MSC Cruises

MSC Cruises and shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique announced major fleet expansion plans.

MSC Cruises signed an agreement to build the third and fourth LNG-powered MSC World Class ships, which are slated to be delivered in 2025 and 2027. The cost of these ships will exceed EUR 2 billion.

The cruise line also signed two memorandums of understanding related to new ship prototypes.

MSC Cruises announced it will be the first major cruise line to become carbon-neutral. 

The cruise line will buy enough credits from companies that absorb carbon dioxide to offset all of the carbon emissions from its 17 ships.  They will begin this new initiative on January 1, 2020.

The credits purchased will cover activities at sea, and should be 2.2 million tons.

A 12-year-old boy from Germany has reportedly died aboard the MSC Divina cruise ship early Tuesday morning.

According to online reports, the child fell while the ship was sailing from Palermo, Italy to Cagliari, Sardinia. Despite the medical staff's best efforts, the boy died around 3 a.m. Tuesday.

MSC Cruises' Meraviglia arrived in New York City earlier today, marking her first ever visit to the United States and breaking the record for the largest cruise ship to port in Manhattan.

The ship can accomodate more than 4,500 passengers, and will offer two New England and Canada itineraries this fall from the city before she will move to her homeport in Miami for Caribbean itineraries during the winter.

The ship's pool includes a full water park with several slides. The ship also has more than 10 dining areas and a spa.

The MSC Opera cruise ship has crashed into a dock in Venice, Italy and there are reports of multiple injuries, as well as damage to the dock.

Video of the incident was shared to social media.

MSC Cruises announced a new partnership with home and lifestyle expert Martha Stewart on specially curated shore excursions, celebration surprise gift packages, and onboard special holiday dinner menus and recipes.

MSC Cruises announced it plans to build a brand new cruise terminal at PortMiami to support the cruise line's expanding role in the North American cruise market.

MSC Cruises announced the signing of the final contracts with Fincantieri to build four brand new luxury cruise ships, to be delivered between 2023 and 2026.

All four vessels will have gross tonnage of approximately 64,000 GT and will feature the latest maritime and environmental technologies available. Each equipped with 481 guest suites, they will also showcase a highly-innovative design and introduce ground-breaking options for guest comfort and relaxation. 

MSC Bellissima made her inaugural visit to Valencia, Spain on Monday.

To commemorate the event, a special event was held with represenatives from MSC along with municipal and port authorities.  The event was attended by the president of MSC Cruises in Spain, Emiliano González, Francisco Lorente, president of MSC Cruises Spain and invited personalities such as Francisco Romeu, Grup Romeu or Jaime Matas, Deputy General Director of the Bank Sabadell, among others.