It’s quite common for cruise companies to team up in the development of the sector. And that’s what’s happening in Sicily between Costa Cruises and MSC Cruises to increase the tourism offer. The two shipping companies have in fact submitted a joint request to the Port System Authority of the western Sicilian sea, which has […]
Category: Cruises to Mediterranean
Maiden voyage for the new Princess Cruises’ flagship Sky Princess
Princess Cruises company has received the new Sky Princess ship from the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone. The new flagship is the 18th unit of the fleet and fifth of the Royal Class; has 143,700 gross tons, can accommodate 3,660 passengers and is built following the design of its twins: Royal Princess, Regal Princess and Majestic […]
Cruises, in 2020 will be there a new historical record for Italian ports
The world of cruises keeps to grow and in 2020 promises new records. In Cagliari, during the 9th edition of the Italian Cruise Day, the annual reference forum in Italy for the cruise sector conceived and organized by Risposte Turismo, the forecast of a new historical record for cruise traffic in national ports was announced […]
The new MSC Lirica Mediterranean routes
Cruises in the Mediterranean will reserve more surprises in 2020. MSC, for instance, will propose with MSC Lirica two new routes, with new ports and destinations. Trieste homeport for MSC Lirica: From 8 May to 12 June and from 18 September to 23 October 2020, MSC Lirica will be on the same cruise: Italy, Croatia, […]
Costa Cruises relaunches PasseparTour for new destinations excursions
Costa Cruises strengthens its offer by completely revisiting its PasseparTour promotion, with new destinations and the possibility of booking the package by paying a small deposit in the travel agency. The news is that so far the promotion was only available for cruises with itineraries in the Mediterranean, but now PasseparTour is extended also to […]
Costa Cruises postpones Smeralda’s first itinerary to 30 November
Costa Smeralda will begin its journey on November 30, 2019. Due to a delay of one month in the delivery by the Turku’s Meyer shipyards in Finland. Costa Cruises has had to cancel the cruises and the previously planned inaugural activities. The first cruise on the Costa Smeralda will then start on November 30, 2019 […]
First tests at sea for MSC Grandiosa
mMSC Grandiosa completed the first sea trials, which is the first Meraviglia Plus Class ship of MSC Cruises built in the shipyards of Saint Nazaire, France. The new flagship of the MSC Cruises fleet will then return to the Chantiers de l’Atlantique for the final touches. The ship will in fact be officially handed over to the company on October […]