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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 new flagship to use Barcelona as home port

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2018 – MSC Cruises has officially received, its new flagship, the “MSC Seaview”, in the Fincantieri de...

Civitavecchia inaugurates new Amerigo Vespucci terminal

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) May 24, 2018 – The Roma Cruise Terminal (RCT), designed to handle the largest cruise ships, has been inaugurated in...

MSC Cruises starts procedure for terminal construction at Barcelona port

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 9, 2018 – MSC Cruises has started the procedures necessary for the construction of a passenger terminal at the Adossat...

MSC and Royal Caribbean submit documentation for La Spezia port development

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) April 30, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Ligurian Sea Port...

28 cruise ships will pass in the ports of the Azores in last two weeks of April

Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal (PortSEurope) April 20, 2018 – In the last two weeks of April, the Azores will establish a new record of stopovers and...

MSC Cruises introduces AI aboard ships

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 30, 2018 – MSC Cruises has introduced a personal digital assistant aboard the MSC Bellissima cruise ship, a service...

Venice Blue Flag agreement renewed for 2018

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) March 25, 2018 – The “Venice Blue Flag” agreement will also be renewed for 2018, following agreement of the...

Carnival Corp CEO supports Dubrovnik port cruise solution

Dubrovnik, Croatia (Ports Europe) March 19, 2018 – Carnival Corp. CEO Arnold Donald has said that a new agreement in Dubrovnik demonstrates how the...

Leading cruise companies return to Turkish ports

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – Following a recent retreat from Turkish ports, international cruise companies are again adding Turkish...

MSC Cruises presents expansion to Asia

Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) February 16, 2018 – MSC Cruises was present at the International Tourism Exchange (BIT) in Milan, carried out between February 11...

MSC Cruises foresees double-digit passenger traffic growth in 2018

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 16, 2018 – MSC Cruises expects 2018 to be a year with a strategic importance for its expansion, as it foresees a...

Valencia port to handle 197 cruise calls in 2018

Valencia (Spain) January 18, 2018 – Valencia port will handle 197 cruise calls this year and expects the number of cruise passengers to increase by 3%....

MSC Cruises to return to Funchal

Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (PortSEurope) January 4, 2018 – MSC’s regular cruise ships will return this year to the port of the Madeiran capital,...

MSC and Royal Caribbean interested in La Spezia port investment

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) January 3, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Ligurian Sea Port...

Porto Cruise Terminal Welcomed 100 cruise calls in 2017

Porto, Portugal (PortSEurope) December 18, 2017 – Cruise activity at the Porto Cruise Terminal recorded a new high in 2017, receiving 100 cruise calls,...

La Spezia to become home port for Royal Carribean

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) December 5, 2017 – Italy’s Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea Port System is expected to sign a contract with Royal...

MSC Cruises to operate 40 calls in Valencia in 2018

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 27, 2017 – Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Cruises plans to carry out more than 40 calls in the port of Valencia...

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