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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.

Spezia & Carrara Cruise Terminal reports increased passenger numbers in 2022

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) 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...

Ports of Trieste and Monfalcone see record weekend for cruise ship passengers

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) July 12, 2022 – Last weekend, the Northern Italian ports of Trieste and Monfalcone welcomed around 20,000 cruise ship...

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....

Port of Malaga will receive 41 cruise calls between June 15 and September 15

The Port of Malaga will receive 41 cruise calls between June 15 and September 15. Although the summer season is not considered one of the high seasons for...

Port of Palermo inaugurates new cruise terminal

Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) May 4, 2022 – The Port of Palermo has inaugurated a new cruise terminal which is part of a wider development of the...

Seatrade Cruise Global 2022 ends in Miami

Miami, United States (PortSEurope) April 29, 2022 – The four-day Seatrade Cruise Global 2022 event has closed in Miami with visitors showing a positive...

Port of Barcelona: home port for the newest and most sustainable cruise ships

This year, the Port of Barcelona will be the home port for some of the most efficient and modern cruise ships in the current world fleet, ships that...

MSC Cruises suspends calls to St Petersburg

Baltic summer 2022 itineraries to call alternative ports in Stockholm, Helsinki or Tallinn Geneva, Switzerland, 28 February 2022 – MSC Cruises today...

MSC group’s cruise division first major global cruise business to join Green Marine Europe label

Geneva, Switzerland – 14 February 2022: MSC Group’s Cruise Division announced today its commitment to join the Green Marine Europe Label,...

AdSP del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (Bari) forecasts cruise ship business recovery

Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) February 17, 2022 – The Southern Italian Adriatic ports of Brindisi and Monopoli are expecting record cruise passenger seasons...

MSC Lirica will homeport in Piraeus for Summer 2022 cruise season

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 10, 2022 – The MSC Lirica vessel, operated by MSC Cruises, will use the Port of Piraeus as a homeport for the...

Spain’s Palma port to limit cruise ship visits

Palma, Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) December 28, 2021 – The port of Palma, Mallorca, plans to limit the number of cruise ship visits per day to three,...

Port of Trapani set to open new cruise terminal

Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) December 6, 2021 – This Friday, the Port of Trapani plans to inaugurate its new Passenger Cruise Terminal of the...

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