Australians are booking MSC’s Mediterranean cruises in 2022

Australians are booking MSC's Mediterranean cruises in 2022

Despite the pandemic and international travel bans, Australians are booking ahead to cruise the Mediterranean on MSC ships in 2022, managing director MSC Cruises AU/NZ, Alessandro Guerreri said. โ€œNo doubt, Australians are cautious but they are also keen to cruise again. They are booking cruises to sail to their favourite destination, the Mediterranean, in 2022. … Read more

MSC’s Grandiosa to resume sailing in January

MSC's Grandiosa to resume sailing in January

MSCย Cruises has announced thatย MSCย Grandiosaย will return to sea starting on 24 January. The companyโ€™s flagship will resume her planned weekly cruises leaving every Sunday from Genoa, Italy and calling the other Italian ports of Civitavecchia (Rome), Naples, Palermo as well as Valetta in Malta. Embarkation will be available from each port in Italy. The latest Italian … Read more

Critical cruise health initiatives on trial in Europe with MSC and Costa

MSC postpones the restart of the MSC Magnifica due to cancellations

European sailings by big ship lines such as MSC and Costa are seen as critical tests for the cruise industryโ€™s ability to handle COVID-19. Cruise lines have cited the success in Europe, where lines have been sailing for six weeks,ย  as a reason why American health authorities should allow cruising to resume in the US. … Read more

“Oh No!” Video shows MSC Grandiosa clipping pier

MSC Cruises floats out its latest ship, the MSC Grandiosa

The MSC Grandiosa, just five weeks after going into service, has crashed into a pier at Palermo, Sicily, sustaining some damage to its hull. The 6,000 passenger vessel, which is said to be the world’s second largest and cost some $1 billion to build, ran into trouble while docking. No injuries have been reported, and … Read more