MSC Divina will return to Miami in November 2015, as part of a North American expansion, just a year since MSC Cruises pulled out of the region. The 139,400 ton vessel will cruise year-round from Miami, sailing to the Caribbean.
MSC Cruises has unveiled further details on their new, 'Vista Project' cruise ships, which once built will become the World's second largest cruise ships in terms of passenger capacity, after Royal Caribbean's Oasis class.
At least 17 tourists have been killed during an horrific terrorist attack at the Bardo Museum in Tunisia. Two gunmen deliberately targeted cruise passengers as they were exiting coaches on a shore excursion.
During a press conference at Cruise Shipping Miami, the cruise industry's biggest gathering, MSC Cruises announced that the first of their new, upcoming 'Project Seaside' ships, MSC Seaside, will sail to the Caribbean, year-round from PortMiami starting December 2017.
After an epic 33-night voyage from Dubai to Fremantle, MSC Orchestra arrived in Brisbane on 15th March, before arriving at Sydney's Overseas Passenger Terminal. MSC Orchestra’s visit to Sydney marks the first time MSC Cruises brings one of its cruise ships down-under.
MSC Cruises has released a new video, giving a sneak preview of what to expect from their upcoming revolutionary ships. The Vista and Seaside projects will see seven groundbreaking vessels, launching between 2017 and 2022. The ships will be MSC Cruises most ambitious newbuilds to date, and are set to be some of the largest ships afloat.
MSC Cruises has launched a new social media campaign aimed towards students and young graduates. The "Inner Island" campaign will help give eight young adults the chance to see their innovative ideas implemented on board new cruise ships, which MSC will be building over the next seven years.
The first charter flight under a partnership between Air France KLM and MSC Cruises took off from Paris (Charles de Gaulle) this week carrying 432 MSC guests to the Dominican Republic for a week-long Caribbean cruise.
MSC Cruises, MSC Armonia, has finally completed an extensive drydock period, which saw the ship cut in half, to allow a new section to be inserted.
The ship has been out of service since 31st August 2014, and has spent the past 10 weeks at the Fincantieri shipyard in Palermo, Italy. A giant pre-built section was carefully inserted into the middle of the ship, lengthening it by 24 meters and adding an additional 194 cabins. Other new features on board include a spray park, refurbished shops, new child and teen areas including the LEGO area , an enhanced buffet, a new lounge, and an extended restaurant. The enhancement is part of MSC Cruises, Renaissance Programme, which will also see the same refurbishments on board; MSC Sinfonia: 12th January - 16th March 2015 MSC Opera: 2nd May - 4th July 2015 MSC Lirica: 31st August - 9th November 2015 The new, lengthened ship will first depart on a 10-night cruise to the Canary Islands from Genoa. |
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