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The guinea pig cruises – how northern Europe is making cruise safer

The beginning of August heralded the start of a soft launch of the Northern Hemisphere cruise season. It did not go well for everyone. “This virus teaches us something every day,” veteran Norwegian Cruise Lines […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Aug 14 2020
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MSC Cruises to resume sailings next week

European line MSC Cruises has unveiled that its flagship vessels, MSC Grandiosa and MSC Magnifica will resume operations in the Mediterranean. The two vessels, which are set to depart on 16 August and 29 August […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Aug 10 2020
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MSC Cruises delay cruise operations until 1 August

MSC Cruises has halted all cruises until 1 August as global pandemic restrictions continue to pose challenges to the travel industry. Passengers who are affected by cancelled cruises up to 31 July this year will […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Jun 5 2020
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MSC extends suspension through till July

MSC Cruises announced a further extension of the halting of all its cruise departures fleet-wide through to 10 July, 2020. The line is offering guests affected, a Future Cruise Credit (FCC) for 125%, of the original […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 30 2020
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MSC Magnifica – the world cruise that dodged a pandemic finally arrives home

When MSC Magnifica left Genoa in Italy on 5 January, it was a very different world. The so called “unknown pneumonia” did not have a name. The World Health Organization said no one had died […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Apr 23 2020
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MSC Magnifica on her way to Dubai

MSC Magnifica, which was set to call at Fremantle in Western Australia, is currently on her way to Dubai. Premier Mark McGowan claimed she had 250 passengers onboard with ‘respiratory illnesses’. But MSC told Cruise Passenger […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 23 2020
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Aussies on the Grand Princess, where 21 test positive for coronavirus

It is believed four Australians are onboard the Grand Princess where 21 people have been confirmed to have coronavirus. Vice President of the United States of America said federal officials had been working with the state […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 5 2020
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MSC to launch new environmentally friendly shore excursions

MSC Cruises has launched a series of new environmentally friendly shore excursions called PROTECTOURS. The European cruise line has a growing list of over 25 tours available in a number of destinations around places like […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Jan 30 2020
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Uniworld sues MSC Cruises over collision in Venice

Luxury boutique river cruise line Uniworld is suing MSC Cruises for nearly $19 million in damages after one of the ocean line’s ships crashed into the River Countess while it was docked in Venice in […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Jan 24 2020
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MSC to debut two new LNG-powered World Class ships

The rise and rise of MSC cruises continues with two additional LNG-powered MSC World Class ships to be launched in 2025 and 2027. The third and fourth LNG-powered ships are in addition to the first […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Jan 22 2020
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MSC Cruises departs on the line’s second world cruise

The MSC Magnifica departed from Genoa, Italy yesterday on MSC Cruises’ second ever world cruise which spans 117-days, 43 destinations and also has a line-up of 10 award-winning chefs from around the globe. The chef […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jan 7 2020
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Venice floods close city to cruise ships for six days

Venice has declared a state of emergency and closed off the lagoon to cruise ships yesterday as serious floods caused chaos. Many cruise ships have been rerouted to either Ravenna or Trieste. “No ships are […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 15 2019
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