MSC Cruises
MSC Cruises is an Italian global cruise line registered in Switzerland and based in Geneva, with operations offices in Naples, Genoa and Venice. It was founded in 1989 in Naples, Italy, as part of the Mediterranean Shipping Company.
MSC Cruises changes schedule due to the Israel-Hamas crisis
Geneva, Switzerland (PortSEurope) October 24, 2023 – MSC Cruises changes schedules due to the Israel-Hamas crisis. Visits to some ports have been...
Turkey increases cruise ship visits in Jan-Sept 2023
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 12, 2023 – In the first nine months of 2023, 876 cruise ships visited ports in Turkey, carrying 1.09 million...
La Spezia cruise businesses join Blue Flag agreement
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 27, 2023 – A new voluntary “Blue Flag” agreement was signed yesterday at the cruise terminal in La...
Port of Barcelona resumes tender for the future cruise terminal G
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 29, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona has resumed the call for tenders for the construction and operation of the future...
MSC Cruises publishes dock electrification plan
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) June 15, 2023 – MSC Cruises has published a dock electrification plan, which aims to reduce the output of toxic gaseous...
Europe’s air pollutants from cruise ships higher than pre-Covid – study
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 15, 2023 – Clean transport campaign group Transport & Environment has published a study which says that toxic...
Luxury cruise companies look to smaller, island destinations
Luxury cruise companies are turning their attention to smaller, off-the-beaten-path destinations, according to discussions at the 7th Posidonia Sea Tourism...
TotalEnergies, MSC Cruises complete bunkering at Marseille Fos
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) April 26, 2023 – TotalEnergies Marine Fuels and MSC Cruises have successfully completed the first liquefied natural gas...
Trieste Terminal Passeggeri triples profit in 2022
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) April 13, 2023 – Trieste Terminal Passeggeri (TTP) has ended 2022 with a profit of €4.4 million which almost triples the...
LNG cruise calls increase in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) March 30, 2023 – This year, 20% of the cruise calls that will take place in Barcelona port will be cruise ships that can...
MSC Cruises will increase its presence in Spanish ports by 23% this summer
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) February 14, 2023 – MSC Cruises, the third largest cruise company in the world by number of passengers, will make more than...
Spezia & Carrara Cruise Terminal reports increased passenger numbers in 2022
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) January 16, 2023 – The ports of La Spezia, Marina di Carrara and Lerici handled 551,615 passengers and 199 ship calls in...
Fincantieri to build new cruise ship pier in La Spezia
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) January 3, 2023 – Fincantieri Spa will head a consortium to build new cruise ship pier in the Port of La Spezia. The...
MSC Cruises sees October bookings record
Geneva, Switzerland (PortSEurope) November 9, 2022 – MSC Cruises sees October bookings record with nearly 400,000 passenger bookings for winter 2022/23...
Port of La Spezia starts second tender phase for new cruise pier
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) September 28, 2022 – Port of La Spezia has started the second tender phase for new cruise pier on Calata Paita. The...
Port of Taranto sees boom in cruise ship visits
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) August 15, 2022 – The Southern port of Taranto is experiencing a boom in its cruise ships business. So far this year, the...
Port of La Spezia issues tender for new cruise ship pier
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 7, 2022 – The Port of La Spezia has issued a tender for the construction of a new cruise ship pier on Calata Paita....