After an 11-day transatlantic voyage MSC Fantasia, the first cruise ship to open the 2022-23 Brazil cruise season, arrived today in Rio de Janeiro. As part of its Brazilian season, the MSC Fantasia is set to offer regular sailings from Santos, Sao Paulo, starting tomorrow, November 2.
As the health situation related to COVID-19 continues to improve across the world, most cruise lines have started to relax the mask policy for the crew. Crew Center has talked to crew members working on several major cruise lines to find out what are the latest crew mask policies. Surprisingly most of them said that masks are now optional and not a requirement in all crew and guest areas.
MSC Cruises is teaming up with the Italian-based Baladin Farm Brewery to launch its first brewery at sea on board the newest flagship MSC World Europa. Guests can experience three crafted beers at the Oceanic Brewery which will be part of the Masters of the Sea pub, one of the favorite places for MSC passengers to have a quick meal and delight in the extensive list of beers.
MSC Cruises announced that MSC Opera, in collaboration with the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy of Qatar, will serve as a hotel for all fans who will travel to Doha (Qatar) for the next FIFA World Cup. Featuring 1,075 cabins the ship will be moored and ready to welcome passengers the port of Doha from November 19th to December 19th, thus joining MSC World Europa and MSC Poesia .
Preparations for the upcoming South American cruise season are well underway, with a record number of cruise ships scheduled to visit 17 destinations in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. The 2022/2023 season will be the longest one in the past decade, spanning from October 29, 2022 to April 20, 2023. The leaders in the region’s cruise market MSC and Costa Cruises will deploy a total of eight ships.
With a fleet of 21 ships in 2023, MSC Cruises now plays one of the leading roles in the world of cruises, and to support its growth, the company wishes to become a full tour operator".
"We are emerging from the crisis stronger than ever " launched Patrick Pourbaix, Managing Director France of MSC Cruises during a press conference on October 4, 2022.
MSC Cruises has announced the easing of boarding requirements from 1 October 2022, provided for in the health and safety protocol.
Welcome to CruiSea, the most advanced social app for guests and crew to meet, connect and benefit from the discounts in ports or aboard the ships.
After years in preparation by cruise industry seasoned professionals and IT specialists, CruiSea is proud to present its final product of this unique app. CruiSea bringing the cruise community together and boosting the social ship life.
A 24-year-old crew member went overboard from the cruise ship MSC Splendida on Wednesday, while the vessel was sailing off the coast of Calabria, Italy. The MSC Splendida stopped immediately and a Man Overboard signal was sounded at around 4 a.m.
MSC Cruises in collaboration with Qatar Airways, announced that the christening ceremony of the new flagship of MSC Cruises, MSC World Europa, will be held on 13 November in Doha, the capital of Qatar, at the new Grand Cruise Terminal.
