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MSC Cruises’ first Meraviglia–Plus ship is christened by the stars

MSC Cruises’ newest, most environmentally advanced ship MSC Grandiosa lit up Hamburg’s Elbe River with her star-studded christening last Saturday. The 6,334-passenger high-tech ship ‘sets a new standard for sustainability at sea’ and features new […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 11 2019
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Mystery as schoolboy dies suddenly on cruise ship

Mystery surrounds the death of a 12-year-old German schoolboy who died suddenly on board MSC Divina while on a cruise in the Mediterranean. His entire family including his parents and two brothers has been quarantined […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Oct 28 2019
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Features

How much does it take to feed a 6,000 passenger ship?

Cruise ships of the future look set to carry up to 10,000 passengers, not even including the crew. That’s a city at sea…and a lot of mouths to feed. How do these ships feed several […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Oct 17 2019
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Sail on newly refurbished MSC Magnifica in 2021

The MSC Magnifica will emerge from her $130 million transformation in May 2021 with new cabins, new restaurants, public areas, the latest environmental technologies and she will also be sailing new itineraries. A total of […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Sep 12 2019
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Tacky or tasteful? The MSC cabin featuring 700,000 crystals

European cruise line MSC announced it would be adding some bling to the MSC Bellissima and decking an entire stateroom in Swarovski crystals. The new luxurious stateroom, which will be located in the VIP MSC […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Sep 12 2019
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Ultimate Monaco Grand Prix experience: grandstand seats, a super yacht ride AND a Mediterranean cruise

If you love Formula 1, then this is the ultimate experience. It’s got the lot: fast cars, celebrities, trackside access AND a super yacht. Then you’ll cruise the Mediterranean aboard one of the world’s most […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Aug 29 2019
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Five of the most heroic cruise ship rescues

An MSC employee made headlines this week after heroically diving  into the ocean to rescue a passenger who jumped from the MSC Seaview.  While the ship was touring the Italian city of Genoa, an Irish […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Jun 27 2019
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Tips & Advice

How you can see the Tokyo Olympics by cruise ship

Tokyo has called up cruise lines to provide accomodation and spectators for the city’s Olympics next year. Royal Caribbean have scheduled cruises with overnight itineraries, in addition to Princess  and MSC ships being charted to […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jun 14 2019
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Why the government of Venice needs to control its own waterways

The scenes that emerged online this week of the 2,679-passenger MSC Opera colliding into a dock and Uniworld’s 130-passenger River Countess, has sparked the debate, once again, about whether Venice’s waterways are just too busy. The Venetian council, […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Jun 6 2019
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MSC Cruises and Uniworld Boutique River Cruises cancels itineraries after collision

MSC Cruises and Uniworld Boutique River Cruises have had to cancel and alter some upcoming itineraries after a collision involving the MSC Opera and Uniworld’s River Countess occurred in Venices’ Giudecca Canal. The River Countess […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Jun 4 2019
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Uniworld ship hit by MSC Opera during docking in Venice

Uniworld’s River Countess was hit by the MSC Opera, which lost control while coming into the San Basilio Cruise Terminal in Venice on Sunday morning. According to Uniworld, four guests sustained minor injuries on board, […]

WORDS BY Vanessa Wu . Jun 3 2019
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Amsterdam bans red light tours affecting shore excursions

The city of Amsterdam has banned tours and shore excursions to its famous red light district with the Dutch government saying that the tours are disrespectful and contribute to congestion in the narrow canal-side streets. […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 26 2019
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