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, locals and even street graffiti artist Banksy, have rallied against the cruise industry’s presence in the canal city. However, while … Read more
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 was docked and nearing the disembarkation process at the time of the incident and according to reports, four passengers from … Read more
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. The tours, which are an incredibly popular shore excursion offered by both ocean and river cruise companies, will be completely … Read more
Fantastic entertainment on board your cruise can be just the thing that adds extra sparkle to your holiday. And cruise lines are debuting bigger and better shows. Norwegian Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean regularly feature a list of shows, fresh from Broadway on their cruises. And if you’re a Disney fan, you can watch musicals … Read more
MSC Cruises has celebrated the float out of MSC Grandiosa at the shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France where the ship is being built. She has now been moved to a wet dock, where work on the ship will continue until her delivery in October 2019. MSC Grandiosa is due to become the third Meraviglia ship to enter MSC Cruises’ fleet, and the first … Read more
It promises to be a dining experiences like no other. MSC Cruises has announced a gourmet dining experience on their 2019 World Cruise onboard MSC Magnifica with an all-star list of nine international chefs. The line-up features current as well as former three-, two- and one-star Michelin chefs, chefs of the year, award-winning cookbook authors … Read more
MSC Cruises announced last night it would be entering the ultra-luxury segment with four new ships to be built at Italian shipyard, Fincantieri. Arriving in the northern hemisphere spring of 2023, the first ship will have just 500 cabins and the other three ships will come into service, one per year over the following three … Read more
MSC Cruises announced it would be building its fifth Meraviglia class cruise ship, the MSC Grandiosa. The ship will be delivered in 2023 and will be equipped with a new generation of dual-fuel engines that will be LNG powered. The announcement was made at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard where officials celebrated the Steel Cutting of the line’s … Read more
MSC Cruises announced it would be using Wollongong as a turnaround port for the new 2020 MSC Magnifica world cruise. The Cruise Wollongong chair Councillor Leigh Colacino and the Destination Wollongong Chair, Colin Bloomfield made the announcement earlier this month. The ship which was launched in 2009, has the capacity for 3,605 passengers and it … Read more
She's the most specious ship yet from luxury line Oceania Cruises. James Sitters tells Rose Kelly and Peter Lynch what's on board the new class of ship, including restaurants, spas and suites.
