Skip to main content

MSC Cruises

MSC_Virtuosa_Union_Jack_edited.jpg
Could MSC make staycation cruises permanent?
Agent Simon Wright sailed onboard MSC Virtuosa’s maiden voyage and suggests year-round UK British itineraries
Rob - the ship's robotic bartender
MSC Virtuosa: Take a tour of MSC's UK-based flagship
From the cruise industry’s first "humanoid robotic bartender" to a new Mexican restaurant soon to be offering mezcal tastings
Alfie and Kim greeted Tom as he boarded and checked over his new Covid-era paperwork
'Restarting cruise means so much to so many people'
TTG senior reporter was among the first to be there for the start of a new era of cruising – here’s what it meant to him and others to finally get back onboard after cruise’s 15-month Covid hiatus
Tom_MSC_Virtuosa.jpg
UK cruise return: How has Covid changed the experience?
TTG goes onboard MSC Virtuosa – the first ship to restart sailings from the UK – to find out more
MSC_Virtuosa_credit_Andrew_Sassoli_Walker_EDITED.jpg
MSC chiefs thank trade during Virtuosa's Southampton arrival

MSC Virtuosa will embark on its maiden voyage around the British Isles on 20 May – the first ship to resume sailings from the UK since the pandemic began.

TUi believes the UK's vaccination programme will have an 'immediate impact' on consumer behaviour
MSC launches fleet-wide crew vaccination programme
Crew onboard MSC’s Virtuosa will be vaccinated ahead of the vessel’s maiden voyage from Southampton this month
MSC Seashore will feature the Safe Air system when it launches next year
MSC Cruises confirms summer 2021 plans for the Med
Line will base three ships in both the western and eastern Med this summer
Virtuosa will spend its debut season sailing UK domestic itineraries
‘UK sailings send positive signal for industry's safe restart’
MSC Cruises UK and Ireland boss details the company’s journey to restarting operations in the UK
Virtuosa will spend its debut season sailing UK domestic itineraries
MSC to debut new flagship on UK summer sailings
MSC Virtuosa will be deployed to the UK for its inaugural season, replacing MSC Magnifica
MSC World Class.png
MSC secures 'clean fuel' deal for new Med ships
Total to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fuel MSC’s operations out of Marseille
Phil_and_Paula_Nuttall_Travel_Village.jpg
Travel Village picks MSC ship for 2022 conference
Blackpool-based agency will bring its staff onboard Magnifica for three nights next May
MSC hopes that its UK cruises will attract all ages of passengers
MSC Cruises to offer British Isles itineraries with no vaccine requirement
Line becomes the latest brand to offer trips around the UK this summer
MSC-TEAM-WITH-DESCRIPTIONS-2.jpg
MSC reveals team line-up for new luxury cruise brand
MSC has revealed details of the top team that will lead its new, as yet unnamed, luxury cruise brand 
MSC_Lirica_Image_credit__Cruise_Ships_Passion.jpg
MSC launches investigation after Lirica lifeboat fire
A "preliminary assessment" indicated no damage had been caused to the inside of the ship
MSC_Seaside_aft_Ivan_Sarfatti.jpg
MSC Seaside to make Med return this summer
MSC to base MSC Seaside in Europe for the first time
MSC_Cruises_Sales_Team.png
MSC launches virtual sales meetings tools for agents
Trade partners can now book virtual meet-ups with the line’s UK and Ireland sales team
MSC Virtuosa is handed over in France
MSC Cruises takes delivery of its latest vessel
MSC Virtuosa is handed over to its owners
MSC_Magnifica.jpg
MSC offers free drinks package wave promotion
The deal, available to guests choosing the line’s ‘Fantastica Experience’, runs until midnight on 30 April
MSC's UK boss on 'the new world' facing cruise after coronavirus
MSC launches summer 2022 as UK boss predicts 'longer' wave
The line placed its summer 2022 programme on sale today
iStock-656370522 Plastics Beach Waste.jpg
MSC backs maritime sector drive to ditch non-essential plastics
The UK Chamber of Shipping has launched an initiative to ride the maritime industry of non-essential items by the end of 2021
MSC's UK boss on 'the new world' facing cruise after coronavirus
Paradiso: UK cruise restart by spring 'seems promising'
UK cruise sector ‘taking a step in the right direction every day’, says MSC chief
MSC_Magnifica.jpg
MSC pledges 'newer and larger' ships with Southampton terminal
"We are committing to having a least one ship based in the UK for many years to come"
Antonio_Paradiso_screenshot.jpg
MSC: 'We'll have UK-based ships for many years to come'
UK chief Antonio Paradiso discusses the line’s new Southampton terminal and the industry’s restart
MSC_Magnifica.jpg
MSC introduces extra health protocols for guests and crew
Sailings onboard Magnifica have been temporarily suspended due to Covid restrictions in France and Germany