MSC Cruises has opened sales for MSC Euribia – the line’s most environmentally advanced ship in its fleet and its second LNG-powered ship.

MSC Cruises will deploy MSC Meraviglia to New York year-round from April 2023 marking the first time the cruise line has homeported one of its fleet from the ‘Big Apple’ for that duration.

MSC Cruises continues to show confidence in the Middle East market, revealing plans to deploy its biggest ship, MSC World Europa, in the Gulf region for the 2022/23 sailing season. The LNG-powered, 6,762 passenger ship is on track for delivery in October 2022.

Explora Journeys has shared further details of its ‘By Appointment’ service, offered exclusively for travel advisors and revealed recently by Chief Sales Officer, Chris Austin.

MSC Seashore has welcomed her first guests as MSC Cruises’ most innovative next-generation ship to-date became the 19th ship to join the line’s fleet, in the process becoming its newest flagship.

MSC Cruises is deploying MSC Seaside to the Mediterranean for the first time, with the vessel scheduled to join MSC Grandiosa in the region from 1 May 2021.

MSC Cruises has named five senior members of the management team for its new luxury brand, including Seabourn’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Chris Austin.

MSC Grandiosa and MSC Magnifica are set to recommence operations in the Mediterranean on 16 and 29 August 2020 respectively, offering citizens of Schengen countries the opportunity to discover five destinations during a seven-night voyage.

MSC Cruises has unveiled its full Northern Winter 2020/2021 Season of over 90 itineraries through the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Arabian Peninsula, South Africa, South America and Asia. Itineraries range in length from two to 24 nights, along with the third MSC World Cruise departing in January 2021 and an extensive Grand Voyages program.

MSC Cruises and Chantiers de l’Atlantique have announced the signing of firm contracts for MSC Cruises’ third and fourth LNG-powered MSC World Class ships, to be delivered in 2025 and 2027.

MSC Cruises has unveiled a new brand campaign that is focused on the sea and the guest experience aboard its ships. Filmed on board MSC Bellissima while in the Mediterranean, “The Sea at its Most” campaign will be rolled out in 30 countries around the globe and celebrates the sea’s myriad of elements, existing both as a means of transport – taking guests to new places, new shores and new lands – and also a means of discovery – heightening and enriching the travel experience.

MSC Cruises has announced that guests sailing aboard MSC Lirica from its homeport of Dubai next year will receive complimentary tickets to Expo 2020 Dubai. With 25 million visits expected to Dubai next year, Expo 2020 is undoubtedly the largest event ever staged in the Arab World. ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future’ is the main theme of the event and the expression of how innovation and progress are achieved when people and ideas come together in unique ways.