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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.

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...

Genoa port risks losing cruise business

Genoa. Italy (Ports Europe) March 20, 2018 – The conditions of docks at Genoa port used by cruise ships is an issue that could lead the port to lose...

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 sets up cruise terminal operator for Barcelona port

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2017 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has a clear goal in Barcelona – its own terminal. And,...

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...

Málaga port set to receive 16 cruise ships in seven days

Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) October 29, 2017 – From October 30-November 5, the port in Málaga, a port city on southern Spain’s Costa del Sol, will...

MSC Cruises upgrates Mediterranean offer with Venice itinerary

Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) October 20, 2017 – MSC Cruises has enriched its offer in the Eastern Mediterranean for the summer of 2018 with a new itinerary of...

MSC Cruises to handle at least 3 million passengers in Italy in 2018

Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) October 9, 2017 – MSC Cruises, a subsidiary of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), expects to handle more than 3 million...

Puertos del Estado president shares Spanish cruise sector experience in Latin America

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 9, 2017 – The president of Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado, José Llorca, has recently given a...

MSC Cruises applies for construction of cruise terminal in Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 22, 2017 – MSC Cruises has officially filed for permission with Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de...

A Coruña port welcomes MSC Cruises’ MSC Fantasia ship for first time

A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) September 22, 2017 – MSC Cruises’ managing director for Spain, Emiliano González, has said he considers A Coruña to...

Barcelona port to attend Passenger Ship Pollution 2017 event

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 25, 2017 – The first Passenger Ship Pollution 2017 event will take place November 14-15, 2017, in Southampton, UK....

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