Charters from major airports across Italy, France, Germany, Spain and Switzerland will enable cruise passengers to join six of MSC Cruises’ vessels in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe.

MSC Splendida became the fifth MSC Cruises vessel to resume operations, sailing from homeport Trieste over the weekend at the start of its seven-night East Mediterranean itinerary.

MSC Cruises unveiled its new, luxury brand, Explora Journeys, with a steel cutting ceremony for the first of four vessels today attended by Pierfrancesco Vago, executive chairman of MSC Group’s cruise business, and Michael Ungerer, CEO, Explora...

Cruise Britain Chair James Stangroom has spoken out against the Scottish government’s decision to deny MSC Cruises’ MSC Virtuosa entry to Greenock.

MSC Cruises plans to begin service from the US in August with two ships following its green light to conduct a simulated sailing from PortMiami on July 17.

Seventeen of MSC Cruises’ vessels have been ISO22000 food safety management system certified, with MSC Virtuosa and MSC Seashore on course to receive the accreditation in the next few months.

MSC Cruises is resuming operations in Spain, with MSC Grandiosa calling Barcelona from June 26 and Valencia from July 30.

MSC Cruises is betting on an increased presence in Ancona port as a destination and hub in the Adriatic.

Bookings opened for MSC Cruises’ first LNG-powered cruise vessel — MSC World Europa — set to enter service next year, prompting Executive Chairman Pierfrancesco Vago to describe the vessel as marking a new era in cruising.

MSC Cruises has been awarded a 31 year lease from the Barcelona Port Authority for the construction of a new dedicated cruise terminal building scheduled to open in 2024 at Adossat Quay.