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MSC Cruises always places the safety and comfort of its guests before all other considerations. For this reason, some minor changes have been made to the route taken by Msc Melody on its three-week cruise from Durban, South Africa to Genoa, Italy.
 
Given recent developments concerning possible acts of piracy against ships transiting the Somali east coast and the Gulf of Aden, Msc Cruises now adheres to the navigation recommendations of the International Maritime Organization (... Read More

For a limited time, Msc Cruises is offering free roundtrip airfare from select gateways in conjunction with its 2009 7-night Europe itineraries this summer.

The 2009 Europe Free Air promoton is available on flights from Atlanta, Boston, Chicago O’Hare, Miami, JFK, Newark, Tampa and Orlando.

Rates (including cruise, roundtrip air, air taxes and airport transfers) on select sailings begin at $1,199 per person, double occupancy.

The offer includes select Eastern Mediter... Read More

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — Hundreds of passengers on a Swiss-owned cruise ship were stricken with severe vomiting and diarrhea caused by a mysterious ailment, Brazilian health officials said Thursday.

At least 340 victims have been sickened on the Msc Sinfonia, now docked in Salvador, Bahia, according to a spokeswoman for the National Agency for Sanitary Vigilance. She spoke on condition of anonymity, in line with department policy.

The illness didn't appear to be life-threat... Read More

MSC Cruises has announced a new 2009-10 Caribbean program featuring Msc Poesia. The ship, which joined the Msc Cruises fleet in spring 2008, will sail itineraries of 3-, 5, 7-, 8- and 10-nights throughout the Caribbean sea and to Bermuda during the winter season before returning to Europe in spring 2010.

“MSC Poesia’s program will feature a variety of itinerary lengths and destinations, offering a full range of choices to guests in the Caribbean,” says Richard E. Sasso, president... Read More

MSC Cruises, long a leader in the European market and a growing presence in the Caribbean winter market, will be adding Canada/New England sailings to its offerings in 2010.
 
MSC Magnifica, currently under construction and scheduled to debut in March 2010, will be sailing a series of Fall Foliage cruises from both New York City and Quebec in the fall of 2010 before sailing to Fort Lauderdale to join Msc Lirica for the 2010-11 Caribbean season.
 
“This is a wonderf... Read More