise ships. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Celebrity Chef Roy Yamaguchi, known for his distinctive style of Hawaiian fusion cuisine, has been dreaming up dumplings for his specialty restaurant, debuting on MSC Seaside late this year. (cruisecritic.com)

The 2016 MSC True Partnerships Awards are presented to MSC Cruises’ top performing North American travel partners for the year based on overall business growth in revenue and guests and continuous partnership support and innovative marketing efforts that drive increased consumer awareness. (travelagentcentral.com)